Help me decide...another tyre thread

[Pedro_The_Swift]

any of them????

thats a pretty big generalisation there Baz,,

[stevo68]

Hi Hendrik,
Like Deano said, have a read of the latest 4WD action, it has a buyers guide to mud terrains. The new BFG muddies took first place followed closely by Maxxis Bighorns, it's worth reading. I myself run Cooper ST's on the Disco and Cooper ATR's on Ford Ranger. Both tyres are great but they are only classed as AT's.
Cheers Matt

Hey mate, aside from the Bighorns coming in as runner up and a good wrap in the latest 4WD Action......I also have them as you know. Maybe they were a "cheaper" tyre...but not a hell of a difference now compared to say some of the other brands.

I do on average 5-700 kms a week on the Bighorns....plus take them off road for a decent thrashing every now and then. So far am unable to fault them. The only thing...which I would say is common for running muddies is just to take it easier, especially in the wet. They handle fine in the wet.....but I always make sure that I am a few extra metres behind a vehicle in case of emergency braking as it takes a smidgy longer to grip as opposed to a highway based tyre.

I can't really compare them to other tyres, as these are my first muddies....but will get them again as no reason to change,

Regards

Stevo

[Redback]

any of them????

thats a pretty big generalisation there Baz,,

Well these are the ones I've tried, STs 6000ks, ST-Cs 20,000ks but were stuffed at 15,000ks and STTs 25,000ks, in the end the Cooper rep was lost for words, when he offered us a warrenty replacement (part replacement only) we had to pay part of the cost, I said no thanks and replaced them with Nankangs, it cost me about $150 extra to go with the Nankangs.

Pete if you do a lot of off road, on the D2 they will tear lugs off.

Just like this, these are my STs after 6000ks, you'll notice the cracking on the other lugs.


And these are my ST-Cs (the claimed anti chip compound tyres)after 15,000ks

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Dont doubt you for a second Baz.
just wanted to know which ones to steer clear of,,

[scarry]

Well these are the ones I've tried, STs 6000ks, ST-Cs 20,000ks but were stuffed at 15,000ks and STTs 25,000ks, in the end the Cooper rep was lost for words, when he offered us a warrenty replacement (part replacement only) we had to pay part of the cost, I said no thanks and replaced them with Nankangs, it cost me about $150 extra to go with the Nankangs.

Pete if you do a lot of off road, on the D2 they will tear lugs off.

Just like this, these are my STs after 6000ks, you'll notice the cracking on the other lugs.


And these are my ST-Cs (the claimed anti chip compound tyres)after 15,000ks

The top picture is exactly what has happened to my BFG A/T's,but they are 5yrs old & have done around 75k.You can see cords where the lugs are missing.
They didnt do it early on ,only after they were old & pretty worn.
They actually still have 5mm of tread,but should probably be replaced.
I will go them again......it'll save having ANOTHER tyre thread

[JayBee75]

Hey mate, aside from the Bighorns coming in as runner up and a good wrap in the latest 4WD Action......I also have them as you know. Maybe they were a "cheaper" tyre...but not a hell of a difference now compared to say some of the other brands.

I do on average 5-700 kms a week on the Bighorns....plus take them off road for a decent thrashing every now and then. So far am unable to fault them. The only thing...which I would say is common for running muddies is just to take it easier, especially in the wet. They handle fine in the wet.....but I always make sure that I am a few extra metres behind a vehicle in case of emergency braking as it takes a smidgy longer to grip as opposed to a highway based tyre.

I can't really compare them to other tyres, as these are my first muddies....but will get them again as no reason to change,

Regards

Stevo

Stevo, i have Bighorn's as well. Have you noticed a decrease in Fuel consumption? (TD5 or V8?) Obviously a trait with any mud tyre,, just interested I reckon about 50k's per tank for me.



Hendrik, I have just fitted bighorns 245's and am very happy with them. Honestly believe that it is a personal choice as everyon'e requirements vary and it really is a personal thing, as one's experince on the same tyre to another's is very different.

For me I went with the Bighorn's as I really was'nt sure what to expect, could not find any negativity on them, as as this was my first set of muddies, whilst cost was not the main factor, I did not want a very expensive set of tyres sitting around in case I did not like them or did not want to run them everyday on the car.

After having them on for a few weeks and now having them off the car, they will most likely go back on permanently when I have a moment to change them over.

Great on the road, seem good so far in the wet, but you obviously cghange your driving style "just in case". I am impressed with them, the only downside is they are noisey, particuarly 80-100km/h mark, however not as noisey as some muddies I have heard, but the one thought to keep in your head, they are muddies what else would you expect.
Specific tyre for a specific job.

Cheers
JB

[stevo68]

Stevo, i have Bighorn's as well. Have you noticed a decrease in Fuel consumption? (TD5 or V8?) Obviously a trait with any mud tyre,, just interested I reckon about 50k's per tank for me.

Great on the road, seem good so far in the wet, but you obviously cghange your driving style "just in case". I am impressed with them, the only downside is they are noisey, particuarly 80-100km/h mark, however not as noisey as some muddies I have heard, but the one thought to keep in your head, they are muddies what else would you expect.
Specific tyre for a specific job.

Cheers
JB

Hey mate......I have the TD5...plus with the muddies I keep the roof rack on...I 'd say closer to 100kms per tank, which I can live with. As for noise....dunno....bit hard to hear anything over the stereo blasting out some tune ,

Regards

Stevo

[Grover-98]

Go the bighorns!

I run mine as a daily on my D1 300tdi 245/75R16 and love them! $220 a corner! so price was great! and as for noise as others said they are muddies... but i have both mufflers removed so if i can here them would mean then engine as died... or my stereo is off...

They handle great on tar wet/dry i find them to give you a fair warning but i have thrown them into some corners very harshly and never had them give up on me

As for dirt roads i live on a property and have to drive on 3ks of dirt every trip and they love it! handle the dirt roads very well! i do sometimes hit the loose stuff to get it sideways... but im on P's so i am suppose to do that!?

And as for rocks, they seem to love it and i have not had any dramas with tread blocks or the sidewall i ussually run at 25 Psi, and of course mud... well i havnt had them in real deep mud, but they seem to grab well when dropped to 25 Psi... I am going to test them out in some serious mud soon so i will let you know how i go i have faith in them but i dont think they will like the deep stuff as much as the more aggressive open treads on the market.

Compromise is the key and for price, onroad off road ability life and noise these seem to come out on top many times on this forum! i will certainly be getting another set when these ones give up


James.