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| Apynala Member Since: 17 Oct 2009 Location: Morroco Posts: 88   
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Hello,
For me, either you can fit A/T like Bridgestone or Pirelli (better on wet road than BF and quieter) or you can take steel rims and MT for mud days.  |
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5th Oct 2010 3:59pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5038  
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If you want a good AT tyre - BFG all the way, great wear, handling and ability. Mike
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5th Oct 2010 4:06pm |
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| heinrichnel Member Since: 07 Apr 2010 Location: Windhoek, Namibia Posts: 42  
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BFG all the way! Only problem I have with my ATs, they dont wear quick enough, I really want a set of MTs, but cant get them until the ATs are done!
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5th Oct 2010 6:01pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5038
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I think mine are on 60 or 70k now
Mike |
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5th Oct 2010 6:06pm |
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| heinrichnel Member Since: 07 Apr 2010 Location: Windhoek, Namibia Posts: 42
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exactly my problem! I have only done 30 000 km on mine and except for a couple of pieces of rubber missing on the side lugs, they look still brand new!
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5th Oct 2010 6:15pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6098 
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BFG MT's (the new type looks good too) or Goodyear MTR's
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5th Oct 2010 6:33pm |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2645  
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BFG AT FTW
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5th Oct 2010 6:37pm |
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| BIGFOG Member Since: 12 Sep 2010 Location: Edenbridge Posts: 537 
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Can anyone tell me what the BFG MTs are like on the road, I love the look of them, but do a lot of motorway miles, up to 30,000 a year, so am concerned about road rumble and handling. Clearly the ATs would be a more sensible choice... Any feedback would be great!
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5th Oct 2010 7:19pm |
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| Michael S Member Since: 12 Jan 2010 Location: In an Essex field Posts: 21 
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Have to say two sets of wheels and tyres are the best way to go. My Defender is both work and daily driver. I currently have standard alloys and tyres I use spring and summer and when it becomes too much for them I put on LR HD rims with XZLs I bought from Paddock spares 5 years ago for my Td5 and they are still less than half worn. The difference in fuel consumption is noticablably greater with the XZLs and the handling noticably more "drifty".
Michael |
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5th Oct 2010 7:48pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6098
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^^^ What Michael said... i run 2 sets on my 110, some 255 BFG MT's and some 235 general TR's for the dry stuff.
The MT's arn't quite as good on the road as the TR's, but not too bad (XZL's are a bit worse than the MTs but they are a more agressive tyre, and have a thinner profile than the BF's) My old company car 110 has 235/85 MT's on it. they're slightly noisier than AT's, but not as noisy as say, a firstone SAT or an old goodyear hi-miler extra grp like the Army used to used on their series 3's. |
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5th Oct 2010 8:13pm |
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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444 
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I'm running 235/85 BFG ATs and amdelighted by them. Brilliant on extended motorway milesdry and wet and brilliant off the tarmac. I personally prefer the look of XZLs but have so many miles left in the ATs that changing is not worth thinking about yet.
Quiet for such big tyres, strong, look right and good all round if finances prevent having 10 wheels knocking about! |
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5th Oct 2010 9:32pm |
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| SJM Member Since: 09 Dec 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 237
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Thanks all. Having read other threads, bits in magazines and replies here then it looks like BFG AT is probably best for me. Now to decide if I get a spare set of wheels or just swap the tyres
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6th Oct 2010 7:34am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17450 
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I've done 200k miles in my Disco2 on 265/75 x 16 BFG MTs (200k miles = two sets of tyres only) 99% of which was on the road and now wouldn't even think of using a different tyre, they are so good. They are noiser (slightly) and probably provide a little less grip on wet tarmac than a road-biased tyre, but overall they simply cannot be beaten, they are the best all-round tyre I have yet come across and have never left me wanting. I have 285/75 x 16 KL71s on the Puma at the moment (they were on it when I bought it) and these also seems to be pretty impressive. They do seem to wear quicker that the BFG MTs, and are of course unidirectional which is a minor pain. When they wear out it will probably be 285 BFG MTs for the Puma, too. |
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7th Oct 2010 12:30pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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I know everyone says BFG, but I'm running general grabber AT2's in standard LR size, 235/85 and they have been fantastic in mud, rock, soft sand, gravel, wet roads etc. They are also VERY quiet when driving on road. I switched to these from BFGs for cost reasons really. I can get AT2's for £100 each fully fitted and balanced, which is far cheaper than the BFGs, and I have seen no reduction in performance or longevity. I've done 10,000 miles on my most recent set and they are barely worn at all, despite long motorway driving in europe in very hot weather with a fully loaded vehicle, and several thousand desert miles in temperatures of 50 degrees C, mountain tracks with sharp rocks, very soft sand etc. I'd recommend them to anyone.
Also worth a look are Maxxis mudders. The tread is quite aggressive, but they are also v good on road, and cant be beaten in muddy conditions, they're outstanding for the price. A little louder than the At2's on the road, but for muddy conditions they truly are excellent. Last year at Newark our 90 was one of the only vehicles which didnt get stuck in the bomb holes (before they flattened them out) and it wasnt driver ability, it was the tyres. Kind of depends on where you do most of your driving but the only reason I didnt fit Maxxis to the puma was due to having to do a lot of m-way driving through europe |
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11th Oct 2010 10:30am |
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