Thread: Tyre talk again

Originally Posted by AK83

I wanted someone local, not net based so went into I think a Tyrepower store maybe.
Anyhow, ended up with Hifly Vigorous AT601. More closed tread AT type .. say 60/70% more road oriented. I prefer closed tread types for sand driving.
I've found MT type, and or more open treaded ATs can give less ultimate grip in sand. I generally try to avoid gloopy muddy type conditions, and less noise and usually better wear with closed tread tyres.

So far they've been good .. in that I used to average about 1 puncture per 2-3 months with the Yokos, so far since Jan zero.
Quieter as they're new, but at the same 35ish psi I used to run the Yokos, ride was definitely harder with the new 10plys(my first ever set of 10 plys too).
So I'm down to low 30's psi now.

The main reason I went with them, was they were about $800(maybe $880??) for the 5. Thought .. why not.
As a courier for a long while(doing 75-100K per year) .. I once tried some 'name brand' tyres .. not worth the extra few hundred dollars compared to the Chinese tyres I ran.
Every year you'd be changing tyres, so have tried a few different brands in short order.

Only set ever having given trouble was when my dad had (maybe on his Explorer, or maybe when he had the Frontera) an issue when all 4 went out of balance .. tread started to separate on all tyres! .. Tyre bloke changed them no question tho.
But for me personally having run Chinese tyres for the past 10+ years ... never a problem .. maybe the odd puncture once in 3 or 4 years or whatnot .. you expect that doing 400K klms in 5 years tho.
But when these Yokos had given me about 20 flats in about 2.5 years or so .. time to move them on!
(note the spare was unused too.. brand new other than having sat primarily on the back door .. I wanted nothing for it and tyre man said he don't deal in S/H tyres .. but I just wanted it off the rim, and something else on).

Thanks might be worth a look. Certainly their truck tyres have improved.

OzScott has 245/75-16 Duratrac's on his D2 and when he did the Cape (last year?) the only vehicle that could match it in the tricky sections was a double diff locked 79 Series on 35's.