Thread: LT tyre for 18" rims

I have these fitted but have only done about 3,000km on them. I reckon they are quieter than the 19" GG/AT and definitely provide a better feel/ride but this is probably more to do with going from 19" with little rubber between the rim and road to more rubber/air. I have done one 4wd trip and they performed faultlessly. I did have 18" GG/AT2 and 17" Mickey Thompson ATZ 5 rib on my previous D3 and would rate the Bridgestone substantially higher than both these tyres. (The MT ATZ chipped very badly on gravel roads in Central Aus). If I had to make the choice again it would be a no brainer.
Cheers

Had mine on since mid November (and got them cheaper again - $340.00 each F&..

Extremely happy... Rolling through 10,000km on them now and they are great.

Even handle reasonably well in our mud we have here on site.


Although I'm not so happy that my vehicle is covered in 72,000DTS Mud at the moment

Thanks Tombie.
Nice one. Wow, where did you get that price?
Do they feel solid on wet black-top? (assuming you've seen proper rain since mid November. We sure haven't!).
What about road noise?

This link gives a favorable review for the Bridgestone D697LT, when run on inferior vehicles. Encouraging comments re on-road and off road.


New Bridgestone D697LT and video

Originally Posted by dunnymel

Thanks Tombie.
Nice one. Wow, where did you get that price?
Do they feel solid on wet black-top? (assuming you've seen proper rain since mid November. We sure haven't!).
What about road noise?

Whyalla was the source!

Very solid on the Black top, and off...

Did 600km in the Rain on the way up here last week (rained all but 3km of the trip) and they are sure-footed and responsive.

Hi All,

1st post on this site so pls take it easy!!

I'm also relatively new to the 4X4 caper & have had my D4 2.7 for only 10 months but need to replace the tyres???

I think the stock tyres were Pirelli zero's (255/60 R18) but could be wrong?

Anyway, I need to replace them soon & would like to know people's thoughts on a good tyre for city/highway for 90% of the time + dirt road & sand (Yorke Peninsula in SA). It's not to say that I'll never encounter mud but it would account for 1-2% of my driving.

I've been reading about the DT697LT's but I'm not sure I need such an "off road" tyre?

Any suggestions, help would be appreciated

Cheers
Matt

After spending a day with a group of D4's off-road, it was interesting to compare the performance of the Bridgestone D697. Grip when rock-climbing on slippery surfaces was impressive - virtually no wheel spin where others did. Not as good as the Mickey Thompson STZ in sand, tended to dig more and needed lower pressures (~ 2psi).

Cheers,

Gordon

Yes that sounds correct Gordon.

The STZ is a P construction and lengthens tread at higher pressure than the LT D697.