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What tyres?

Kumho KL71

[0]

BFG MT KM2

62%

[5]

Cooper STT

37%

[3]

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Lorryman100

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 2686

Help with choice of tyres!

Decided to replace GG Tr's on my puma, and after going through all the previous posts have narrowed it down to 2 manufacturers. Suprisingly enough they are BFG and kumho. I contacted my local tyre supplier, Cooper bros in newmains and he has given me what I think are good prices for the following.
Price supplied and fitted in 265/75x16 size.

BFG MT KM2 £127.50
Kumho KL71 £107.50

Then he thew in the Hankook Dynapro MT RT03 at £90.00, a tyre I dont know much about?

Now if I go BFG I will get 5 tyres , the kumho KL71 probabley only 4 and keep the spare as a GG TR ( thanks to K9F on another post). Now I will probabley be wrong here but looking at the tread pattern on the Kumho the spare (kumho) will be ok for one side of the landy but be pointing the other way on the other side and I'm not to sure how safe that would be?
Now going with whats been said already on the forum the BFG's should win hands down but I do like the aggressiveness of the Kumho's. Then there is the cooper stt (a tyre I cant source up here locally) which keeps nagging away at me when I think I have decided. Now what I am asking for is advice on which of the above I should go for, for mud plugging and fun in the snow?

26th Oct 2010 7:16pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

Just to confuse you even more, dont discount maxxis bighorns, they're excellent.

26th Oct 2010 8:40pm

Lorryman100

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 2686

Did have a look at the mt 762 bighorn but couldnt source a local supplier.

26th Oct 2010 8:51pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 8006

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

BFG everytime. will last longer for starters. Cheers

James
110 2012 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
90 M57 1988 Hardtop

26th Oct 2010 9:00pm

Lorryman100

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 2686

Thanks for the help. Just ordered 5 x BFG MT KM tyres to be fitted Monday!

28th Oct 2010 3:53pm

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