Thread: D4 19inch COOPER Zeon LTZ 255 55 19

Did you keep your cool when she told you?

Originally Posted by LGM

Did you keep your cool when she told you?

Yeah, I'm used to her breaking my toys.....LOL!!!

Nah, innocent occurance. She parked at the side of the road where the gutter was full of leaves. It was next to a renovation site, I'm assuming something was in the leaves...a piece of rod or something. The tyres are pretty tuff and this just went straight through it.

The LR road-side assist guy did make a comment about the 'hairs' on the side of the tyre....LOL!!!

Originally Posted by LGM

I have watched / read the various posts on tyres as I come up for tyre renewal. I wanted to make some comment on the wear or should I say lack of wear of the factory fitted rubber.

My D4 3.0l came fitted with Continental Conti 4X4 contact tyres which have performed well from a road holding and noise perspective. However I have only had my vehicle since September 2011 and travelled a tad over 31,000km and the tyres are now down to the minimum legal level. The tyres have worn evenly on all four corners of the vehicle and I have not had a problem with uneven wear or tyres scrubbing due to wheel alignment. Basically they just don't last!

Most of my driving is at 110km/h on the highway. No stop start stuff and only one set of traffic lights to contend with in the daily grind. I was wondering if traveling at highway speeds most of the time has anything to do with what I believe is accelerated wear?

My search for new tyres has born out the comments on this thread re the suppliers of tyres in Perth and I will be heading to Custom Tyre Power for my new rubber which will be Cooper Zeon LTZ 255/55/19

The price differential over the same type of tyres was staggering with quotes for the coopers from $410 fiited and balanced through to $490 for the same tyre from another outlet. I did check the GG AT and they came in at $445 with the Pirelli at $510!

I guess the prices reflect living on the 'Far Side' if some of the prices mentioned in this thread are anything to go by. Oh well I guess I will just have to send the credit card into melt down!

Mine came with the Goodyear Wranglers as the OEM tyre. They lasted 54k. Most of my driving is on the highway - similar to you. I don't think that your driving situation is a major factor in the quick tyre wear. They must be a very soft tyre.

I put the GG AT on in April 12 for $287 fitted $445 is crazy.

Yeah, I am begining to think that the only thing missing from some tyre dealers is a mask and a gun!

Short of driving the Nullabor (again) I have to pay what they ask or go without!

Have you tried tirerack USA.

Worked for me

Cheers Ken

I can do them for $420 fitted and balanced got 8 in stock at this time

Camberwell is a long way from Dongara!

Just came back from a trip to Central Australia in my D4 SE. Mostly black top but excursions to Finke Gorge, painted hills and down the Oodnadatta Track were included. The 19 inch Cooper LTD's were extremely good under all conditions and I thoroughly recommend them. Obviously a bit noisier than the factory fitted tyres though.