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Swollock

Member Since: 16 Mar 2013
Location: Wellingborough Northants
Posts: 262

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

BigWheels wrote:
KM2s 255/85. Upsize! Extra ground clearance on a taller tyre (Toyo Open Country also do 255 85s).& no suspension lift needed.

My on-car spare is KM2 & I've got another tyre stored (Camskill is cheapest online)....

The 255/85 gets my vote too. 2008 Defender 110 XS CSW
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6th Jul 2013 4:52am

Lambley

Member Since: 20 Apr 2013
Location: Mid Devon
Posts: 1435

ken wrote:
GoodYear DuraTrac

+1 Great tyres

6th Jul 2013 5:22am

lambert.the.farmer

Member Since: 11 Apr 2012
Location: harrogate
Posts: 2006

Another vote for xcl's i love mine especially for sledging in the snow.

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6th Jul 2013 6:09am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

I visited the Royal Logistic Corps open day today and whilst looking at a WIMK Land Rover I noticed that its' Blindo wheels were shod with SST's. It looked very chunky? Darren

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6th Jul 2013 5:12pm

smb

Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 1232

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

Re: Which tyres?

Lewisgregory8 wrote:
It's got to the point where I need new tyres. I'm stuck between cooper discovers stt's or bfg km2's

What would you guys say?

Both are IMO the best in their class. I have STT's on my Disco and KM2's on the Def.

The STT's appear better off road, but have a tendency to make the vehicle 'wander' on road. The KM2's feel better on road and are known for very high mileage. From my observations, the tread is chunkier on the STT's with a more vertical wall to the tread and also less area of rubber per sq. inch which probably accounts for the wandering.

I don't do the mileage in the Disco to work out what the wear is like, but I have found two of the five tyres with splits around where the band of tread joins the tyre. They're only 10mths old and have done no more than 2000miles which is not a good sign!

I would have loved to have said the STT's are better as their grip off road and on grass is exceptional, but quality is

7th Jul 2013 12:52pm

BigWheels

Member Since: 21 Mar 2010
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1405

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

Maybe just a one-off bad tyre. If Cooper made them in 255/85 I would have gone for those instead of STs. Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender

7th Jul 2013 1:03pm

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