SUV equipment big wheels with teeth, every lover of non-formatted UAZ. Tuning UAZ 469 on tires low pressure increases patency dramatically, but how correctly they are still not considered too large and unpleasant for driving on hard surfaces. An established opinion is generally justified, but a fair opinion breaks new tire from well-known brand offroad "Avtoros"
Target: Create an all-terrain vehicle in the truest sense of the word. So that the car can feel great both off-road and on hard surfaces.
This will help us:
- Tires autoros AVTOROS M-TRIM 900-450-18LT 15 300 rub. per wheel *4 = 61,200 rubles.
- Hub discs 15,000 rubles. *4 = 60,000 rubles.
- Snorkel
- Spacers RIF 4 080 for 2 pcs. = 8 160 rubles.
- Shock absorbers, springs, springs Ironman
- Tie rod protection RIF
For newcomers to tuning, there must be awareness of the price. Prices are not a public offer and are for informational purposes only.
In order to accommodate our wheels, it is necessary to cut the arches without losing aesthetics. And we will save it by fixing the plastic lining of the arches. We also lifted the body with RIF spacers, and now ours seems high enough to overcome the obstacles that may arise on the way to the place of hunting or fishing.
In such an aggressive environment, it is necessary to protect the important elements of our SUV. To protect the bottom, we will manufacture and install aluminum protection. And to protect the steering rods, it will mount protection from the RIF company, which looks like a grille under the bumper.
Low pressure tire test for UAZ 469
The maximum declared speed from the manufacturer is 80 km / h, but we managed to go 100 km / h. It is quite comfortable to go 95 km / h. I would like to immediately note the cons, the rubber is not intended for the highway and the car shakes (this is connected precisely with the tires), but the tires are amenable to balancing. I would also like to note that the car is fully controlled on the highway, and slows down well. In general, along the route UAZ behaves adequately, there are no clearly expressed minuses. As for the soil, the grouser performs very well precisely on loose earth and mud. We were pleasantly surprised that when hitting branches and stumps, rubber piercing does not occur. I would also like to note that these wheels are much lighter than analogues of even a smaller radius.
Not so long ago, it released new M-TRIM low-pressure tires, 450-45x18 LT.
Those. The diameter of this tire is 900mm. Avtoros also produces wheels for this tire with a UAZ hub part.
So they can be installed on UAZ!
One of the first projects to install M-TRIM low-pressure tires on the UAZ Patriot was the BALU project led by Viktor Sverzhevsky.
A car on such wide "paws" resembles a bear, which is why the name BALU appeared
To install large and wide wheels, the arches had to be trimmed.
Lift the suspension.
And install the wheels themselves through the hub spacers. :(
This made it possible to put low-pressure tires on the UAZ Patriot at minimal cost.
It remains only to ennoble the appearance: install wheel arch extensions, bumpers. And also to test the design in action.
Primary tests were carried out at the Avtoros test site
There are puddles, slightly swampy sections of the road. The most that is necessary for the car on pneumatics.
I even managed to sit at the wheel of an all-terrain vehicle.
The sensations are interesting: it rides softly, as if a cat is sneaking. But the imbalance of torque is annoying.
The engine is standard, gasoline ZMZ-409, Pyatistupka gearbox, RCP with a decrease of 1.9. All this leads to the fact that the wheel speed is too high, even with a lowering. To drive through the swamp "vnatyag" you have to "torment" the clutch.
It is necessary to reduce the speed either by installing the KIT in the transfer case, or by using another Main Pair (GP).
main gear(or Home Couple) - the gear mechanism of the transmission of cars and other self-propelled machines, which serves to transmit and increase torque from cardan shaft to the drive wheels, and therefore to increase traction.
The most important characteristic of any gear mechanism is " gear ratio ", which is determined by the ratio of the number of teeth on the driving and driven gears. To get the gear ratio of the GPU, you need to divide the number of revolutions of the cardan (a larger number) by the number of revolutions made by the wheel (a smaller number) For example, the revolutions of the cardan are 37, and the wheels are 8, dividing 37/8 we get the gear ratio 4.625
On UAZ Patriot with bridges of the Spicer type, until 2015, GP 4.11 was installed on petrol models, and GP 4,625 for diesel. Now GP 4.625 is being installed on all UAZ Patriot models. There are tuning kits with GP 5.14 and 5.29.
