Haflinger body lift?

[SDPintheLBC]

Does anybody know if this has a body lift?

[HafWit]

I was told that a body lift would be very difficult on a Haflinger. What size are your tires?

Greg

[SDPintheLBC]

That is not my Haffy, just a pic I found - but looks lifted.

But I just purchased a set of 185/80r13 Hankook snow tires and some fiat wheels for the road. It would be nice to be able to use them off road.

A friend of mine has a tire shop and he said that maybe I'd be able to have some 13's retreaded with an aggressive off-road tread. If we could get enough interest maybe we could bulk purchase enough to make it economical?

[HafWit]

There are several routes to consider when it comes to tires for these. I can't think of any one tire that would serve all purposes since the typical truck all-terrain tires are too tall for the Haflinger. You might be able to get the smallest all-terrain tire (on 14 inch Fiat rims) to fit within the wheel wells, but you would be rubbing on metal with the most minimal bumps. What seems to be a good compromise is to get some mud/snow car tires for 13 inch Fiat rims (I did that, and I see that you did too). On the original 12 inch rims, you can get various agricultural chevron tires, some of the original Semperit or Maloya tires ($$$), or if you want a purely offroad tire (i.e. not DOT approved), you can use skidsteer or loader tires (5.70-12). Dave Dunn got these for his Haflinger and liked how they performed at Calico. If you have any other ideas, please let me know. I did get some 14 inch rims for mine that I would like to find the perfect tire for.

Thanks,
Greg

[SDPintheLBC]

I've been looking at some 6-ply atv tires, but the load ratings are not high enough. Max operating pressure is low too. Although when you have them in your hand, they seem tough enough for a tank!

I'm going to look into the retread route.

Do your 185's rub at all?

Thanks,

[HafWit]

I don't have 185s, but that is what Dave Dunn is using as his standard tire on Fiat 13 inch rims.