Thread: 18" tyre replacement

Hi Byron
I've sent a note to the Continental tyre rep...they were supposed to bring out the AT tyres in our size sometime this quarter. Will keep you apprised if interested. Can't wait to install the all terrain tyres..

Hi. Just got an MY13 TD4 with 18" rims .. and have been lurking and researching rubber options for AT since! Had I known about scarcity of 18" AT rubber, I'd have insisted on 17" rims

Yesterday I found these Hankook Dynapro ATs - $305 to $368 -
Hankook DYNAPRO ATM RF10 235/60R18 103T Tyres - buy tyres online for the best price
Hankook Dynapro AT-M RF10 Tyres from $167

A bit of the usual web sleuthing turns up a lot of positives as an AT tyre, with a mixed bag of response on sealed road performance. Note that the actual contact area is quite narrower for a 235, and you can see this in the pics.

My summation was that drivers used to good "standard" rubber - Wrangler, Dueller, BFG - found them to be good or better. Drivers used to premium rubber (especially road rubber) were a bit more critical of sealed road performance.

I've most recently run Yokahama Geolander ATs, but also Coopers etc. My 2 wheeled rubber is exclusively Pirelli / Metzeler .. so I have a prejudice against "cheap" tyres.

BUT .. what the hell .. it's an AT in 235/60 18 HOORAY!!!

I also found some low-level imports of a Dueller AT in 235/60 18s. And that was it.

I was looking for road tyres, continental state UHP is this a grade that has to be kept to.

No shortage of road tyres, and plenty of quality about. You're spoilt for choice compared to AT or even HT tyres. I see quality doesn't come cheap, though ..

Yes, just interested as to what brands owners have used and if they were better or worst that the factory fitted continentals.

Thanks

Originally Posted by ByronB

Yes, just interested as to what brands owners have used and if they were better or worst that the factory fitted continentals.

Thanks

Anything is better than Continentals,

Here's a good choice

Khumo KL78, had these on our D4, great tyre.

Bridgestone D697, D840

Pirelli ATR

Maxxis HP600 Bravo

Originally Posted by Redback

Anything is better than Continentals,

Here's a good choice

Khumo KL78, had these on our D4, great tyre.

Bridgestone D697, D840

Pirelli ATR

Maxxis HP600 Bravo

I have Bridgestone 693 on my FL2 and I hate them, They are very noisy. They are a very similar pattern to the 697

Originally Posted by woko

I have Bridgestone 693 on my FL2 and I hate them, They are very noisy. They are a very similar pattern to the 697

They are a pretty aggressive and are noisier than a road orientated tyre, but I didn't think they were overly noisey.

I've heard good reports on the Pirelli

Baz.