Victor confirmed that there is such a thing. He said that he would get out of the situation by installing a more momentary GPU.
Photo from rolling around the landfill. Can be compared with a "standard" car UAZ Patriot "Yeti" on 32 wheels
In the BALU you feel calmer when the car rolls. Due to the wider track, there is less roll, and due to the width of the wheels themselves, there is no tendency to self-digging.
But there was also one drawback.
Dropped left front wheel
Tried to pump up the compressor
But it was not there. Air was etched from under the connection of the tire with the disk. apparently because of that that the sealant was not reported during assembly. (And about the assembly of the wheel a little lower) It is necessary to rebuild the wheel. BALU went to the service area.
There was a time during which the General Director of AVTOROS Vladimir Volkhonsky spoke about the range of low-pressure tires, production and problems related to business in Russia
A whole sea of tires
But before connecting the disk into a single whole, a tire is put on it and a spacer disk is inserted.
The spacer disc prevents the tire from compressing when the tire pressure is at its lowest.
To fix the tire on the edge of the disc, it is coated with sealant during assembly.
We looked at the tire in the context
Two layers of cord are clearly visible.
While looking at the tire industry UAZ BALU was restored and ready for new adventures.
Which did not keep you waiting.
In the summer of 2015, the ABT festival was held under the direction of Alexander Trushnikov, where BALU also demonstrated its capabilities.
The roads on Chukhloma are very different: from snow-covered, icy to muddy dirt roads with ruts.
On all terrains, BALU drove better than the other eight cars in the team.
There was a lot of water, the snow had just melted. Narrow wheels "cut" the ground and began to slip. BALU just rode on low-pressure tires. Moreover, the cleanability of the tread is very good.
Video where you can see UAZ BALU at Full Chukhloma 2015 (and there is a full video from PFC 2015)
But it wasn't without incident :(
At zero speed, when turning on the spot, the rear left wheel almost unscrewed.
An autopsy showed that she cut off the studs that secure the spacer. It's a miracle that this happened not on a 500-kilometer haul from Moscow at a speed of 90 km / h, but here.
From an excuse - they found out that it was this wheel that was removed before the trip and, apparently, the studs were not screwed in.
But after that, I completely stopped respecting the spacers. Unnecessary and dangerous thing.
The pins have been replaced.
But, then, they controlled the condition of the studs and spacers - everything was fine, there was no urge to unscrew it.
Of the minuses - cut the wheel. Where this happened is unclear. Found out after the end of the IF.
But BALU has always been in the spotlight.
To summarize: the project is very interesting, this type of wheels has its pros and cons.
Pros: the rubber is soft, flattens well, allows you to reduce the pressure to 0.15 kg / cm3 and not be disassembled. On the highway goes quietly 90km / h, while the car keeps on the road confidently. However, there is vibration and rumble from the tread, which can be reduced to some extent by "playing" with the tire pressure.
Works well on weakly bearing but unbroken soils.
Cons: noisy on the track, afraid of cuts, with strong shock loads, the inner spacer ring may break and the tire will begin to “poison” along the rim. Installation requires refinement of the suspension and the car (lift, cutting arches, spacers). It is desirable to install more powerful GPU. Due to the large track width, the vehicle does not fall into the standard track and moves with a load on either side, while the risk of breaking the spacer ring increases.
For any vehicle decisive condition for excellent cross-country ability is to use the right tires.
But the cost of a suitable kit is considerable, because it is often produced either in small quantities or by special order.
How about making low pressure tires? quite realistic on its own. This work is laborious, requires patience and attention. The finished product has a characteristic name - encouragement.
Encouragement (they are also low-pressure tires) are huge tires of a tractor, truck or helicopter “torn off” from excess rubber.
Due to the large area of such wheels and their low pressure on the surface equipped with them an ordinary passenger car becomes a real SUV.
With encouragers, Niva and Uazik can overcome a wide variety of obstacles - fields, deserts, stony and marshy soil.
Without low pressure wheels, it is difficult for hunters and just lovers to ride in difficult terrain.
Making such tires on your own is not a problem. For this, the most common tools like a knife or a winch. Still need a little dexterity.
