Thread: Now which new tyres to get...

Originally Posted by John_D4

Are they noisy? I’m running 980’s atm and mostly drive with the windows up so I don’t notice the noise.

I have not noticed them but I do have a kaymar rear wheel carrier and a roof rack which makes more noise, so I didn’t notice them on my first trip out.

Originally Posted by Tombie

I should add, I’ve run multitudes of rubber on work LVs.
Switched back to Duratrac on the current LV after having punctures every day.

Only had one in 60,000km on Duratrac

Very popular on the cattle stations north of you Mike.

Originally Posted by Tommy Armstrong

Hankook dynapros gave me 80,000km with 5000km tread remaining. Tried Pirelli scorpions and got 25000km and down to carcass.

Pirelli don't offer km warranty. My tyre place pulled the pirelli contract and put another set of hankooks on.

My fuel efficiency picked up again. I tow 3.5 tonne a lot and do a lot of gravel roads. I live on a farm and drive a bit of snow and mud as well. Just my 2 cents. Mine are on 18 inch rims.

At 5000kms worth of tread remaining I find I start picking up screws etc on the road and get flats.

Hi Tommy,

Can I ask were the Scorpions the older design ATR or the relatively new AT Plus? I've had the AT Plus on my car for a while but they really haven't clocked many miles ... need to find the paperwork. Obviously concerned if they aren't going to last.

Cheers,

Kev.

Originally Posted by Odysseyman

I’ve put this question before on other threads but had little response. What pressures were you running and what speed were you travelling at when you damaged the tyre. I believe this is VERY relevant and needs to be considered before blaming the tyres.
I have run Cooper ST Maxx and Cooper AT3 on my old Ford Ranger and never a problem. Now I run Maxxis AT980 on my 19” rims and same story. In my view it’s all about pressure and speed in most cases.

David

I've had the same happen with the Goodyear tyres the D4 came with. After 40,000 klms they became very puncture prone with stones going straight between the tread block at normal pressure on graded roads. The unfortunate thing about air suspension is the fact that it can mask the fact that you are getting a flat tyre, and the wheel cuts straight through the sidewall once the pressure gets too low.

I was concerned that the ~40 PSI is too hi for gravel but I haven't had it happen with the Scorpion ATRs and AT Plus that I have run on my 19s and ... wait for it ... the LTZs I have run for ages on my 18" Compomotives.

Originally Posted by Celtoid

Hi Tommy,

Can I ask were the Scorpions the older design ATR or the relatively new AT Plus? I've had the AT Plus on my car for a while but they really haven't clocked many miles ... need to find the paperwork. Obviously concerned if they aren't going to last.
Cheers,
Kev.

Pirelli Scorpian AT Plus tyres are crap! Looks like I will only get about 80,000 km out of the set on my D4!

Hi Kev.

They were the new at plus.

To say I was disappointed wouldn't cover it. I was gutted that I had to pay for another set of tyres and I paid for 6 pirellis as I have 2 spares and used them all.

6 tyres of any good brand aren't cheap.

Good luck with yours. Fingers crossed they last longer. Oh and I was using anywhere between 1 litre and 2 litres more per 100km with the pirellis than the hancooks. I'm now saving on fuel again.

Just an FYI while looking on the net, there are specials on the Moab and Tuffant alloys which is starting to make the switch over to 18” tyres more financially appealing.

We have about 2 months to go on the current set of tyres and I am now seriously thinking about switching rims but will maybe have to make a price compromise of non LT tyres fitted if going down the 18” rim path but still fitting something with a load rating of around 114.

Cheers
Jonathan

I've just purchased 6 of the Tuffant alloys in Black, the price was reasonable with the sale that is going on.

Delivery from Brisbane to Sydney was very quick and Natassia who I communicated with was very helpful.

Now the tyre choice, I think I have settled on the Radar RT+ in LT265/65 R18