Thread: Help choosing a tyre please

Have heard good reports on the scorpions(but have never used them)
BFG at 245/75r16 have been on mine sense i bought it 2.5yrs ago and are wearing well i find them good in wet and dry(On road)But have heard others bag them in the wet.Off road i find them good in the dry but lacking in the slippery stuff.
I will probably try scorpions next but still a long way off needing to change tyres.

1....seen good reports,but dont know anyone who has had them

2....wouldnt touch them...to many bad reports,have heard others say tread depth less than most

3...my choice....what i run now in 245....no puncturers,quiet,seem pretty robust,lots of grip,done 70k,still got around 20k to go at a guess,would get them again

hope this helps

I've heard many good reports on the silverstone all-terains and they are very cheap i'll try find a link later.

CHEERS TIM.

Dont know why you knocked off the GG -AT's I got some GG-AT2's a few months back and would definately buy them again.
Very good on all surfaces, look a lot like the BFG's

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/691007-post25.html

Originally Posted by knp

So in order of preference (so far):
1. Pirelli Scorpion ATR - seems to be well recommended by others on this site. Best price so far is $1200 for 5 fitted, balanced and aligned. Yes, bought some for my Wrangler based on a test in 4WD Action mag that gave them the thumbs up. Great on the road and very quiet. Did a little sand work and they seemed fine, but I feel it is quite a highway biased tread pattern and could probably use squarer shoulders in the mucky stuff. Can't tell you much more as the Jeep got turned into a rock crawler on Pro Comps.
2. Bridgestone D694 again seems a great choice. Best price is $1170 for 5, fitted, balanced and aligned. (Apparently on special during Sep).Personally I prefer the pattern on the D693 as being less road oriented. Had a D1 and 2 Pajeros with them and I thought they were a nice compromise. Think you have to ask for the D693's now though? I found they wore well, were quiet, capable as an all terrain and good on the tar in wet weather. I would have them again.
3. BFG AT - Are these as quite or quieter than the others? The tread pattern seems to me to be an older perhaps more noisy style? Best price $1324 for 5, fitted, balanced and aligned.Don't know...but know what you mean.

I have looked at and discounted the following:
Cooper ATR - not available in required sizeMy D2 came with ATR's but again thought it was a highway tread pattern. I think the ST is a good compromise but I was going to a 31"

Peter
That seems a pretty good price for the Scorpions - I think I paid about that back in Feb for mine.
Happy hunting!
Cheers
Mike

I have a set of almost new 694LT's in 245/70R16 for sale. They had under 10,000 km use before I got my new M/T's. Still in brilliant condition, $600 for all 4.

PM me if you're interested

edit: just checked and they still have 9-10mm of tread left on them, are evenly worn and have never had a puncture
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/wheels-tyr...45-70r16s.html

Originally Posted by simonl8353

Dont know why you knocked off the GG -AT's I got some GG-AT2's a few months back and would definately buy them again.
Very good on all surfaces, look a lot like the BFG's

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/691007-post25.html

Just not sure about the GG's. There are so many choices out there just narrowing it down to a few was hard enough.
I can get any of these three at the same place so it's also a matter of convenience. Just have to decide which one to get...

SWMBO has now said the BFG's look too rough so maybe now it'll be the scorpions.

knp,
i am running the bridgestones in that size and find them to be quite on road, useful offroad on rock and slop with good wear.
cheers
yorkie