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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7905   
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Great looking truck!!
How do the new KO2's compare? |
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4th Feb 2016 5:31pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Sweet...
For new tyres there are a lot of weights on those wheels... |
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4th Feb 2016 8:41pm |
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| p_jeeeee Member Since: 08 Jan 2012 Location: Flanders Posts: 75  
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so much better!
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7th Feb 2016 11:27am |
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| Thon Member Since: 22 Nov 2015 Location: Salisbury Plain Posts: 696
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That's exactly the set-up i'm going to use. Currently gathering Wolf wheels of the correct type.
I used to have the previous BFG AT tyres which were great and hard wearing. Glad to hear that these are even better! I'm also interested as to why you chose the standard 235/85 size when so many go up to 255 and 275 width. Personally I am going to use 235/85 because I don't believe that wider is necessarily better. |
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7th Feb 2016 1:05pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
Cosmetically your vehicle would look a 100% better if you painted those silver balance weights on your wheels black to match the wheel rims? Those silver weights just draw the viewers eye vfor the 'wrong' reasons.
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7th Feb 2016 5:16pm |
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| kjmeijer Member Since: 09 Apr 2012 Location: Netherlands Posts: 84  
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Thanks for the response!
After a few days driving with the new tires there is not much difference compared to the old AT's. Sometimes it looks the ride is a bit softer but I am not sure. There was a lot of rain over here (not at much as in the UK) and I drove in deep mud a lot: traction is perfect. I have been thinking about wider tires but this size has done the job for years without any problems and for fuel consumption & noise I think these are best. They also add a "traditional look" to the Defender. Painting the silver balance weights is the next thing to do!  2021 Defender 110 D300 HSE |
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8th Feb 2016 9:22am |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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The next thing to do is take the truck back to the tyre depot and rebalance the Front Drivers side the balance position is just plain lazy
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8th Feb 2016 1:53pm |
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| kjmeijer Member Since: 09 Apr 2012 Location: Netherlands Posts: 84
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I am sorry but I do not know what you mean with "he balance position is just plain lazy." Could you explain? 2021 Defender 110 D300 HSE
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8th Feb 2016 2:52pm |
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| Phil VM2.5 Member Since: 28 Mar 2012 Location: Limelette Posts: 196 
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Hi,
could be that if he had turn the wheel 180°, there was a lot of less wheight Regards Phil current : defender 110 sw 2.2 puma 2012 and 230.000km today and again my Range Rover VM2.5 engine from 1992 and 528.000km today. One ten 1988 to 1992 1987 BMW GS80 One Ten from 1984 to 1987 One Ten from 1983 to 1984 Serie 3 109 from 1980 to 1983 from 1974 Jeep CJ3B and CJ6 |
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8th Feb 2016 3:22pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Yes that and the fact the tyre appears to be balanced in two separate fields (looks like 2 x 30g/35g then a 10g further round) its a bugbear of mine
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8th Feb 2016 4:36pm |
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