Thread: What Tyres A/T for Defender 90

And if anyone has a D3/4,if you tighten the wheel nuts up to tight you will actually stretch the nut,it is very easily done.Or snap a wheel stud.
If you look carefully at a nut that has been stretched,it appears they are made to fail before the stud breaks.
The nuts and studs are no where near as big and strong as a Defender or earlier Disco models.

Torque wrench is the ONLY way to go,with anti seize,or a bit of high temp grease.

And tyres,stick with BFG,just make sure they are LT and you will have no problems

Using a torque wrench will stop the rotors warping on vehicles that have them against the rim. Pat

Originally Posted by Michael2

I can recommend the Micheliin LTX AT2 as a good quiet AT tyre. I have a set on my 110, and they've done 92,000km, including Cape York, the Kimberley, the Tanami, the Pilbara, the Gulf and a lot of outback NSW. So at least 20,000km of gravel / off road, all with full loads.

They have a three ply sidewall, which is one more than most radial ATs. The only punctures have been a nail, and a sidewall, when I got run off the road by hoon on the Gibb River Road.

I had Maxxis ATs before that, which were quiet and grippy, but at 40,000km I felt I had to replace them before doing the Tanami, though they would have been fine for HWY use.

The Michelins are $300ea, but given you'll get 100,000km out of them, they work out to be better value for money.

I had Michelin LT tires on my old 110 TD5 as well. They went for ever. Can't remember the exact model of tire, but do remember I had the white steel rims on that vehicle (I think maybe off the 130).

As for grip, I never fully tested the tires to the limits but they went everywhere I needed them to. I remember one snowy day driving up to Mt Baw Baw in Vic. They were stopping everyone else (including Japanese imitation Landrovers) and making them put snow chains on. The guy took one look and just let me go through. One of the perks of driving the most capable (looking) 4wd ever.

I run these on a Puma 110
Reigate Tyres - General Grabber AT from A J S Tyres
I carry a breaker bar to loosen the nuts as they seem to get very tight over time but always use the Land Rover wheel brace to tighten them.

Anyone used Yokohama geolander a/t? Just found a good deal!

Originally Posted by anthonyhamiltonsmith

I just replaced my original 235/85/16R General ATs with Yokohama Geolandar ATs for $235 each. Great on an off road (in the dry) so far!

Are they quiet on hwy Anthony?

Did anyone watch the SBS show the other night "Worlds most dangerous roads - Madagascar"???

A journo and actor drove a Ford "Everest" along a 300 km trek of pretty crap roads in Madagascar.

Their chosen stallion was shod in BF Goodrich All Terrains, and they were inexperienced four wheel drivers. The tyres looked like they remained at highway pressure for the duration, and the BF's returned a very positive performance in the majority of situations on that trek.

I had a set of these on an 80-series land cruiser and found them excellent.

Anyone interested in the show can still view it for free on the net via SBS on-demand.

Cheers,

Ok since my last post I have had a chance to drive my 110 dual cab with the stock Conti cross contacts in very muddy conditions and am very impressed to say the least.

Malaysia has experienced its worst flooding since the 70's and I volunteered to be part of a 4x4 rescue/relief effort to get emergency supplies and aid into the usually neglected communities of Orang Asli (aborigines) who live apart from towns up in the jungles.

Not saying the Cross Contact ATs are a full replacement for MT tyres. For example hard packed wet greasy/slippery clay (where the AT tyres don't get a chance to dig in) MT tyres are way better and XTs moreso. But where I was driving through 8"-12" deep thick flood deposited mud (the kind where your feet sink in deep and sucks your boots off) the ATs easily went where others using MT and XT tyres went