series 1 tyres

Thanks all for your replies, I would have thought putting tyres on a car was a relatively easy process.
But torn between keeping Lucky original, wanting something purposeful, poor variety, and availability has not been all that easy.

I understand cross bars are perhaps closest to original, but every time I see them I see Jeeps, not Land Rovers. Please, no offence to those who have them.
Many of you who run 7.5 x 16, I can appreciate the variety is far greater, and is not that far off original. I almost picked up some Goodyear High Miler Extra Grip's, but decided they were common to the Armies vehicles from what I can gather.

So right or wrong I have chosen to run with the standard 700 x 16 tyre. I feel, out of what options there are, it reflects what I think a Series is about. They are also the same as B.S.F. Nut's rig below.

They came in at $180 per tyre.

here is the link to it for your interst
Tyres 4U - 4WD/Light Commercial

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Originally Posted by gromit

I managed to source a set of 7.00 x 16 RTM's just prior to the 60th celebrations. Dunlop were getting them made in Indonesia and a batch of 100 arrived just in time for me to get a set fitted then drive to Cooma.
Last time I spoke to my tyre supplier they said that Dunlop were no longer bringing them in.

The tooling must still exist within Dunlop so it's only a case of getting a batch made somehow.
Anyone with contacts within Dunlop ?



Colin

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I suspect that may depend on the relative dollar values of scrap metal and warehouse storage!

John

Just like to add something I have found. Seasoned series driver will already know, but for those rebuilding, or want to use it as a daily driver and run a tyre that suits the vehicle and works well.

Bias (rag or nylon belt) tyres are not very economical. A forum member was saying 30K, maybe 40K was as good as his getting from the Xgrip, but they worked well. I spoke to the supplier yesterday and they were saying Bias tyres are not made for bitumen, they are a off road tyre only.

The problem is radials don't come in 6, 6.5, 7 x 16, the standard fitment. Only bias tyres, and usually bias tyres have a tread pattern that suits the vehicle.

I guess a set of Bias tyres for around $800 or $900 hundred dollars could justify the lost 10 000 kilometres one should get extra from a set of radials. And depending on what radials one buys to look right, one can pay $1200 to $1400, so maybe the extra is not worth it anyway.

it's taken me weeks to work this out:p

Once you start driving your 107, I think you'll come to appreciate that tyre life really doesn't really come into it. It will take you a lot longer than you realise to do 30k in your S1 and by the time you do the tyres might need to be replaced for other reasons rather than wear. I suggest you send a PM to Zulu Delta 534 and get the name of the tyre place at Beenleigh. You'll have a full set of new, correct, bias tyres with new tubes and fitted for around $750.00 and they'll look brilliant. I'll also bet you're happy with them. I love my tyres. (when I can actually get them to rotate under drive from the engine! :p)

Scollops, are you saying my tyres will crack and perish before I wear them out enjoying the absolute cutting edge driving experience only a series can deliver.

I put 30K klm's into the puma this year, I need to drive something else that doesn't record milage as accurately.

I actually dropped a line to Zulu and was told it was more a once of thing, just for you Scollops. I don't think others should PM him on a deal for tyres. I think you did well there mate.