Before starting to create tires with low pressure, you need to clearly understand what exactly are they needed for?, that is, in what conditions, where exactly they will be operated.
- primarily for driving on dirty bumpy tracks and rural roads - then you need to use a self-cleaning tread;
- if we overcome swamps on bogs, we will need to slightly lower the tread grooves so that the grip becomes as good as possible;
- it is better to ride on sands and on tires on which the elements of the tread pattern are as close as possible to each other.
You need to think about the above in advance.
The process of creating low pressure tires
To make tires with low pressure for UAZ, Karakat or Niva, you need to create the tire itself, as well as a strong metal base to attach it to.
For self-creation of encouragers you will need:
- Main material- old tires freight transport such as Gaza-66, Kraza 255 (VI-3 tires), ZIL 131. Tires from helicopters, tractors and small aircraft are also perfect. If the tires have a “chewed” inside, they should not be used. A hole may form in such rubber after the top layer is removed. As a result, they will simply have to be thrown away.
- Awl, knife(construction), a set of blades and a sharpener for their editing. in contact with strong truck tires the blades quickly become blunt and become unusable, so you can’t do it alone.
- Special pattern from a thin steel sheet or thicker cardboard, as well as chalk or a marker for tracing the template.
- clamps(maximum strength). The best ones are those with which levelers clamp the bodies of crumpled vehicles when they try to align them. For stripping tires Fits a standard clamp, but the utmost care is required. You can use the workflow and ordinary wire cutters.
- Winch(automatic or manual) and a cable to tighten the part of the tread that we will cut off. You can also pull it with a manual gearbox.
You may also need a hammer (for straightening).
To make the bouncy, large tires will need to be freed from excess rubber on the tread and sidewalls (sidewalls). It is also necessary remove the landing cores and the base of the cord(interior protective layer tires).
- tire carefully clean up all the dirt and then dry;
- using a template, a marker or chalk around the entire circumference of the wheel creating a tread pattern(the way it will become after some of the unnecessary rubber is removed).
- We make an incision along the inner perimeter of the tire so that get rid of the wire. It is better to make an incision with a construction knife. It is convenient in that you can set the length of the blade on it.
- In the area of the incision, mark the rectangles with a marker and start them cut out.
- Through the holes formed in the tire, we can see the wire, which we will get rid of.
- We fix the tire with an iron rod so that it does not move, and hook the wire, we remove the winch from the tire. You can also remove it with a screwdriver, but this will require a lot of effort.
Now we start stripping the tire:
- along the perimeter of the tread circle drawn by us make incisions, we go a little deeper into the rubberized base of the cord;
- with the use of ticks formed fix the hole;
- rubber that has peeled off, using a winch pull and pull.
To make things go easier and faster, cut it with a knife.
- gradually rip off unnecessary layers rubber and cord from the tread surface and sides until one carcass remains;
- clean the surface with sandpaper(If necessary, align with a hammer).
The chamber for the future wheel is ready.
- Creating a new tire frame. We weld rims with plates. Wheel disks with low pressure, you can also create yourself. For this, the most ordinary aluminum basin and a fire hose (for fastening) are suitable.
- We grind the frame.
- We put on camera-encouragement on the frame.
We download the tire and can install it on our car.
Pros and cons
There are many cheerleaders advantages over purchased wheels:
- Price. Off-road wheels are very expensive, which can not be said about peppers.
- Such wheels perfectly adhere to almost any surface, which significantly reduces the risk of accidents.
- Encouragement weigh relatively little. An "unpumped" passenger car engine will do just fine with their cranking.
- Low surface pressure due to large tire area. Muddy terrain, quicksand, and deep snow become quite passable obstacles with peppers. Tire ground pressure can be adjusted. They just need to be pumped up or lowered a little.
- Tires with low pressure do not harm the surface soil layers in any way, so you can safely drive an all-terrain vehicle with puffed up fields on plowed fields, use it as a tractor in agriculture.
Not devoid of encouragement and some shortcomings:
- You should try to drive less on hard asphalt and concrete pavements. Otherwise they will have to change very soon.
- A car on such wheels is not very stable. It is better not to make sharp turns on it, but you can’t drive fast at all.
- wheels wear out much faster ordinary.
- Encouraging is a big burden. Transmission and suspension parts with such wheels will have to be changed and repaired more often.
