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Rhodesy27 wrote:they put the tires on the wrong way

No mate, wanted the writing on the inside

pisso01 wrote:Niiice. Lookin good mate. They look huge with the 15's ay.. So whats next or is that it for a while?

Cheers,

Chris.

Thanks chris, not much for the time being.

I still want some 17's with 34'" and an Elocker

they look good mate, im gonna go 33/10.5 r15 in few weeks time

Hey being an Auto Lux how are you finding the gearing with the 33's. Im running 265/70/17 (32's) and on freeway is ok but when i head up the Blue mountains up Lapstone Hill at the end of the freeway i feel the extra size and weight more so and wondered if i had gone to 33's how much worse it would have been.

Also going from 31's for everyday use to 32's for everyday use my fuel ecconnomy has gone up slightly, how much change have you noticed going to 33's

Have you done any downhills in low range first and how is the engine breaking as i know with my 32 muddies its a bit faster than i would like and the 33's would be worse than the 32's.

Ben

Oz Bruiser wrote:Hey being an Auto Lux how are you finding the gearing with the 33's. Im running 265/70/17 (32's) and on freeway is ok but when i head up the Blue mountains up Lapstone Hill at the end of the freeway i feel the extra size and weight more so and wondered if i had gone to 33's how much worse it would have been.

Also going from 31's for everyday use to 32's for everyday use my fuel ecconnomy has gone up slightly, how much change have you noticed going to 33's

Have you done any downhills in low range first and how is the engine breaking as i know with my 32 muddies its a bit faster than i would like and the 33's would be worse than the 32's.

Ben

Ben, give me a couple of weeks and I will report back, have only had them on for 3 days.

First impressions are,

- They take longer to stop
- Take off from a standing start takes a little more right pedal
- Auto will not lock up till over 85km
- Speedo is now 3km too fast
- Fuel economy is better (if you can believe it) as I’m not driving fast anymore
- Yes up hills is a little more retarded but the chip helps out heaps here and a little more of a press of the loud pedal and away you go

I'll come back to you about wheeling and fuel economy

dute wrote:Welcome to the club 33 Mick. . . .

Thanks Pete..................Do I have to learn a secret hand shake?

dans hilux wrote:they look good mate, im gonna go 33/10.5 r15 in few weeks time

You will be lucky to get tyres mate, they were the last 4 my dealer could get.

Thanks Mick.

Agree about stopping, take off, lock up, havent given it any thought, Got a marks Speedo adaptor so speedo for me is true. Fuel ecconomy cant relate, do drive less loud pedal, but does take more to get off the line. As for a Chip, dont have one of them..

the update in a few weeks would be great,

Thanks.

That's looking too lovely Mick. Let us know how you go with the muddies, are they noisy?

Dave wrote:That's looking too lovely Mick. Let us know how you go with the muddies, are they noisy?

Cheers Dave, they do have a hum but not that bad. They are the loudest at around 80kph

Looks good Mick, Ive got 31' MTZ's and you only really notice the noise around the 80 mark

Im sure everyone has their cure for road noise of muddies, Mine is turn the stereo up more and throw some bass in the mix, bye bye hum

Nice Mick looking good mate.

A set of 33" muddies definately transforms a hilux, especially yours Mick, it's been longing for new rubber !! Looks great!!

Hey Kyle, maybe it's about time you update your build .

congrats, looks great mate. that will probably be my next size and set of tyres in a few year down the track

helmut79 wrote:

dute wrote:Welcome to the club 33 Mick. . . .

Thanks Pete..................Do I have to learn a secret hand shake?

That will be shown in due time . . . .

looking good Mick

Jack S wrote:A set of 33" muddies definately transforms a hilux, especially yours Mick, it's been longing for new rubber !! Looks great!!

Hey Kyle, maybe it's about time you update your build .

True Jack, Mick is so much better organized than me hes probably even finished his pergola Ill get there

kyle300exc wrote:

Jack S wrote:A set of 33" muddies definately transforms a hilux, especially yours Mick, it's been longing for new rubber !! Looks great!!

Hey Kyle, maybe it's about time you update your build .

True Jack, Mick is so much better organized than me hes probably even finished his pergola Ill get there

The pergola is why I had to settle for tyres on the 15" rims and not go with 17's, but yes it will be done this week. Deck is being layed today

Very nice Mick, they fill the guards nicely 33's on 15'' rims look great with the big sidewall

Was out doing a bit of measuring today and have come up with the below:

Centre wheel to bottom of the flare: -

Front - 590mm
Rear - 630mm

Each side is within a couple of mm

Just over 3” on the front and almost 4” on the rear.