Which All Terrain tires for a D4?

[LiamO]

Recommendations please - which All Terrain tires for a D4? The local Jax outlet have the following for the 2.7 Diesel - 255/60 R18 supplied and fitted.

1 - Pirelli Scorpion ATR - $345
2 - Pirelli Scorpion Zero - $375
3 - Goodyear Eagle EfficientGrip SUV - $305
4 - Bridgestone Dueler H/T D684 - $345
5 - Michelin Latitude Tour HP - $339
6 - Continental ContiCross Contact™ UHP - $339

[chuck]

None

The Bridgestone 265 60 18 AT D697 seem to be the latest tyre of choice.
Slightly taller but still legal in all states.
Will not affect speedo r rub.
Are Light Truck ratted so stronger etc.

Plenty of good feedback on here.

[Tombie]

^what he said

Great tyre

[CaverD3]

GGAts?

[RIN03]

Depending on how aggressive you want to go Yokohama Geolander AT-S are another option they have a great warranty as well

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[BMKal]

I'm running Mickey Thompson STZ on 2.7 TDV6 D4 - very happy with them so far. :D

They're also Light Truck rated.

[Tombie]

I'm running Mickey Thompson STZ on 2.7 TDV6 D4 - very happy with them so far. :D

They're also Light Truck rated.


P265/60R18 is XL P rated actually... :)

[Redback]

None

The Bridgestone 265 60 18 AT D697 seem to be the latest tyre of choice.
Slightly taller but still legal in all states.
Will not affect speedo r rub.
Are Light Truck ratted so stronger etc.

Plenty of good feedback on here.


^what he said

Great tyre

As above, having ours fitted Friday, $360 fitted and balanced:D

Baz.

[brd]

As above, having ours fitted Friday, $360 fitted and balanced:D

Baz.

Wow. Wish I could find that price down here!

Brent

[Redback]

Wow. Wish I could find that price down here!

Brent

Try a Bridgestone tyre centre, it's a deal if you buy 5 tyres.

[Epic_Dragon]

also recommend the bridgstone desert duelers. i recently got a set (given for my D2) but extremely happy with them so far! and such value for money too

[PKD4]

None

The Bridgestone 265 60 18 AT D697 seem to be the latest tyre of choice.
Slightly taller but still legal in all states.
Will not affect speedo r rub.
Are Light Truck ratted so stronger etc.

Plenty of good feedback on here.

Another vote for them here, I have had mine on for 6 weeks, happy so far. I also tossed up the Geolandars as an option also - went for Bridgestone as they were LT rated and due to the good reviews on here.

Pat

[PaulGOz]

Having had d694 and d697 in the past I highly recommend them.

For those of us stuck with 19 inch rims what options do we have?

[captcam68]

On to 3 rd set of Duellers over two Discos..... No brainer, been brilliant !:D

[sniegy]

I am running at present General Grabber AT'2, There is also a newer variant which is just the AT. I have been using GGAT'2 for nearly 10yrs now & have no issues with them, tho' others on here have fallen out of love with them.

I have had on the D4 originally the MTZ, but my wife hated them so we compromised & went back the GGAT'2.

I also see Mickey Thompson has a new player. ATZ P3....but only a 275/70/18 Ah well..Sorry.
Hmm the 17's seem look like a good fit tho' for me....;);)

[chuck]

I just fitted a set of Cooper Zeon LTZ's in 255 55 19.

Seem to be OK on both wet & dry bitumen.

Seem to be a little firmer than the GG's.

I am happy that the GG AT harmonic vibration noise has gone.

[disco gazza]

What are the D697's like in the wet and after they have a few thou on them.

I had duelers on my first D1 and they were good until I got about 40 thou on them.Had to take it real easy in the wet,but they were still fine in the dry.

cheers

[Redback]

Got the D697s on this morning, got an extra discount too, $350 per tyre including fitting and balancing and free rotation every 5000ks:BigThumb:

Thoughts from the 45k drive home, very quiet compared to the GG AT2s, good wet weather grip.

Baz.

[Geedublya]

What size Barry?

[Redback]

What size Barry?

265/60/18 Jeffrey:)

[disco gazza]

I'm waiting on a call back from my tyre place that I went to in Parra for a price on Pirelli Scorpians 265/60/18.Got these tyres for my D1 (235/75/15)a while ago and really like them.


cheers

[Tombie]

Gazza, just remember the Scorpions are only P rated in the 18"

[alpick]

Ive had Three sets of Scorpion A/t, ATR , nerry a mark on them and never a puncture.(LT variant). Quiet, grippy and tough!

Jax kensington nsw, best price great service.

they won best 4wd tyre of the year several times for good reason

Would not buy anything else.


The cooper ATR on the car when i bought it let me down on the Hume.
Rt rear delaminated at 110km/hr, thank goodness for DSC and self levelling!

[LiamO]

Gazza, just remember the Scorpions are only P rated in the 18"



The 18' P255/60R18 112H XL are actually rated H

[Redback]

The 18' P255/60R18 112H XL are actually rated H

Rating in bold, H is the load rating

[Tombie]

Rating in bold, H is the load rating


No. H is the speed rating

[scarry]

Another dumb question:angel:

Why do many tyres have two load ratings,mine have 116/119 on them.
Are the different load ratings at different pressures?

[PaulGOz]

I believe the two load ratings are for different scenarios. One should have an S with it which means when used on steering wheels that is the applicable rating it is normally less in this situation. This is no big issue in a fully loaded D4 etc as they have most of their weight over the rear axle.

[Tombie]

Ive had Three sets of Scorpion A/t, ATR , nerry a mark on them and never a puncture.(LT variant). Quiet, grippy and tough!



If you've purchased an LT variant you're doing well...

Pirelli stop making LT at 17"
74921

[Geedublya]

Another dumb question:angel:

Why do many tyres have two load ratings,mine have 116/119 on them.
Are the different load ratings at different pressures?

Usually the two ratings are for when used singularly or dual.

[Tombie]

I believe the two load ratings are for different scenarios. One should have an S with it which means when used on steering wheels that is the applicable rating it is normally less in this situation. This is no big issue in a fully loaded D4 etc as they have most of their weight over the rear axle.


Close but not quite...

It's a Single / Dual configuration rating.

S identifies the single configuration rating on some tyres

[scarry]

Thanks guys,i asked a tyre guy about this the other day and he had no idea:(

Mine have no S on them,so is the lower rating for the single use,higher for duals or the other way around?

[Tombie]

Just for the record the D697 is now available in 2 different LT versions for 18".

LT265-60/18 is barely over stock 114S rated

LT285-60/18 which is 1" larger at 31.5" and is 116S rated

These D697s have a very strong tread area and strongest sidewall of all alternate brands in these sizes.

[Tombie]

Thanks guys,i asked a tyre guy about this the other day and he had no idea:(



Mine have no S on them,so is the lower rating for the single use,higher for duals or the other way around?


116 will be the single config rating

[Meken]

Recommendations please - which All Terrain tires for a D4? The local Jax outlet have the following for the 2.7 Diesel - 255/60 R18 supplied and fitted.

1 - Pirelli Scorpion ATR - $345
2 - Pirelli Scorpion Zero - $375
3 - Goodyear Eagle EfficientGrip SUV - $305
4 - Bridgestone Dueler H/T D684 - $345
5 - Michelin Latitude Tour HP - $339
6 - Continental ContiCross Contact™ UHP - $339


We have no6 on at the moment and I wouldn't call them all terrain - great on the bitumen but would be like .... on a bull in the mud. Went okay in the sand.

[Graeme]

The higher rating is for single use - Yoko ATS LT245/70-17 has wording re max loads and pressures for when fitted as singles or duals. I assume this is because when used as duals there are extra stresses imposed by the presence of the other tyre, eg no load equalisation over bumps.

[scarry]

After a lot of searching,this explains the reason for two load ratings pretty well.

Bridgestone Commercial Truck Tires (http://www.bridgestonetrucktires.com/us_eng/real/magazines/03v8iss2/ra8.asp)

[catsman]

~Bump~

Just after some opinions on the scorpion zero offroad. 99% of my driving in on road, however I do like to got out 2/3 times a year, to high country or otways mostly. As such I'm interested more in a passenger type tyre, but don't want to be holding up the convoy by needing to get snatched every 5 minutes on the odd occasion I do head offroad.

I've decided on pirelli but not sure whether to go the ATR or zero. Anyone have any experience on the zero offroad (thinking snow/ruts and rocks, no mud)??:confused:

[Redback]

~Bump~

Just after some opinions on the scorpion zero offroad. 99% of my driving in on road, however I do like to got out 2/3 times a year, to high country or otways mostly. As such I'm interested more in a passenger type tyre, but don't want to be holding up the convoy by needing to get snatched every 5 minutes on the odd occasion I do head offroad.

I've decided on pirelli but not sure whether to go the ATR or zero. Anyone have any experience on the zero offroad (thinking snow/ruts and rocks, no mud)??:confused:

A D4 on ATRs did Mt Airley with us a couple of weeks ago, went fine, did everything we did on KM2s, and these were 19s not 18s.

Baz.

[Epic pooh]

My last set of scorpion Zeros (2 sets of tyres ago) were pretty good. Excellent onroad and gave me no probs off-road (I am not hardcore) no flats or damage but they wear out fast. ATR are preferable for regular adventurous outings but you can go a surprisingly long way (carefully) on Zeros.