 | Home > Wheels & Tyres > Mud tyres for road use only? |
 
|
|
|
| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610   
|
That's disappointing news JWL. I went for the KM2s as the brand BFG were synonymous with longevity from previous experience. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
||
26th Oct 2015 10:46pm |
|
| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
|
I know mine carries a fair amount of weight all the time, it can be towing at near enough full capacity plus I don't hang about when I've got to get somewhere but I am starting to get a little concerned at the rate of wear. Then again they might just get to a point where they might "hang on" for ages.
|
||
|
26th Oct 2015 11:18pm |
|
| LRmud Member Since: 22 Oct 2014 Location: IV12 Highland Posts: 198  
|
I have Insa Turbo Special Track 265s. They came with the truck.
I must admit they look pretty aggressive and everyone can hear me coming 
Don't go off-road nearly enough to justify having them though. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 Defender 90 Toyota Aygo & Honda FR-V |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 1:56am |
|
| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387 
|
I'm surprised that they're that worn. On two occasions I managed 100k miles on the original BFG Mud T/A tyres, with enough tread leaft for them to be good on road but not much good off-road, but fully legal (about 6mm) afterwards. The first set of KM2s on my Defender I took off after 80k miles in about the same condition as the originals after 100k, so they don't seem to last as long. I don't know why it is that some people are reporting poor mileages from them, unless they are very variable batch to batch. 80k miles from a set is in my view pretty good. I suppose that it is possible that they wear at different rates according to pressures. I do run mine fairly hard on the road (36F, 46R on a 110 usually running at around 2.8 tonnes) since these are the pressures I find give even wear across the tread. I have noticed that the KM2s are far more prone to picking up stones than the original pattern Mud T/A, and the annoying clickety-click is a regular occurrence - so much so that I carry an old screwdriver by the driver's seat to flick out stones. |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 10:41am |
|
| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279  
|
Available in UK? Had a look on the Dutch website. No 235/85 16. |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 10:56am |
|
| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
|
Why on earth would you want mud tyres on a Defender that's never going to go off road?
That's just cutting off your nose to spite your face. If you don't care about anything other than an off road look, you could always just put dumper tyres on... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/750-x-16-Tyre-Dr...0682454525 |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 12:35pm |
|
| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387
|
Why do you want a Defender if you're never going to take it off-road?
|
||
|
27th Oct 2015 1:33pm |
|
| wizz80 Member Since: 06 Dec 2012 Location: north devon Posts: 38 |
just fitted 285 75 16 at ko2 to mine only been on few days now so cant comment really on performance but they do look good
|
||
|
27th Oct 2015 4:34pm |
|
| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
|
Simply because "I can!" As do many others. In fact I don't need a Defender at all, did only just over 2000 miles between MOTs last year and not a single one of them offroad. Did I enjoy them miles any less than those that spend it up to their axles (and higher) in mud? Doubt it!    If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 5:32pm |
|
| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971
|
If you're ever in North Norfolk give me a shout and I'll take you down some lovely greenlanes
Back OT, and a slightly less inflammatory answer, have you seen the Cooper Discovery AT3s? They look good (and perform well).  Click image to enlarge (Not my picture, not a Defender) |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 6:05pm |
|
| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
|
They 'look quiet' from an on-road perspective.
If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 6:07pm |
|
| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387
|
Precisely why you have mud tyes - because you can, and because you want to!
Long may it continue!
Thank you for making the point I was hoping someone would make. |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 7:03pm |
|
| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20376
|
BW - You've got to let it go, we all know what sparkys are like.
 |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 7:26pm |
|
| Spruce Pirate Member Since: 08 Feb 2013 Location: Stirlingshire Posts: 124 
|
I've got KM2's on, never found their handling a problem on the road in wet or dry conditions, carrying weight, towing. They're good off road too, although they do seem to have a little trouble self cleaning. Wear rates don't seem too bad, but I don't think I'll get 80k miles from them, certainly not keeping enough tread to make them useful off road. I've a set of BFG A/T's on the Disco 2 and they don't look as though they've worn at all in over 20k miles.
If you want to put a set of whatever tyres on, for whatever reason, then do it - it's up to you. Same as going off road or not, washing it or not, checker plating it or not, etc, etc. Dirty Deeds - Done Dirt Cheap |
||
|
27th Oct 2015 7:37pm |
|
|
|
| All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
