Hankook Dynapro ATM

Just about to buy a set of 265/60/18's migrating from oem Goodyear Wrangler 255/55/19's. A consideration for me is comfort for swmbo as she has a number of health issues. How would the Dynapro's compare to the Bridgestone Dueller A/T697's (my other possible choice) from a comfort perspective? I understand that an A/T tyre may not be as comfortable as the oem ones but want a more robust tyre and hope that the extra size will offset any degradation due to the more aggressive tread pattern etc..

Martin

There are several discussion threads on the D697 and other AT tyres so a quick search will get you the feedback you are looking for. As a user of Bridgestone tyres for over 20 years and having only recently changed to the KO2's I am a fan of the Bridgestone for duty cycles where little arduous off bitumen and/or off roading is done.

We did >70,000km on our last set of 607's with the majority of that towing an Ultimate or AOR Q+ camper with >22,000km of that in the Kimberley and outback WA. No experience with the other tyre

Rob

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Originally Posted by letherm

Just about to buy a set of 265/60/18's migrating from oem Goodyear Wrangler 255/55/19's. A consideration for me is comfort for swmbo as she has a number of health issues. How would the Dynapro's compare to the Bridgestone Dueller A/T697's (my other possible choice) from a comfort perspective? I understand that an A/T tyre may not be as comfortable as the oem ones but want a more robust tyre and hope that the extra size will offset any degradation due to the more aggressive tread pattern etc..

Martin

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I moved from 255/55R19 Hankooks to LT265/65R18 KO2s and the comfort level was a major concern too due to my wife's back issues. The KO2s are SO much better than the Hankooks in every way, with only minimal road noise increase.

I just recently swapped from Continental Cross Contact AT 255/60R18 to (Bridgestone) BFG LT265/60R18 KO2. I run pressures around 40 psi front, 42 psi back. I have had the KO2 for only a couple of 100 km, but if anything they feel slightly softer than the Continentals. The Continentals had done 60k, so only 3 mm tread left.

If the KO2 are actually a bit softer (ie, not just my imagination), I guess it might be the very slight sidewall increase or just the extra tread (for now). But what I can say if no issues for me at least — and that is at a firmish tyre pressure.

If you mean the BFG KO2 265/60/18 I found them to be soft to start with as well but they harden up and then you get a firmer ride. That took a few thousand km to happen for me. I have settled on 36 front and 43 rear.

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Originally Posted by Mike57

If you mean the BFG KO2 265/60/18 I found them to be soft to start with as well but they harden up and then you get a firmer ride. That took a few thousand km to happen for me. I have settled on 36 front and 43 rear.

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Thanks! Meant the BFGs — had Bridgestone on my mind from the other posts. Have edited my initial post.

We run our KO2s at placard for two people with no problems. They are definitely noisier than the 6697 but that comes from a more open tread design as well as the higher LR to start with. We get some light rubbing in the front guards on full lock but the spare fits underneath without any need to deflate it. If you don't do a lot of off bitumen work I would go with something like the 697 which remain an excellent tyre

Rob

I spoke to swmbo and she would "prefer" a comfortable tyre but left it to me. I came across Michelin LTX Force while I was looking around. Does anyone know about them? They have what they call a layer of cushion guard to minimize vibration and shocks and this piqued my interest when looking for a more comfortable A/T tyre. The reviews I read seem to suggest that they are long wearing and handle very well.

Martin

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Originally Posted by LGM

Fitted new Hankook Dynapro ATM's on Tuesday. The old Hankook's had achieved 78,172km since they were purchased in April 2015. I am really happy as that is the best run I have had from any brand of tyre....ever![biggrin]

Hope its another 2 years before I need tyres again......touch wood!

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Well its getting close to that time again.....in May of 2017 I fitted my second set of Hankook Dynapro ATM's after an exceptional (for me) run of almost 78,000km from the first set. Now we are almost 2 years on and so far I have done a further 56,797km on this second set of Dynapro's.

My readings of remaining tyre tread depth today were as follows:
RF 6mm
LF 5mm
RR 6mm
LR 6mm
Just for notation I measured each tyre at three points across the face and am reporting the least depth remaining.

These tyres have been really good thus far and have taken us across the continent towing a 3.2t caravan. The only issue I have had was a repairable puncture after running over a bit of angled tin plate left in the middle of the highway, on a bend of all places.

Based on the wear to date I reckon I will get another 10,000km on these Hankook tyres before I replace them. So let the search begin. I will look at the other contenders.....mind you they will need to be good to convince me to change away from the Dynapro ATM's.

Oh and just to mention it my D4 has now covered 260,557km and I don't see me changing it out anytime soon!

Glad to hear as I'm very happy so far with our Hankooks ATs, although they haven't done many kms yet. Hoping to change that soon.