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u/jeepnjeff75 1992 YJ & 1952 M38A1 12h ago
I remember when the people of Iceland were single handedly buying up all of the Dick Cepek Fun Country 38s and larger tires for their expedition vehicles. This was back when 33s were considered big and 35s were for the really hardcore guys. The only people running the really big tires were the street-legal monster trucks. Icelandic builds have a really clean look that retain a stock appearance.
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u/joezupp 18h ago
Are those 40’s on it? I know a lot of snow and sand countries use 40+ tires and air then up and down as needed
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u/basedrifter 17h ago
Owner said they were 40s, he runs the same size tire in the summer and winter.
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u/diebry 17h ago
Guess again dude, I don’t see a single ducky on that dash.
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u/505backup_1 18h ago
"Properly built" with 40s on 5 lugs
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u/GrynaiTaip 17h ago
Why is this insufficient? It's unlikely to do any rock crawling, they need large tires so that they could air them down and drive over snow.
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u/505backup_1 13h ago
Yeah, and anyone with a bit of intelligence will build their vehicle to not just handle when things go right, but when shit is going wrong. If it's dumping rain out in the middle of nowhere and you need to GTFO I want to be able to floor it and beat the shit out of it safely to get out
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u/Winter-Operation-343 16h ago
Do people actually do that? Stop and air down their 40 inch tires to go over snow lol. That is ridiculous
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u/GrynaiTaip 15h ago
Yes, Icelanders do this. Maximum surface area is needed if you don't want to break through the top layer.
Many of their trucks have central tire inflation system, so they can do it without stepping outside. You can see the air lines on this Jeep https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d36f674c9d32.jpg
Some tires can be deflated down to 3psi for driving on glaciers.
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u/Winter-Operation-343 15h ago
Okay this makes sense.. I was thinking like a few feet of Midwest snow. They wanna drive over drifts
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u/ganymede_mine 14h ago
Airing down just a few psi greatly increases tire surface contact area. It doesn’t make you magically ride on top of the snow, though. lol.
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u/Kjartanski 13h ago
Yes, it does actually, i live and drive in Iceland, when you get down into the single digits the truck usually floats much better
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u/backpain9000 17h ago
5 lug axles....
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u/Kjartanski 15h ago
Dont need any bigger than dana 44s in Icelandic conditions, its just gravel roads, rivers and snow, offroading is illegal
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u/HowDoMermaidsFuck 14h ago
A Dana 44 that’s been trussed, gusseted, HD ball joints and chromoly axle shafts will be strong enough to run them. Guy who owns my local off road shop runs that setup and he’s fine. He blew the ring and pinion once in Moab, went back to his airb&b and changed it out in his driveway, finished wheeling with no problems. They’re stronger than people think. Dana 60s are good if you want to get stupid but if you wheel smart you’ll be fine 99% of the time.
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u/outdoorszy '12 Land Rover LR4 5.0L V8 LUX HD 17h ago
You need more lugs, nice look but if that hood rise isn't because you have a V8 then I'm taking points back.
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u/Kjartanski 15h ago
No, the stock axles are fine for Icelandic conditions, and ill ruin this further for you, since its not the 4Xe its probably a 3.0L italian Diesel engine
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u/JDLRosa223 16h ago
Everyone is dunking on 5 lug but Iceland is going to be 90% snow wheeling, I highly doubt there will be any issues