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You can never have enough safe rubber when travelling
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Master
Hi Stevo,Originally Posted by stevo68
I too went thru this dilema a couple of months back.
My daily drive tyre are BFG A/T's and they just don't cut it in most and in particlar muddy situation when aired down.
They wear very well on road and I've been to both Cape York and the Vic High country on them and they've performed flawlessly in all conditions that I encountered. In the mud, those bl..dy rim protectors come into play and I've spent an inordinate amount of time getting the tyres taken off, the rims cleaned of dried mud and then replaced.
The second set are Federal 265/75 M/T's which were $1075.00 fitted and balanced to 5 rims which cost $450.00.
The Federals are very quite on the black stuff and I think you wil find that Shepp will agree with that.
Time to change boots is 30 mins and I'm way older than you. NO! 40 is not old.
I've not done any calculation on the differences in fuel consumption betwwen the two, but from all that I've read and have been told by others there is a significant cost differential. I suppose if you own a 4WD you should'nt worry about fuel costs since they have the aerodynamics of a brick.
That said $1525.00 is not a lot of fuel. I'll spend at least that when we do the Flinders Ranges in September. BUT I'd rather decide where I spend it rather than just giving it to some dumb ars*d oil speculator.
As others have said the muddies have significantly less grip on the black stuff and as we all know there are some realy really really BAD drivers on the Gold Coast. Obviously Mexicans, and although I can drive to the conditions as well as others, on occassions I've had to use everthing I've got when some dopey blonde has cut across in front of me.
My next set of daily drive tyres may well be a set of H/T's as I don't give a toss on how the vehicle look to others when it's in 'Sheep mode'. It's 'Wolf mode' when I'm at play that counts.
Anyway, I gather that your set on the Maxxis and good luck but food to think again on dual sets.
Cheers
Richard
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And not a tyre rep to be seen
You can never have enough safe rubber when travelling
Master
As you showed on your first post you have a list of popular tyres, it sometimes appears that the reason they are popular is sometimes we all get a little scared to try something new and a not so well known tyre can put us off purchasing them as not many others have tried them.
I agree with Richard that the price and quality of a not so well known tyre can be better on the pocket and for the vehicle.
I have been looking for a new set for my defender 130 and have come across a wide variety of tyres available
Eldorado tyres at Tyres 4U
Kumho at Kumho Tyres Australia Pty Ltd
Federal couragia at Federal Tyres Australia - Home
Ironman Electra tyres from Super Cheap Tyres - Car and Motorcycle Tyres in nerang
I have had a set of Eldorado trail cutter mud terrains on a Patrol i had and they were fantastic, quiet on road and heaps of grip off road. made by coopers, slow wearing also.
but its up to you what you do.
cheers Phil
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as an aside there arent too many brands in that lot that do a decent tyre for a defender if you dont what 235/85 or 7:50x16
i have been looking for some decent 255/85x16 or 33x10.5x15 to replace the steel treks on mine and out of that list the only candidate were the eldorado trailcutter R/T in 255/85x16 which i had not heard of before to be honest.
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Maxxis do a 255 x 85 x 16 in the Buckshot M/T. We put them on Nath's disco. Very impressed.as an aside there arent too many brands in that lot that do a decent tyre for a defender if you dont what 235/85 or 7:50x16
i have been looking for some decent 255/85x16 or 33x10.5x15 to replace the steel treks on mine and out of that list the only candidate were the eldorado trailcutter R/T in 255/85x16 which i had not heard of before to be honest.
Justin
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hmmm not listed on maxxis.com in that size. have to ask the man if they are still around..
ta
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"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
"If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
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TopicToaster
Nothing wrong with the cheaper options, know someone who had a set of Savero Mt's and had plenty of k's out of them, never had a puncture and for 2 $200 for a 265/75 you can't go too wrong.
I bought my Goodyear MT/R's mainly on my own experience, they wern't cheap but was happy to fork out a bit more for what is IMO the best all-rounder on the current market.
Trav
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Give Brett at Austyre & Wheel at Molindinar a call on 0755 970099
If anyone can get them he will.
Justin
ChatterBox
Trav I just put a set of the Maxxis Trepador radials on the rangie. Just as quiet as the Bravo A/T and very agressive for a directional Radial. Tested them today on road in the rain. Very impressed. Very very quiet and at $300 a tyre for 35 x 12.5 x 15 you cant go wrong, will be interesting to see how they are off road. For the harder tracks I will put the Creepies back on though.
Justin
Justin
TopicToaster
Heard good things about those trepadors from a couple of people who have them on. I heard that they're only available in 31's and 35's ATM though, 33's aren't far off (maybe out by now).
At $300 a tyre for a 35 inch, that's good value in anyone's language. I spent more than I liked on the Goodyears but have 12 months to pay for them.
Trav
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