Fossicker
The Answer
Mate,after 11 4X4's,and over 100,000km of true offroad work,including shale,black soil,sand,mangrove swamp,bulldust and rock~hopping,I can only recommend ONE tyre.Believe me,I have tried them all.
Once you stake the sidewall,throw it away,once it bubbles,throw it away.The 40-50 bucks you save by going budget will come back and bite you in the the posterior when you really need to rely on your tyre....in the middle of nowhere.
Don't skimp,go for a BFG All Terrain KO,I recommend 7.50/16's for your application.Do what ever you need to do Rim~wise to get them on your vehicle and still enjoy good articulation and 'acceptable' turning circle.
As a bonus,they perform well on the highway as too,and quiet.(compared to a Cooper anyway).
BFG's,I don't know much,but I know I luv 'em.
PS~The only other tyre that comes close,is the old Yokahama Super Digger,I have driven these literally into the ground,bald as my own shiny skull,across the Gulf Of Carpentaria,without failure after blowing and staking both of my Kumho Muddies.They are a bit hard to find nowadays though.
Master
I have standard land rover alloys which are the same width and offset and disco steels. I went for 265/75/16s bfg all terrains (equiv of a 32-10.00-16 235/85/16 and 7.50-16 are also 31.8)which as other have said are brilliant. They do not rub at all with the lock stops as per factory. In fact I adjusted them so they turn even tighter than standard with the big tyres on. These tyres I feel suit the car really well and make it much steadier.
Master
SupporterHmm, works out to be a quite a lot of money doesn't it. I often see second-hand sets of 5 disco steelies sell for $250, and add to that the minimum of $60 per rim to offset them, it all works out to be $550 for the set! I reckon you could buy set of brand new Sunraysia's with the right offest for that price!Originally Posted by rijidij
Master
SupporterThanks for your comments Top End Rangie!Mate,after 11 4X4's,and over 100,000km of true offroad work,including shale,black soil,sand,mangrove swamp,bulldust and rock~hopping,I can only recommend ONE tyre.Believe me,I have tried them all.
Once you stake the sidewall,throw it away,once it bubbles,throw it away.The 40-50 bucks you save by going budget will come back and bite you in the the posterior when you really need to rely on your tyre....in the middle of nowhere.
Don't skimp,go for a BFG All Terrain KO,I recommend 7.50/16's for your application.Do what ever you need to do Rim~wise to get them on your vehicle and still enjoy good articulation and 'acceptable' turning circle.
As a bonus,they perform well on the highway as too,and quiet.(compared to a Cooper anyway).
BFG's,I don't know much,but I know I luv 'em.
PS~The only other tyre that comes close,is the old Yokahama Super Digger,I have driven these literally into the ground,bald as my own shiny skull,across the Gulf Of Carpentaria,without failure after blowing and staking both of my Kumho Muddies.They are a bit hard to find nowadays though.
Yes i have heard a lot of great things about the BFG AT KO's, however they are hard to afford for a full time student like me!
I am currently running Michelin tyres and they have held up very well! They have done about 120,000km's and i'll probably get at least another 20,000 out of them, although a couple are worn on the insides from bad alignment (my fault) and one has a massive patch in it which makes it hard to balance. The only downside is that it has taken almost 10 years to do those kays, and the tyres have hardened up a bit and there are little cracks everywhere! Oh and they cost $310 per tyre in a 31 x 10.5 R15 size! So therefore i'm not sure if it is worth paying big bucks on tyres which i might not do that many kays on before they start to harden and crack.
Out of interest Top End Rangie, what has been your most favourite 4WD out of the 11 you've owned?
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