Thread: Hankook AT 19ins tyres

Peter,

When considering a replacement tyre the stronger sidewalls of the Hankook Dynapro was a positive as LT construction are not available in 255/55 19R. The D4 is not a racing car so the additional unsprung weight is not noticeable and, in my opinion, is not a hinderance to handling nor dose it pose a problem.

There has been mention made on here of the merit (or otherwise) of not reducing pressure in lower profile tyres however my experience has shown me that you do need to reduce pressure somewhat depending on the surface that you are negotiating albeit not as much as you would in a higher profile tyre. This is particularly true when towing a heavier van as you need to increase pressure for travel at highway speed on good major roads, you also need to vary that pressure when travel on very bumpy and uneven sealed road as you do when you move onto unsealed roads and then onto very corrugated roads. When not towing and exploring sandy or very rocky tracks to get the best out of your vehicle and your tyres you will need for further reduce pressures bearing in mind as I said earlier not as much as with the higher profile tyres. The way to find out what suits your set up best is to experiment with your pressures when in different situations.

During my last trip I saw piles of destroyed tyres a couple of times when refuelling and no they were not all low profile tyres most were the more rugged LT higher profile AT and MT tyres and a lot of them that looked as if they only had a few thousand kms on them. To a great extent tyre reliability depends on how you look after them and how you treat them.

Hope that this helps.

Lou...