Tyres for Disco 5

After a longwait received my Tuffant wheels a couple of weeks ago. I choose to fit tyresclose to standard, 265/65x18 LT Cooper AT3 I had 265/60x18 AT3s on my D3 and Iwas happy with them. Tyre sensors swapped over no problems and no problemsbalancing up wheels.
The Steeringis slightly heavier but this is not really a problem as the steering was a bitlight anyhow and it’s not as precise as 20” wheels. The ride on the other handis better over things like joints in cement roads. There hasn’t been anoticeable increase in road noise and performance doesn’t appear to be affected,yet to determine any change in fuel consumption.
The other day went for a quick trip up to Mt Coreeunfortunately it wasn’t as challenging as I remember in the 90’s but did give abit of an idea how it would go off road. On corrugated gravel roads the ride isbetter even at road pressures and even better with reduced pressures. I droppedthe pressure to 25 psi and looks like there is plenty leeway to reducepressures further unlike lower profile tyres. It has reduced the feeling ofsuspension topping out that I got with the 20” wheels as well.
My onlyissue I have is the clearance between the rim and brake calipers whether theremight be problems in coarse river sand or mud, time will tell.
Now I havetyres that I can confidently to take off road and outback with better comfort and4x4 ability probably not as good in the bends (still better than any 4x4 I haveowned) but I have my motorbikes for that.

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Originally Posted by andhad

Hey Rob,

The German police cradles are unlikely to be from WildBear as the fair lead is mounted lower than theirs, it is closer to the Matzker and Lucky8 exit point. You would think they have gone with a German supplier if available.

Andrew

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Would be from JLR factory imo

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Originally Posted by RobA

Do we know any more about the hidden winch cradle make/supplier?

Rob

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Try Lucky8 aswell.

Been back and forth with many sleepless nights on tyres and think I am just going to follow what JLR suggest (shocking I know) and put a set of 255/55/r20 wrangler duratracs on. Can’t be all that bad. 90% city driving but I definitely have some trips planned incl Vic High Country and don’t want to have two sets of tyres and rims. I’m sure they will perform well off road and also be able to rely on them for the suburban school run 🧐

Any one think this is a bad idea?? The stick tyres which have 16k on them still have life so will run them down but they did get chipped to buggery on the Land Rover experience day which was disappointing.

IMO the Pirelli AT+is a better all-round tyre and with more side-wall height in 275/55R20 but if wanting to stay OE diameter then the AT+ isn't an option.

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Originally Posted by Graeme

IMO the Pirelli AT+is a better all-round tyre and with more side-wall height in 275/55R20 but if wanting to stay OE diameter then the AT+ isn't an option.

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I did look at those and they look great - probably better for the 90% in road too. Increasing sidewall was high on the agenda initially but then I realised it’s only a 10mm increase (I think??) and honestly I don’t see how it can make that much difference when you’re on the trail (I’m now ducking waiting for incoming fire). Yes it’s better but I don’t think on that size Tyre it’s going to be a clear difference between high performance and low performance - even big tyres with extra tough sidewalks can get a puncture. If you hit the wrong rock etc.. but I am far from an expert on this topic. Just my thinking and trying to keep it simple.

Has anyone had a bad experience with Wrangler Duratracs? Reviews for what they’re worth, seem mostly filled with praise.

I have a set of part-worn LT245/70R17 Duratrac in my shed that I had for a D4 as a 2nd set as they were too noisy for me for general use although quite happy with them on trips where there was a reason for the better traction. However in that size the voids are wider and deeper than those on 255/55R19 (which I expect to be very similar to 255/55R20) so I'm not surprised at the lack of noise reports from people with the 19" version. I'm not a fan of oversize tyres but want as much sidewall as I can get as I drive a rocky stretch daily with the gravel quite large and sharp and 255/55R19 Duratracs have been torn to shreds by some people who may or may not have driven with regard to them being passenger rated. My AT+ are LI 113 whereas IIRC the 255/55R20 Duratrac are only LI 110.

Hmmm, definitely something to think consider now. Nothing like real world experience. Thanks for the input.

Anyone know anything about the Kumho Road Venture AT 51 255 55 r19?
Tony

So just an update - Goodyear have only 3 tyres in 255/55/R20 Duratracs in stock and no idea on when next lot due in but minimum of 8 weeks. Same goes for AT3 Grabbers.

So I’m going to go with Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain plus 275/55 or Cooper AT3XLT 275/55 which also looks like a bloody good tire. Comments based on experience welcome ;)