Thread: Tyre Choice - Wrangler Silentarmor VS Michelin

Another vote for Wranglers. I have had a set of AT/SA's on my P38 fro 18 months and love them.

Also recommend the insurance, I hit a large rock on the side wall at some speed and where I would have expected a blow out the side wall formed an egg and drove all around Fraser Island for the next week before I reallised. Tyre was replaced when I got home for not very much money - they charge you for the wear on the old one.

Go the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armour ATs.

They are highly stable on road and just excellent and sure footed in wet weather, particularly in the cornering. Infinitely better than the slip'n'slide OEM Wrangler rubbish that came with my 95XJ Cherokee. In between, I had switched to Pirelli AT Scorpions which were also an excellent all around tyre, but Pirelli stopped making them.

The Silent Armour AT is much more durable....than the stuff that used to roll out Goodyear factories in bygone years.

If you are planning on driving anywhere near the Flinders Ranges or the Gammons, it doesn't matter what tyre you are riding on... you will have to keep your speed down on the gravel, particularly if you car is laden. Those roads will destroy all manner of tyres and I have seen it first hand, both on my car and others...

Craddock to Hawker Road [two tyre failures in the space of 10km - limped into Hawker with a punctured rear spare], and Blinman to Balcannoona are tyre killers.

Interesting thread Captain. And what price have you been quoted for these please?

Originally Posted by numpty

Interesting thread Captain. And what price have you been quoted for these please?

Hey Numpty

There is a brand new goodyear place on Pickering street that will to 305 a tyre. Plus, if you buy 4 you get a $100 cashback. So I guess they are 280.

The tyre protection warranty I find very appealing. It's 16 $ a tyre. I've destroyed two grabbers by staking them so that sounds great. Reading the fine print it says that all manner of nasties are covered (punctures, sidewall damage etc). The only downside that I can see to it is that they have to be inspected every 10k. If that means a $25 balance per tyre then I'll probably skip. I'll talk to them about that tomorrow.

The Michelins are $320 a tyre, so quite a bit more than the goodyear. I know they are good. However with the positive feedback in this thread I'm thinking of giving the Goodyears a go.

I find it really difficult buying tyres as the people in the tyre shops often favour particular brands and/or don't understand what your requirements are. Unfortunately, once you drive out the door you are stuck with them for maybe 5 years. Then, when you need more the tyre world has completely changed again!

I should add I seriously considered bighorn 255/85 as seemed to be soft compound and good for chassis lift. However i believe I made a good choice.