Thread: Another dumb question re tyre sizes

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Thanks for the feedback

Tyrepower sell them
Ask for 980 Bravo
Cost was $355 but I did not have time to hunt around.
Because I bought 5 I got $100 back via a credit card they will send me


Richard

I really don't want to dump the original tyres in top condition and with only 30K on them but we'll be travelling the Gibb RR and Duncan soonish so want something that will take hundreds of kays of sometimes rough dirt.
Pretty much settled on General Grabbers AT3s at around 350 a tyre.....ouch!
Plus I suppose I'll have to pay the tyre bloke 6 bucks each to dump the originals.....
Maybe I'll store them at my daughters (haven't told her yet....) and try to sell them for a few bucks to someone who wants to sell his vehicle with some decent tread on.
AlanH.

Originally Posted by ATH

I really don't want to dump the original tyres in top condition and with only 30K on them but we'll be travelling the Gibb RR and Duncan soonish so want something that will take hundreds of kays of sometimes rough dirt.
Pretty much settled on General Grabbers AT3s at around 350 a tyre.....ouch!
Plus I suppose I'll have to pay the tyre bloke 6 bucks each to dump the originals.....
Maybe I'll store them at my daughters (haven't told her yet....) and try to sell them for a few bucks to someone who wants to sell his vehicle with some decent tread on.
AlanH.

My originals were rubbish at 30km so had no concerns dumping for the hankooks
No one wants the originals

On a previous car I did as you are thinking of doing. I kept them in the garage for. Few years, moving them around and basically they were in the way. Finally go so ****ed off I dumped them.

The hankooks I just dumped still had life but I would probably have had to change them after current trip so thought why not before and have good tyres for the trip, I had to get a new one any way as a second spare.


Good luck with your choice, not easy

Richard

I had the same issue, big trip half worn 19 inch Cooper LTZ and no confidence in them making the distance so rather than bin "good " tyres I spent a bit more and got the Tuffant wheels and BFG KO2 for the outback touring and will swop over after the trip.
It is a pain swopping wheels all the time but IMO that is better than compromise when it come to what you use plus when the coopers need replacing I can get a good road tyre so I really do have the best of both worlds

I live in a rural area so getting rid of tyres that are still legal with a bit of life still in them isn't a problem as they are always welcome for use on farm vehicles.
I have gotten 60,000 hard K's out of my Yokohama Geolanders that cost me under $300 each 3 years ago.
Even though they look to have another 20,000K's left on them I have no regrets in "Pensioning" them off as farm tyres and fitting new ones for my trip because I recon I have already got my moneys worth out of them.
IF I do happen to blow a couple of the old tyres in a remote area I will have to pay at least the equivalent of a full set of tyres to replace them and that's IF I can get them, There is also the possibility of damaging the truck due to a blowout using the old tyres to consider as well.
For me personally replacing tyres that are less than 60% and fitting a new set of rubber for a long extended trip is a No Brainer

Originally Posted by trout1105

I live in a rural area so getting rid of tyres that are still legal with a bit of life still in them isn't a problem as they are always welcome for use on farm vehicles.
I have gotten 60,000 hard K's out of my Yokohama Geolanders that cost me under $300 each 3 years ago.
Even though they look to have another 20,000K's left on them I have no regrets in "Pensioning" them off as farm tyres and fitting new ones for my trip because I recon I have already got my moneys worth out of them.
IF I do happen to blow a couple of the old tyres in a remote area I will have to pay at least the equivalent of a full set of tyres to replace them and that's IF I can get them, There is also the possibility of damaging the truck due to a blowout using the old tyres to consider as well.
For me personally replacing tyres that are less than 60% and fitting a new set of rubber for a long extended trip is a No Brainer

Makes me feel better 😁

Originally Posted by discomatt69

I had the same issue, big trip half worn 19 inch Cooper LTZ and no confidence in them making the distance so rather than bin "good " tyres I spent a bit more and got the Tuffant wheels and BFG KO2 for the outback touring and will swop over after the trip.
It is a pain swopping wheels all the time but IMO that is better than compromise when it come to what you use plus when the coopers need replacing I can get a good road tyre so I really do have the best of both worlds

I like the idea but storing them is a problem for me

Originally Posted by wbowner

I like the idea but storing them is a problem for me

It was a problem for me too until I got rid of the 2 spare sets for the D1

3 full sets for the D1 and 2 lots of 6 for the D4 were just tooooo many...