- Low pressure tires are very flexible. This increases their permeability. But due to the increased extensibility of chapped pierced more often conventional tires.
- Automobile will have to re-register- “upgrade” to the status of an all-terrain vehicle.
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Conclusion
Peppers are a very inexpensive replacement for all-terrain tires. Making them is quite easy.
They will turn an ordinary UAZ or Niva into a real all-terrain vehicle and SUV. You can drive this car anywhere.
Another idea for technology - homemade caterpillars about which you can read.
And if there are tractor tires left, you can make a lot of others out of them.
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Cars are gaining popularity these days. off-road. Such a type of transport as an all-terrain vehicle based on a UAZ car can be created with my own hands. It is a cheap mode of transport and convenient. Most car owners who have such a car in their garage can be proud of it, because they created this miracle with their own hands. At this stage, there are already many exhibitions and forums of craftsmen who share their experience with beginners.
Such all-terrain vehicles are most often created on the basis of UAZ, from older models to newer ones, the main thing is that they be in working condition. UAZ 469 cars are being redesigned to be equipped with low pressure tires. In this case, the car turns into an all-terrain vehicle capable of driving in the most impassable places.
Rubber on UAZ is quite expensive, so many are beginning to think about how to manage their funds as economically as possible. And everything is quite simple: make low-pressure tires with your own hands. But in order to “change shoes” on the car, equipping it with this type of tires, you will have to redo various suspension elements and body parts, re-equip the bridges. All this is due to the fact that enormous loads are created on various systems due to the frequent displacement of the center of gravity in the car.
Bridges installed on the UAZ 469 model may fail due to constant driving in the mode off road, the clutch system will quickly fail. Therefore, the conversion of a car into an all-terrain vehicle on UAZ Patriot low-pressure tires for driving in difficult places must be approached in detail and all issues must be resolved as a whole.
- the car's cross-country ability increases;
- UAZ tire pressure allows you to create better grip with any moving soil by increasing the grip plane;
- lugs specially provided for in the design of the low-pressure tire make the UAZ 469 car more torquey;
- it becomes possible to use the car in agricultural production, because due to the low pressure in the tires, the UAZ has less impact on the ground and does not crush the plants when driving through the fields, leaving them viable;
- due to the greater width increases ground clearance, which provides better stability of the car on the road.
These tires are for off-road use only.
At the same time, low-pressure tires on UAZ have a number of disadvantages:
- to install them, you will have to make quite a lot of alterations in the car, requiring large financial investments;
- the car becomes higher, as a result of which the center of gravity shifts, which can lead to a rollover of the car;
- due to the greater softness, the tires wear out heavily during long-term driving on asphalt;
- tires are not suitable for high-speed driving, but only for off-road driving, which is a limitation in using a car;
- due to greater vibration and a shift in the center of gravity of the UAZ 469, when driving in off-road mode, the load on the transmission and other components increases. But the most critical increase in load is felt when driving on the ground, which requires tires with a high tread height.
The choice of low-pressure tires for the UAZ 469 is influenced by the temperature indicators of the region in which the car will be used. To operate a car on this type of tires in both winter and summer, you must have two sets of rubber. Although in this case there is no clear division into summer and winter tires. It is important that rubber does not increase rigidity at sub-zero temperatures. Excessive stiffness reduces flotation, since the ability of tires to plasticity is the key to off-road driving. If it is impossible to deform at a rigid low-pressure tire, the contact spot on the ground or snow will decrease on the UAZ.
There are several UAZ tread patterns on low pressure tires. Each of them is designed for a certain type of soil on which it is planned to move on such wheels. And not always a tire with a deeper tread is better. The wheels of the UAZ 469 car with a large tread interact more effectively with the ground, providing good traction, but at the same time creating an excessive load on the transmission. Therefore, it is very important that the pressure in the UAZ tires has a certain indicator.
Soils are different in consistency, which must also be taken into account when choosing a low-pressure tire for the UAZ 469, UAZ Patriot.
Tire Making Instructions
Homemade low pressure tires
For the manufacture of low-pressure tires for UAZ, you need to find raw material. You can use cameras for helicopters and airplanes: they meet the quality requirements and will last a long time. The high cost and scarcity of this product are the impetus for the search for other, more available options. One of best solutions in this case, tires may be used trucks. Of course, for their alteration it will be necessary to make considerable efforts, both physical and temporary, but this will reduce the cost of re-equipping vehicles based on the UAZ 469.
