Thread: D697 Tyre Damage on Road to Birdsville

Our trip is only 11,000 km so not as big a test as yours. We have 5 weeks to do it in.


The BFG K0's on the KK have also been replaced with K02's but size is 285x75R16. The K0's were very badly chipped and pretty worn out but I destroyed one when a wheel came off last year so I have the best K0 as a spare.


I hope the K02's don't chip as badly as the K0's or I will not be happy at $580 per tyre in Perth. The D697's are nowhere near that expensive and didn't chip much at all. They just tend to get cut on the worst of the sharp rocks.

I picked up the K02's today and so far so good. I was pleasantly surprised at the low noise, just a slight hum. A fair bit quieter than the D697's with worn edges and scalloping and similar to what they were when new. The car looks a bit strange at the moment though. They are very chunky looking and actually look narrower than the D697's at first glance. I need to get them a bit dirty because they are too black.

Originally Posted by BobD

I picked up the K02's today and so far so good. I was pleasantly surprised at the low noise, just a slight hum. A fair bit quieter than the D697's with worn edges and scalloping and similar to what they were when new. The car looks a bit strange at the moment though. They are very chunky looking and actually look narrower than the D697's at first glance. I need to get them a bit dirty because they are too black.

What size in KO2 did you get?

LT285 x 60R18. They seem to have plenty of stock of both the 285's and 265's at the moment.

A pic would be good.
Andrew

Yeah, I was just thinking that. The car looks a bit strange with the fairly low profile and the muddy like side biters dominating the tyre. The side biters are very chunky with the tread just the normal looking BFG tread.


I'll try to post a picture in the next couple of days before the tyres get too dirty.

This is 275/55R20 on my RRV, which until a few days ago I thought were far too noisy but now believe the noise is a failing right front wheel bearing.

Hi Graeme, how do they go in sand compared with the 19 inch rims 255/55/19 these 275/55/20 are 7.8% larger sidewall..... The 18 inch rims allow for 265/65/18 which are 22.8% sidewall difference and obviously improve soft sand performance....