Thread: 19" Maxxis AT Tyres

Agree, i'll let you know how they perform once fitted.

CP

Originally Posted by Chris007

Hi Scott
Mainly sand/gravel but towing a camper trailer so traction (rubber on the ground!) is important to me - the HT's that are currently on have served me okay, have been stuck a couple of times but have always managed to get out un-assisted.

Going a little more remote soon and want a bit more security with a good set of tyres, think ill give the Maxxis a go and live with a little more road noise.

CP

I did the GRR on the Maxxis with no punctures, tears or chips so you will be fine.

We've just completed our first real trip on the Maxxis - 2 weeks in the Flinders Ranges - a total of almost 4000 Km (from Canberra).
The D4 towed our 2T van to and from the Flinders, averaging 16 l/Km. The Maxxis are certainly noisier than the original Goodyears on tar but not intrusively so. Steering and braking were not noticeably affected.
Once there, we camped on several stations and did day trips in the D4. The tracks varied from open, dusty, high-range drives to tight, steep, rocky, low-range crawls. We could not fault the tyres on any of the surfaces. A highlight was a day-long drive 'Sky Trek' on Willow Springs Station - well worth the fees.
Widely differing information on tyre pressures led us to use 40/45 on tarmac (pulling the van) and 33/38 on the rough stuff. Seemed to work OK.
regards
David

Originally Posted by LRD414

The more remote you go the more that strength, particularly in the sidewall becomes important in addition to traction. These are the only LT spec of the 19s (as far as I know).

Cheers,
Scott

Hi Scott.

What pressures did you use on the GGR and other gravel? Were you towing? All going well I'm doing the Victoria River district (similar to GRR) and Great Central road (not towing) in June/July.

Won't be towing and have driven those roads before. Know to keep speed down though that's easier in a tdi Defender than one of these rockets.

Originally Posted by JamesH

Hi Scott.

What pressures did you use on the GGR and other gravel? Were you towing? All going well I'm doing the Victoria River district (similar to GRR) and Great Central road (not towing) in June/July.

Won't be towing and have driven those roads before. Know to keep speed down though that's easier in a tdi Defender than one of these rockets.

Hi James,

From memory I had pressures at around R36 F33 fully loaded and towing 1.2T of CT and speed at about 80kph. Which was hard because I was following a mate in his Prado who was struggling at 60kph.

Cheers
Scott.

Originally Posted by scomac

Hi James,

From memory I had pressures at around R36 F33 fully loaded and towing 1.2T of CT and speed at about 80kph. Which was hard because I was following a mate in his Prado who was struggling at 60kph.

Cheers
Scott.

Thanks, Scott. I'm glad you had a good experience with your Maxxis. I got them to handle just that kind of traveling with minimal unloading the back of my car to get at the spare. 10k in and Ive only done about 5km on gravel but with luck this will change. They certainly look the business.

cheers James

I'm still debating whether to change the existing tyres soon or not but will probably leave them on until I plan a decent off road trip. I like Maxxis as I had them on a Prado (17 inchers though) about 5 years ago and they performed well. Much more supple in the side wall than BFGs and you could really feel the difference in ride.
The 19s look to me like they could do with a extra line of tread around them but if they perform well as they are I'll certainly be looking at them later.
I'm following this thread with interest.
AlanH.

As this Maxxis thread has developed into a defacto R19 site, I make this post. After much investigating I ruled out the Maxxis in favour of the new General Grabber AT3 that now replaces their previous AT. I have been waiting for 3 months for the release and hassling various tyre retailers in Perth for availability and finally Richards Tyre Power fitted them yesterday. They have replaced my Pirelli Scorpions ATR after 36k towing a Kimberley Karavan and rears did not stand the abuse very well. From the international reviews I hope the new AT3 may be the sweet spot, for me, between the "soft" Scorpion and the "noisy" Maxxis. I am leaving for the GRR next week so should be able to report in June how they go. The AT3s were quiet and comfortable on metro roads on way home, similar to my old ATRs.