Thanks Zeros. I ended up buying the Maxxis Bravo AT 980 for just under $300 each fitted and balanced. I’ll see how they go.
Tony
I've had Kumho Road Venture AT 51's in 235/85R16 on my Defender for approx 10,000km. They're excellent on gravel and rocky tracks. No punctures yet, but the 85 sidewalls are tall. Not sure how good the sidewalls would be if only 55's? On road they've become a little noisy, but pretty good for their slightly more aggressive AT tread pattern.
Thanks Zeros. I ended up buying the Maxxis Bravo AT 980 for just under $300 each fitted and balanced. I’ll see how they go.
Tony
One of my new 275/55R20 AT+ recently picked-up a u-shaped sharp fragment of metal, with 1 end barely marking the tread block but the other end punching through the very top of the sidewall thus destroying the tyre. I've probably been driving over this fragment for the last month because it was on the roadway as I enter my gate but this time it was picked-up and driven into the tyre. I'm reminded of a similar stake in a 16" LT BFG AT in the same area of the tyre with the same results so can't particularly blame the tyre.
MY12 RRV 4.4 TDV8 AB, +LLAMS, +e-diff, +ACC stop/go. Produce LLAMS for LR/RR, Jeep GC/Dodge Ram
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This stuff does your head in... I looked at an SE in the dealers with 19" rims. Tyre placard said 235/65R19 tyres. It has 255/60R19 tyres on it.
I am thinking of going with 20" rims and 275/55R20 tyres as the possibilities in 255/55/20 are very limited. My driving, when being realistic, will be 70% to 80% dirt/sand/rocky and the rest bitumen around town and getting to the dirt/sand/rocky stuff. It will be a V6.
the 255/55R20 tyres are 31" - 787mm - and the 275/55R20 tyres are 2.9% bigger at 31.9" - 810mm.
In 255/55R20 all I could find was:
Grabber AT3 110H XL
Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac 110H XL
In 275/55R20 I found many more options:
BFG KO2 115/112S
Nitto Ridge Grappler LT 120Q
Pirelli Scorpion AT+ 113T
Nitto Terra Grappler 117T
Dick Cepek Trail Country 117T
Falken Wildpeak AT3W 117T
Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac 113S
Cooper AT3LT 120S
Cooper Zeon XL 117S
The two Nittos and the Falken seem good options, and the Ridge Grappler has the bonus of being LT275/55R20 and 120Q. I can get the Ridge Grapplers and Wildpeaks for $375 a corner and the Terra Grapplers for $340.
Ahhhh.... Decisions! Any thoughts, anyone? Experience? I tow around 2 tonnes and would really like to avoid punctures, but my days of hero tracks are behind me...
Cheers
Numb Thumbs
How much tyre noise can you tolerate? I found the KO2s became far too noisy on my L322 and now the AT+ very minimal noise and certainly no whining or resonance. My AT+ have recently endured an outback SA trip and although I managed to destroy one on a large embedded piece of limestone on the Nullabor which also damaged the rim, I consider the AT+ more than adequately robust for rough but fast outback roads/tracks.
MY12 RRV 4.4 TDV8 AB, +LLAMS, +e-diff, +ACC stop/go. Produce LLAMS for LR/RR, Jeep GC/Dodge Ram
VK2HFG and APRS W1 digi
Geedublya
How do you like the Falkens? I have heard that they get a bit loud so it would be good to hear from someone who uses them.
Cheers
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Last edited by Numb Thumbs; 22nd October 2019 at 07:48 AM. Reason: Typo...
I only have 5K km on mine but I'm very happy with all aspects. Noise is a tiny hum that my wife hasn't noticed.
Fuji white RRS L494 AB
Geedublya
Thanks for that. I wonder how long before she does notice? Just keep the music going...
Love the name, by the way!
Cheers
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So did you pull the trigger on the D5, NT? Are you trading the GC in?
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