Ive sat and read all the threads on tyres...im confused!

[RR5L]

Ok, Like the previous Cooper thread I too had ST's which I will not be going back to.

But I also need to get a new set of tyres for my rangie. Size wise I want 235x85x16. Based in Melbourne the RR is a daily driver but I also do a some touring, and go play in the mud with the club.

Reading all the threads is mind boggling and confusing and in the end I couldnt make up my mind. Im thinking I want a set of MT's this time and down the track buys some mongels for play. So many damn choices of tyres BFG Kumho hankook Nankang and yes Cooper's.

Im leaning towards either BFG MT's or Wrangler MTR's, both seem to have thier issues BFG with breaking thier bead seal and something about a fault in the trye? And from what I can remember Aquarangie saying Wranglers not so good in the mud.

Based on where I am and what I want to do, have I missed something or a brand?

Yours Truely
Confused!

[Captain_Rightfoot]

I think that's your problem... if you want the best, you need one tyre for each type of condition. For example, muddies for mud, All Terrains for the highway and so on.

You need to choose the best compromise for you. I know it can be hard as often the people trying to sell you the car have no personal experience of the tyres they sell

[hiline]

i have a mate that owns a tyre place

so if your after some let me know :wink: :wink:

Perilli scorpians are a good all round tyre

[JDNSW]

Originally posted by Captain_Rightfoot
I think that's your problem... if you want the best, you need one tyre for each type of condition. For example, muddies for mud, All Terrains for the highway and so on.

You need to choose the best compromise for you. :) I know it can be hard as often the people trying to sell you the car have no personal experience of the tyres they sell :(

Exactly! All tyres are a compromise, and which is the best compromise for each driver will be different, as not only does each driver have a different pattern of use, but their priorities vary. For example, one driver may be worried about tyre noise and another couldn't care less, so they end up with different "best" tyres even though their driving is identical.

[RR5L]

Yes your right it is a compromise. What is important to me is durability and over all perfomance, noise isnt an issue. I cant be stuffed right now changing rims ie AT to MT and back again.

Ray you have a mate in every business, once we nail what I want I will call.

[DeeJay]

Maybe I push the vehicle a bit hard, but personally I will never use mud terrain around Melb again.
What with wet and greasy roads, tram tracks and unpredictable drivers, I have had one too many frights, and it takes a lot to frighten me
I have now invested in a trolley jack and air rattle gun and can have the muddies on, including spare in a leisurely 25 min.
And I can only blame myself if I run into someone around town.
If you do get true muddies for around town, I suggest you find out thier limitations on a quiet street somewhere first..
Sorry to sound like a schoolteacher

[PCH]

Originally posted by hiline
i have a mate that owns a tyre place

so if your after some let me know :wink: :wink:

Perilli scorpians are a good all round tyre

I can vouch for Ray's good mate. He is most obliging and helpful and offers a great price.

Chris

[drivesafe]

Hi RR5L, there are a few different types of tyres available for your rims.

I was in the position of only having Wranglers, which come with the RR or fitting the Pirelli Scorpions.

I had been through 2 and a half sets of Wranglers, two full sets and two tyres that had to be replaced because they were speared.

The Wranglers gave me about 40k per set and I was just about through the 3rd set at 115,000 on the clock and I had had enough of the noise and the way they would ware unevenly or blister. They did handle well on road.

So I opted for the much more expensive Scorpions.

Not long after I put them on, I came across a thread on Overland, about a VW Towrag that was having all sorts of steering problems and it was put down to the Scorpions. There was also a link to a USA site where people were bitching about the Scorpions on all sorts of vehicles.

One guy with and F250 posted it was like driving down a freeway covered in spaghetti.

I had about 5k on my Scorpions and they seemed great. Quiet as a church mouse and handled well. I couldn’t see what the problem was.

They soon proved to be the most dangerous tyres I have ever come across. They drift some much that you have to keep your eyes on the road at all times otherwise the RR drifts into the next lane or off the edge of the road. At first I thought this was because the RR may have needed a wheel alignment. So far, since putting the Scorpions on, I have had 3 wheel alignments and every time, they tell me the alignment is spot on.

With just over 30k on them, they are near bald and should have been replaced 10k ago but I’ve been stretching them out till some new Michelins became available, which they now have and I have just got to get off my butt and order them in.

Take my word and steer well away from the Scorpions.

[dungarover]

I've always been a Goodyear MT/R fan.

They offer a great comprimise on road and are great off-road bar mud which isn't a problem in QLD as it hardly rains anyway and I'm not one for 'playing' in mud. Remember, MT/R stands for 'Maximum Traction/ Resistent sidewall'.

Mty 235/85R16 MT/R's on my 83 Rangie when I sold it, they had about 30K on them with about 50% tread left. I had them on for 2 1/2 years and have now bought another set (smaller size 31x10.5R15's). They are not cheap, but I paid $199 a tyre on special at K-Mart tyre and auto last week

They should last about 5 years, since I am lucky to do 5K a year as my rangie is a weekend basher

Trav

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Originally posted by RR5L

Based on where I am and what I want to do, have I missed something or a brand?
Yours Truely
Confused!

First off RR5L you have done the right thing by seeking out peoples opinions,,
thats what the site is all about,,
after you've searched and read all you can on tyres then,
"you pays your money and you takes your choice"

Having just done that on cars and tyres all I can say is Good Luck!

and read, search, read some more, search---