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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753  
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Which one, factory option is mild off-road Goodyear Wrangler Adventurer A/T but there is also another dealer fit option if you look at the drop down/ info box on the configurator and that is the more aggressive GoodYear Wrangler Duratrac A/T
I went from the OEM Pirelli All Seasons to the Duratracs and while there is a tiny bit more road noise it isn’t very noticeable and more importantly my fuel consumption hasn’t increased any. Drawback (not that it should be an issue with a 70mph National speed limit  ) is the Duratracs most easily purchased here are the Q speed rated ones that are 99mph maximum speed, there is also an H rated 120mph version but none of the tyre sellers around here have been able to find any in the U.K.
I’ve now done 9000 miles on the 20” Duratracs with only one issue - the sidewalls are quite thin and easily ripped open and I shredded one of mine driving a deep rut with what looked like flints in the dirt. There isn’t much choice of off road tyres in 19” but a bigger choice it you go down to 18” A few people are running BFG KO A/Ts in 265/55/20  Click image to enlarge Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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9th Sep 2021 8:00pm |
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| stingray Member Since: 22 Apr 2012 Location: North Wales Posts: 98 
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Thanks Tim, your comments are appreciated. I'm thinking of the Adventurer, rather than Duratracs, as not likely to do much off road stuff. Just nice to have the option, without having too much influence on road comfort.
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9th Sep 2021 8:14pm |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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Road comfort isn’t an issue with more knobbly tyres if you have air suspension as it damps out the effect of the treads on tar at speed. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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9th Sep 2021 8:21pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3411 
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I have the factory fit ones, can’t say they’re anymore noisier than my Discos were on all seasons. Ride comfort seems fine, I’m running on coil suspension.
Click image to enlarge 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue |
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9th Sep 2021 10:10pm |
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| martinf Member Since: 30 Nov 2020 Location: Sussex Posts: 99 
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I have the Adventurers on my 110 P300 and they are very quiet.
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10th Sep 2021 7:21am |
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| dshickle Member Since: 09 Oct 2007 Location: Epsom Posts: 36 
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I have the adventurers on my 110 D250 S -
just done a day trip on to Wales(400 miles) and back. No obvious extra road noise at all. All very smooth and an average of 38mpg at 70-75 mph. All good Disovery 3 TDV6 SE Defender 90 XS 2.4 Defender 110 S D250 (MY22) |
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10th Sep 2021 9:47am |
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| stingray Member Since: 22 Apr 2012 Location: North Wales Posts: 98
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Thanks all, that's very reassuring. Decision made!
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10th Sep 2021 5:24pm |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 820 
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AT Adventures are standard tyre in Australia, no discernible road noise, then again i have been running
AT's even on our RRS's, so most probably do not notice. Side walls are pretty "weak" and there have been a number of reports on the FB Owners group of sidewall damage on both the AT's and Duratracs when off roading.. For my sins i will be forking out a shed full of cash to move my P400 to 18" wheels in the coming months and fitting with a decent off road tyre (Falken WIldpeak AT3W) yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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11th Sep 2021 7:18am |
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| XplusYplusZ Member Since: 16 Aug 2021 Location: UK Posts: 489 |
I have Air Suspension and the Adventurers and really don't notice any road noise from the tyres.
With the aerodynamics of a brick, I find wind noise is a much greater contributor to cabin noise. Get the Adventurers, they're a good compromise. |
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21st Dec 2022 10:36am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2656
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They’re fine on the road, quiet and efficient.
Off road the tread is okay in terms of grip, but they’re made of cheese and are completely unsuitable to any kind of rocky terrain or even gravel roads. They also only lasted about 32k before they wore out which is pretty poor. I changed to BFG ATs which cost me 2-3mpg and a bit more noise but at least they’re properly robust. |
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22nd Dec 2022 12:11pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3683 
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Hi Retro. Can you elaborate: did you have the GY Adventure or the Duratrac before? I am a BFG fan and intended fitting them to mine but the duratracs are landrover recommended so though I’d stick with those as it would avoid any potential hassle with warranty claims if needed. However, 32k is pretty poor. I’ve done 45k in my other BFG AT2s and they probably have another 30k left in them.
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22nd Dec 2022 6:26pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2656
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It’s the factory-fit Adventures that I had. Sliced a sidewall first on a green lane in Wales, and then a stone went straight through the tread on a forest road.
I get c. 70k out of a set of BFGs on the old 90 and while I wouldn’t expect the same on the much bigger, heavier and faster 110 I’d ideally want at least 40-50k. They’ve been on 4 months and done 13k so far with no problems. |
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23rd Dec 2022 9:22am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3683
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Cheers. BFGs it is then.
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30th Dec 2022 5:28pm |
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| madcal Member Since: 04 Apr 2017 Location: suffolk Posts: 40
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Morning all,
I just ordered the Duratec’s to go onto my V8. Can I just check I ordered the right size? I got 255/60R20s They look great on that Pangea truck above! |
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22nd Jan 2023 8:26am |
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