Thats if you listen to the local boofheads at ARB. Dunno about Vic but the ARB outlets up here in QLD stock BFG's as they're the 'ultamate; off-road tyre :wasntme:Quote:
Originally Posted by rovercare
Trav
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Thats if you listen to the local boofheads at ARB. Dunno about Vic but the ARB outlets up here in QLD stock BFG's as they're the 'ultamate; off-road tyre :wasntme:Quote:
Originally Posted by rovercare
Trav
I have bfg's and they are great off road. I think however on road they are not so great and from reading your posts before I think you'll be doing a lot of on road still so would not suggest them. And I would agree with an erlier comment about terrible in the wet and cornering. I have been known to take different roads if it is wet because of the tyres.
Next I will be going the mickey t's because in my experience they ride nicer on road and still have excellent off road capabilities.
Xav
BFG MT
i've had countless sets of tyres over the years to review etc. Xterrain is still the best all rounder, best on road tyre and awesome offroad.Quote:
Originally Posted by rovercare
there are more agreessive / better offroad, but nothing beats the xterrain on road etc.
BFG All terrains are good on my Defender. Traversed the Simpson and recently returned from Cape York via the Telegraph with no problems.
Quiet on the bitumen with good fuel economy.
cheers, Radz
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Originally Posted by srowlandson
Some good feedback so far, can't wait till I can finally put the feedback into some rubber on my rims.....oh and the ok from SWMBO :angel:. So far maxxis and mtz's are neck and neck.
Regards
Stevo
Coopers - ST or STTs.
Got 114,000kms out a set of 285/75/16 STs on a non-LR used as a daily driver and towing motorbikes around the countryside. May have been possible to stretch for another 10-20 thou before being illegal. Changed to a set of 255/85/16 STs to get extra length in footprint when airing down. The second set were superb when driving in sand ruts as did not tend to grab the side and try to climb out of the rut.
Oh how I wish they made an 18" inch size.
Cooper ST 255/85/16 - 90k's on 1st & would have got more if rotated more often.
2nd set well on the same way. Good mix of daily drive & dirt.
Very happy since changing from BFG AT - had 3 sets of those.
Stevo
Luckily I know what you do as in km,s and I would recommend the Maxxis Bighorns for your needs. The Federal seems to be a good tyre so far, but with the larger outer lug spacing it may wear quicker on road. From my experiance the BFG MT,s have a shocking sidewall damage rate compared to others.
Maxxis have released a new directional radial tyre ''Trepador'', very similar to the pro Comp Xterrain which is very quiet on road and has a 3 ply side wall compared to a 2 ply of the Pro Comp. Only problem is they come in a 31 x 10.5 x 15 or a 35 x 12.5 x 15. Thats it at the moment, but you never know.
Justin