Thread: 235/85R16 vs. 265/75R16 vs. 255/85R16

The Kumho 834MT's are available in 235/85R16 for (quoted price) of $210 fitted and balanced. (As compared with the no doubt better but heaps expensiver Cooper STT in the same size at $272). Unfortunately KUMHO don't import the 265/75 size that they DO manufacture and sell in other markets.

A Cooper STT 265/75R16 comes in at $318 8O
Lovely - but expensive when a set of 5 would set me back $1590 which Mrs Vlad will NOT go for.

And the advice I see around the place (and here as well) is that if gping for the Mud tread pattern the wider tyre is the better choice.

Damn Kumho !


ANyone have the Cepek/

Originally posted by tombraider
Go Goodyear or Mickey Thompson/d**k Cepek. Now there is a strong tyre! And the FC-II is awesome, even in slop for an agressive AT.

My next set for the spare rims will be the new MTZ due Feb 06. (avail now but in Feb they will have Oz sizes)

Cheers
Mike

I can't find a website for this other than thsi ad:
http://www.4wdworld.com.au/products/mickeyt/
ANyone konw where I can see feedback about this tyre - prices / onroad and offorad manners / dealers ??

This is their main webpage
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/

as for prices, no idea, but a couple of places in my area sell them.

I think this page has a review on them, and may even sell them.
http://www.offroader.com.au/

http://www.dickcepek.com/

The FC-II quote is $279 fitted and balanced.

Looks like a good pattern somewhere between an all terrain and mud terrain - probably would be the sort of thing that would suit adaily driver well.

Mike (tombraider) - you have used these tyres have you ? If I was looking at the 265/75R16 have you any idea what life I might expect out of them ?

Originally posted by VladTepes
http://www.dickcepek.com/

The FC-II quote is $279 fitted and balanced.

Looks like a good pattern somewhere between an all terrain and mud terrain - probably would be the sort of thing that would suit adaily driver well.

Mike (tombraider) - you have used these tyres have you ? If I was looking at the 265/75R16 have you any idea what life I might expect out of them ?

Hi Mike,

Welcome back to the real world

Chris S (trip co-ord) from the LROC has them on his fender tray so you should ask him how he's finding them they looked pretty new and I think they were the 265/75 size. They seemed to work ok at Clear Mountain. :wink:

I thought I recognised the tread pattern but wasn't sure they were the same brand.

Yeah he is pretty happy with his tyres.

Originally posted by VladTepes
Looks like a good pattern somewhere between an all terrain and mud terrain - probably would be the sort of thing that would suit adaily driver well.

Mike (tombraider) - you have used these tyres have you ? If I was looking at the 265/75R16 have you any idea what life I might expect out of them ?

Sorry, been a little absent of late.

FC-IIs, Awesome.....

I have had BFG, Coopers, Michelin, Grabbers, MTRs, Duelers, Kuhmos etc on my 4wdrives. The old BFG Muds were nice, but not that great.

Then I went to Claws... Awesome tyre, noisy but not bad on road, good in wet roads too (serious) but offroad, whilst they clambered up stuff really really well fast gravel was, um, err, interesting...

Example, banked curve, FCII on cruiser = no drift
Claws on Defender = Drifted across corner, hit embankment, bounced back onto track at 70km/h.... Not so nice :?

Changed to FC-IIs following day Its nice to have mate who is a tyre dealer

Same track, same conditions 1 month later, same corner, 100km/h no worries :wink:

To give you some insight, the tyres on mine (I never wear them out - just trade in every 6-12 months!) have done 20,000kms and have lost 2mm of tread from new.

This includes Rocky track (Toolangi) and hours upon hours in the rock outside Whyalla. Plus a 900km round trip to Adelaide each week-end.

The Only damage they have is from a bolt in my flare extension coming lose the last Sunday and its cut the edge of about 4 lugs after a bug crossaxle at Point Gibon.

The pattern is very self cleaning and in mud surprisingly good.. Better than the MTR.

I've never lacked for traction against BFG MT equipped vehicles. in fact exceeded their capabilities on many occasions.... Including Toolangi where I was driving on FC-IIs vs the others (all rovers) on Centipedes.
I never had an issue there either... This is with 305-70-16s on 16x8 wheels (+26mm offset)

And to elaborate, "Lara" (Defenders name) runs open diffs, all the others had at least a rear locker on board.

The other vehicle is my 99 TD5 Disco which has 265/75/16 FCIIs.
The 265 has the highest load rating and strongest sidewall in its class.
It too plays out here regularly (although is more a tourer by spec).

It has done 30,000km on them with little to know wear although and edge copped a bit from some hard rock october LWE, and they're still better than the BFGs they replaced.

With care I'd expect to see 70,000km on the disco at least and 50-60,000 on the defender.

Adelaide members, email me (or PM me) for the best prices in SA through my mate.

Cheers
Mike
2001 Tombraider Edition Defender with lots of good stuff
1999 TD5 Discovery (Grey of course) with lots of other good stuff!

Wish I had a mate who was a tyre dealer. :!: