Thread: Tyre size approaches

Hello folks - after seeking opinions here and elsewhere I recently bought a Suzuki Escudo J20A, its a Gen 2 model and is just about as good as my old Gen 1 Vitara 1600 haha but a dammed sight nicer on the road!! Its not lifted and not likely to be.

So I want to put some real tyres on it. From what I can find the biggest I can practically go power and clearance wize are 29's (something like a 215/75r16, 225/75r16 or 235/70r16 - its currently on 235/60r16 or 27.1").

It will be used mainly in paddocks, up bulldozer tracks and on the road in my Fencing business and any of the more "aggressive" AT's will be OK for that BUT . . .

Occasionally I like to venture up the East coast riverbeds. I'm a pootle along sort of driver, no rip shit and bust for me. I'm pretty confident I can tackle any reasonable riverbed stuff that I've been over in my old Safari and current BT50 EXCEPT where guys have made big ruts in softer going with 33's and the like. You don't often strike this but nearly every riverbed has some short sections of it, and its a real pain when it gets muddy - "fall in" and with a small tyre you're bellied and spinning!!.

So - with those thoughts in mind what do you guys think for a tyre selection?? Will an MT be any better on soft deep ruts, either getting along or climbing back out if you do fall in!!