Let’s discuss tars

[BigClay]

Had a wild thought and want to discuss.

Back in the day the real cool dudes ran TSLs on the front and bawgers (I spelled that right) on the rear. Usually the rationale was along the lines of business in the front and party in the rear or maybe it was because most offroading was muddy, I don’t know.

Ok, so to my thought was would there be any benefit to running different type of tires on the front and rear? Same size of course, but would there be any benefit to help with traction or the “if the rock doesn’t like this particular pattern will it like this other one”? Like say you are doing a four wheel burnout on a slick rock, maybe the difference of tread patterns may help versus having all the same? Thinking of when you watch someone struggle on an obstacle and then the same rig with different tires walks it next.

Alright, discuss.

 

[LBarr2002]

Boggers propelled and TSLs steered. I used to see it all the time in mud trucks. They would also run a little taller front tires to help steer because they turned faster.

If you have a slightly taller tire in the front the steer tires pull. If you have a smaller tire in the front, the rear tires push through the front. You see this in RC cars where the front axle is slightly overdriven.

 

[Monkeynono]

Boggers propelled and TSLs steered. I used to see it all the time in mud trucks. They would also run a little taller front tires to help steer because they turned faster.

If you have a slightly taller tire in the front the steer tires pull. If you have a smaller tire in the front, the rear tires push through the front. You see this in RC cars where the front axle is slightly overdriven.

That also helps with climbing (at least in RC buggies)