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<blockquote data-quote="David-Karratha" data-source="post: 657750" data-attributes="member: 22207"><p>I once saw a test where standard skinnys (as you called them) were tested & compared in deep sand, to high-end up-market (and much wider) 4wd tyres. When deflated correctly for the situation, there was virtually no difference between them. And the ”skinny’s” are often cheaper, more readily available and often with stronger sidewalls.</p><p>The critical thing, which is the tyre “footprint”, was the amount of tyre in contact with the ground, when measured from front to back (and not as many people think, from side-to-side). Proving the tyres are deflated correctly, and then the vehicle driven appropriately, it’s amazing what you can get away with, and how much difference it makes.</p><p></p><p>Someone else may know, but I’m not sure that “bead locks” are legal on Australian roads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David-Karratha, post: 657750, member: 22207"] I once saw a test where standard skinnys (as you called them) were tested & compared in deep sand, to high-end up-market (and much wider) 4wd tyres. When deflated correctly for the situation, there was virtually no difference between them. And the ”skinny’s” are often cheaper, more readily available and often with stronger sidewalls. The critical thing, which is the tyre “footprint”, was the amount of tyre in contact with the ground, when measured from front to back (and not as many people think, from side-to-side). Proving the tyres are deflated correctly, and then the vehicle driven appropriately, it’s amazing what you can get away with, and how much difference it makes. Someone else may know, but I’m not sure that “bead locks” are legal on Australian roads. [/QUOTE]
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