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[XtrPickels]

What Crank and Chainring are on it?
This could have been caused by a chainring / Crank width that is not offset for the "SuperBoost" rear spacing....

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I had to search for a while for a Defender with 20's instead of the pavement princess 22's.
In anything that is supposed to be "capable" across terrains and conditions, I think that the taller sidewall is an advantage....

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Yeah, that's my thinking too....

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I ended up going with 275 / 55 / R20 Hakka's. Guy said they did the same to another Defender that day.
Per this review there isn't much an actionable difference between 255 &275 (at least on car tires). Maybe a few % worse "go", but a few % better "stop".
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[XtrPickels]

Thanks for the call out regarding the aspect ratio. Looks like there are good options in the 275 / 55 still.
Looks like I'll go that direction....

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I have a conundrum

Stock tire size on my Defender 130 is 255 / 60 R20 with a 113 Load Index.

Snow tires are hard to come by in this size with the Michelin X-Ice Snow being one of the few, but seemingly sold out at Discount / Tire Rack / Costco etc.

Discount Tire...

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Emailed re. Lange Shadows

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Have the BFG Trail Terrains on the Xterra. Good for general road / summer driving. Seemed fine for light off road. Much better than Goodyear Trail Terrain on snow. No issues on i70 or snowy mountain roads.

We did, however, have a sketchy moment on a smooth packed-snow/ windblown road (93...

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Meridian is one of the most fun skis I've ever had. Liked it so much that I used it all the time. Fell out of love after a bunch of days with no new snow and sold them.
Regretted that decision ever since. Should have stuck to the soft stuff with them.

If you want a true daily driver,...

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PM'd

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In for the R110 Pre-Order. Glad these popped up again. Estimated Shipping is on my Bday, must be a good omen but gonna be hard to wait that long!