Thread: run away! run away! another tyre question

8) i'll save you one worry
michelin xpc's are no longer available gone poof
and the last one went out of bris last thursday
bf goodrich all terrain was the next best thing and they drive well did 400 k on them yesty on road. looking forward to offroad.

A mate has 235/85r16 michelins on his Defender and I swear they are bigger than my XPCs which use the old 7.5R16 measurement. I also know they don't fit on his bonnet mount. This and my odometer/speedo reading 6% to high makes me tthink something is up here

I want to keep two Michelins as spares so I am worried about replacing them with the same size tyre if not brand.

Hi James,

235/85's will be ever so slightly different, if you want a tough tyre like the Michys have a look at Wrangler TGs in 7.50R16, not the best hi speed tyre but great in the real tough stuff.

http://www.beaurepaires.com.au/content.asp...duct_ID=1274218

Thanks for that, Seg.

They look like a great tyre. How noisy are they? While I would rather have a tyre that can get me through some rough shaley roads up north and pay the price with a bit of road noise - perhaps this going too far. I am not overly anal about road noise and high speed (it's a Defender afterall) but if they handle like a bar of soap under brakes on wet bitumen and drown out my radio that will detract from my travelling as much as changing tyres and repairing punctures.

The ATs look more like it for my driving needs but don't come in 7.5R16.

Still I'll definitly consider them they certainly look the goods for rough gravel.

Haven't been up there, but the Kimberleys, or the Gibb River Road in particular is reputedly pretty hard on tyres...

I wouldn't go the cheap end of the market if you want a reliable tyre.

I'd say switch to 235/85/16s. Available just about anywhere, and I think the highest load rating of any radial. And near as damnit the same diameter as a 7.50R16.

Regards
Max P

235/85 is the same diamater as a 750R16, but wider.

Road gripper F isn't worth the effort, and the 604V, which is similar to the BFG AT, is supposed to be a good AT tyre.

Originally posted by harry
bf goodrich all terrain was the next best thing and they drive well did 400 k on them yesty on road. looking forward to offroad.

dont the AT's have some major problems compared to the muds?

i know the at's get more miles, but they have other issues with the bead and sidewall i thought i heard?

$169 sounds like the right price.

Cheers
Simon