Thread: Pirelli Scorpion STR V ATR

I have done lots of kms on a set of ATRs fitted to my RRC. They work very well in sand, are great on bitumen and even work pretty well in mud. I can't see any reason to go for a more road biased tyre at all.

BigJon

Thanks for the reply,was thinking much the same myself,you never know where you will end up in a Disco.
Indecently quoted $219 a tyre so not to expensive for what seems a great tyre.

Seems like a pretty good price. What size? Mine are 245/70 16. I estimate I have done about 100 000km on them with tread still left.

Are the Scorpions a 'hard' walled tyre or do they have some "give"? I have Cooper H/Ts at present and they cause a heck of a lot of jarring with the airbag suspension...they are getting towards end of life so am weighing up the options.
All advice welcome thanks

BigJon

235 x 70 x 16,at that price.
2 things i think the 245 would fit my rims, standard Disco 7 inch alloy wheels, is the extra width any advantage.
No 2 my 96 Disco has 10100kls so i am not really looking at KLS but that sort of mileage is impressive, take me up to 2028 at that rate, probably have an electric wheelchair then.
Sparky

Originally Posted by Hoges

Are the Scorpions a 'hard' walled tyre or do they have some "give"? I have Cooper H/Ts at present and they cause a heck of a lot of jarring with the airbag suspension...they are getting towards end of life so am weighing up the options.
All advice welcome thanks

I think they have some give. There are some down sides to this also.

Originally Posted by sparky34

BigJon

235 x 70 x 16,at that price.
2 things i think the 245 would fit my rims, standard Disco 7 inch alloy wheels, is the extra width any advantage.
No 2 my 96 Disco has 10100kls so i am not really looking at KLS but that sort of mileage is impressive, take me up to 2028 at that rate, probably have an electric wheelchair then.
Sparky

The 245s will fit, I have mine on standard Rangie alloys. The slightly larger diameter would probably make your speedo more accurate too.

I have had as wide as 255s in the past, which I think were a bit too wide, the 245s suit the rim nicely. My Rangie would have come with 205s originally, which I think look a bit silly.

I put ATR 235's on my green one and was shocked at how skinny they looked,,

but then some kind soul helped me with that problem by writing the car off,,
7 days I got out of those tyres--


I think around $200 F&B??