Thread: Passenger tyres or Light Truck

Hello,

I have just purchased Bridgestone Dueler 697's 245/70/16 for $255 a corner and are LT tyres, I dont think I had a option for non LT, go LT as they also have deeper tread pattern.

I do alot of sand / beach driving and so far so good and great in the wet also,

Hi

I've just purchased a D2a which is fitted with near new Cooper AT3 245/70 LT tyres. I can confirm strangy's comment that this size increase results in accurate speedo readings.

Compared to the 235/70 passenger version the 245/70 LT version has a 20kph lower speed rating at 170kph but a much higher load capacity 1320kg vs 950kg.

I'm certainly happy with them and would recommend them to anyone.

Cheers

Steve

By circumstance, 255/70-16 Cooper S/T's ... fronts have 30k, rears have 93k (with 20k left comfortably I reckon).

These are passenger construction. Not the LT's.

No issues, no failures, 2 x punctures in the last 40k (rears - tek screw in driveway / tek screw in an old army camp)

fwiw

Thank you to everybody for the great tips.
I have narrowed down my choice:
245/70/16 in LT.
Cooper AT3 or Pirelli Scorpion ATR
I can read good points on both brands, it seems Pirelli is on top.... will decide next week after I look at prices.
Thanks again!

Sandro

Hello,
today we had 5 Scorpion ATR LT245/70/16 mounted. The fitter recommended 38PSI on all 4, but it feels a bit hard, specially in the front.
Will try different combinations. Any suggestions?
PS The tyres are Made in China like most of them now.

Sandro

I run 30psi front and 38psi rear with 245/75R16 Maxxis Bighorn muddies. Thats what the placard says, and seems to be fine. Tyre pressures are a huge can of worms though!

Cheers,

Yes most of them are made in china mate for the pressures try 34 in front and 36 in the rear the height of th side wall plays a bit in it as well any probs give me a call.

My Pirellis have 37 all round hwy and they are firm.
30 front and 32 rear on the dirt.
Sand in the low 20's all round.

Cheers