Thread: Help Needed with Tyre Choice

I know everyone has different opinions. I fitted some BFG AT's to my TD5 Disco before Xmas and have been totally unhappy with them. They seem to cause the vehicle to wander a lot and the rear end squirms, (airbag model) especially when I hook up my van. I have tried everything to get rid of it and nothing seems to work. My wife is reluctant to drive it now, where as before with the Michelin's she loved it. I have been told that two identical cars can behave differently with the same tyre????? I'm now faced with either keeping these tyres for offroad only and buying another set for road use ( a pain) or trying a different brand.
Batman

I have never liked the BFG tyres but alot of people do

I prefer the Hankook or Kumho and Federal types


Adam

Toyo OPAT in that size are pretty good too. I have them as steer tyres on my 88 Rangie and I think they are vastly superior to the Michelins.

I finally chose General Grabber AT2 255/65/R16 with Black Side Wall (BSW).

I had them fitted today by the excellent guys at "All Ranges" in Bayswater, Vic. At a very, very good price too.

The BFG's would have been my 1st choice due to the amount of support they seem to get, but cannot be bought in this size. As such I was forced to look at the alternatives. To my benefit I reckon.

Thanks to all the advice here, and to "njz" for the PM on the AT2's and the guys at "All Ranges".

Time will tell, so far I'm very smiley

Also, what impressed me with "All Ranges" is they did'nt use a rattle gun, all done by hand. This is a massive bonus, it means no thread stripping, no broken studs and my wife could actually undo the nuts and change a wheel if needed (as was once necessary when collecting me from the airport).

Looking good. Let us know how they go, I have been considering those as my next tyres.

Nice choice and they look abit like the BFG anyway


Adam

Originally Posted by agrojnr

Try Maxxis tyres they have the size your after but might not be the tread patten


Adam

751 is very similar to old cooper at tread pattern from memory.

Just wondering how you are feeling about the General Grabber AT2 since you have had them on for a few months now. I am also (like plenty of others) about to put new tyres on my Disco II and am split between the BFG and General Grabber !!

The BFG has great feedback and much more widely used, but my mechanic has recommended the General Grabber and the investigation I have done these tyres look impressive, perhaps marginally better than the BFG.

Cheers
Richard