Thread: Tyre help for newbie

Hannah
You'll get lots of different opinions here!
I've got stock sized Pirelli Scorpions. A good tyre for everyday driving and just a little bit extra bite for the occasional offroad.
My advice is to stick with known brand names, buy what you can afford, monitor the pressures constantly, rotate them every 10000km service and they'll look after you.
Let us know what you buy and for how much.
Cheers
Craig

Disco Emu is right - one of the areas that evoke lots of differing opinions on AULRO is asking for tyre advice. However, like Disco Emu, Pirelli ATRs or perhaps Maxxis are what I would recommend.

Pirellis ATRs are going to be my next purchase for tyres (currently have Michelin that came with the vehicle, have had Maxxis 751 in the past. Great tyre for the price - the 700 ATs would suit.)

Getting tyres for your car is as much of a personally objective decision as what car do you buy/have bought so recommending a tyre is difficult.

I am in a family partnership involved in cattle/grazing in central and northern Queensland, we currently have 4 4X4's (3 X Nissan Patrol, 1 Defender) and have run nothing but Goodyear Wranglers (MTR's except for the defender that has Duratrac's as it does a bit more highway running)for well over 10 years as we found nothing stands up as well in the side walls. We have a few brand name tyre's sitting around the shed with not many km's done but a big tear in the side wall, however these are not suited to your driving conditions but there are many tyres in the Wrangler line up and I would have no problems recommending them, maybe the AT/SA would be more suitable and if your not in a hurry Beaurepairs and Goodyear run sales occasionally (4 for price of 3).

Cheers,

Hugh

You could also consider Coopers. I have had them on my jeep for years and can"t ware them out, but Hugh's previous comments are hard to go past.

Go same brand,BFG.You can run 245/70/16 if out of stock of 235.Almost identicle diameter.

Originally Posted by Hugh42732

I am in a family partnership involved in cattle/grazing in central and northern Queensland, we currently have 4 4X4's (3 X Nissan Patrol, 1 Defender) and have run nothing but Goodyear Wranglers (MTR's except for the defender that has Duratrac's as it does a bit more highway running)

Hugh

Can also recommend Goodyear duratracs, they run nicely on and off road. Mine are wearing well at 20k

I have recently been on a few cattle properties and there are a lot of Goodyear wranglers being used....as Hugh said.

Pirelli scorpion AT's are a super tyre, 4wd tyre of year last year.

But you can't get them in R16 any more.

If you are sticking to R16 you have to go the ATR, I did and am equally impressed as the AT although they are definitely not a mud tyre.

May you choose wisely grasshopper.

Cheers