Cooking essential tool(knives, dralka, sharpener, hammer, awl, wire cutters) and determine the dimensions of the required tire. To remove the layers from the tire, we use a drag machine - a fixed winch with an electric drive and a start button located at the workplace. Now we need to remove the outer bundle of wire cord. To do this work, we will cut a window, thanks to which we will bite one of the turns with wire cutters, wind the wire around the pliers and pull it out. It is advisable to do these manipulations along the entire length of the wires. We cut through the entire sidewall from the cord to the tread with a distance of 7-10 cm and go deep to the first layers of the cord.
We undermine the fang with wire cutters, you need to do this only along its edges, and strictly clockwise, because with right side the top layer of cord will appear.
Graphic markings are the basis for tread formation. The pattern in such tires is determined by the functional purpose. Herringbone is one of the simplest and most common options. Having finished drawing, we cut through its contours. The cross section of the tread should have the shape of a regular trapezoid. Having finished the work, we proceed to peeling. The longest part in this process is preparation, but it is this that affects the speed and quality of work. It is necessary to avoid undercutting the tread fang, since the slightest oversight threatens us with irreparable consequences. After processing the last canine, the cord layer on the right will also disappear.
With wire cutters, you need to pick up the fang and slowly, increasing the tension of the winch cable, cut the side edges. This work is relatively easy to do, but you need to work with concentration and attention, focusing your attention on the smallest details. Otherwise, your low pressure tires will begin to delaminate.
When selecting low-pressure tires for UAZ, one should be guided by many indicators, including environmental factors and applications vehicle. Special care must be taken in choosing the tread of an off-road tire.
Don't forget about disks. They can be made using standard analogues, having previously corrected them to the desired size and proportions. You can mount discs and cameras with straps or a fire hose.
TREKOL produces three models of ultra-low pressure tires that are suitable for installation on all-terrain vehicles based on UAZ bodies. The wheels can be installed both on machines mass-produced by TREKOL itself, and on self-made ones.
Tires produced by TREKOL can be used for a wide range of vehicles. Tubeless tires turn a familiar car into a cross-country vehicle that easily overcomes virgin snow and swampy plains. Where roads have not yet been built - you can become a pioneer.
Tires for all-terrain vehicle UAZ
Designed with off-season weather conditions in mind, so they are suitable for traveling on rain-washed lanes and bumpy ruts. The basis is a flexible rubber-cord sheath. It is thanks to her that the wheels, without sinking into the ground, glide over the surface and easily adapt to the unevenness of the road. The tight connection with the rim prevents rotation, due to which a low pressure is ensured - from 0.1 to 0.6 kPa. Which guarantees efficiency - with a small impact on the ground, energy losses due to resistance are prevented.
Tires for the UAZ "Bukhanka" all-terrain vehicle and others from the manufacturer have one more feature - they are easy to operate. Since they are tubeless, this reduces their weight and allows minor damage to be repaired without dismantling.
For hunting and fishing
Fishing and hunting farms have already appreciated the advantages of UAZ snow and swamp vehicles. AT model range there are a number of swamps and snow and swamp vehicles for which TREKOL wheels have become the key to high cross-country ability. Low pressure and elasticity allow you to move without problems on virgin snow, wetlands or sandy soil. Even when driving on weak soils, low-pressure tires do not cut through the rut, which ensures fuel economy and the safety of vegetation.
UAZ off-road
Car enthusiasts who have experimented with low-pressure wheels have already appreciated their capabilities. The technique was tested on virgin snow and marshy forest swamps. For fishing trips, such all-terrain vehicles are simply indispensable, since they have no equal in terms of cross-country ability. Cars with low-pressure tires, modified by car enthusiasts, pass without problems where heavier vehicles cannot pass. And for traveling on the tundra, motorists consider the UAZ all-terrain vehicle an ideal option.
For professionals and amateurs
Low-pressure tires in the configuration for UAZ will allow you to move off-road. Professionals, lovers of fishing, hunting and travel have already appreciated the benefits of low pressure tires.