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Colway AT or MT??

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Bush Tucker Man:
I've got the Colway A/T's. I'm happy with them.
They've only let me down traction-wise once, that was in a saturated padock with the caravan hitched up.

But the paddock owner & myself both agreed that a Unimog, or a JCB Fast-Trac would have had problems in there.

It's surprising how far standard tyres can get you. Don't forget LR demonstrate most of their vehicles on standard tyres - even on the 'Jungle Track'
I had the original Avon Rangemastes on my 110Tdi for almost 30,000miles before replacing them (with Bronco M/T's)
They only let me down on clay based soil, or if I did something really stupid

MZ6666:
IF FOR SINGLE PURPOSE OFFROADING/LANING  AND COST IS AN ISSUE,
CONSIDER 205/16's. THESE ARE ALWAYS CHEAP AND BECAUSE THEY'RE SLIGHTLY NARROWER, THEY CUT THROUGH MUD BETTER THAN WIDER TYRES.
ALSO AVOID MAIN TYRE DEPOTS AND TRY TO FIND BACK STREET PART- WORN TYRE DEALERS AS THEY WILL FIT AND BALANCE FOR ALOT LESS MONEY. I PAY £6 PER TYRE INCUDING BALANCE AND A NEW VALVE.

RICH     :D

P.S. DON'T WORRY ABOUT 205/16's, IT WAS STANDARD SIZE ON LOWER SPEC DISCO'S.

Wanderer:
I have Goodyear AT on my alloys  for on road use and Technic Amazons on my steel wheels for off road use.

I soon got bored of swapping the wheels and tyres around. The Technic Amazons are excellent off road and are really Broncos at least they are identical. On road they are safe enough with hardly any roll. they have strengthened sidewalls. So the On road ATs have ended up stored in the garage.

Whilst I realise MZ is suggesting their use for off road.

If you want to, or think you may, end up using the MT tyes on road. Colway 205 16 seem to be very iffy on road with a Disco.

Sooty fitted them to his Disco. It was like driving an old Commer Campervan.

Thinking.... (for a change) Sooty had also got a winch bumper and winch so it could have been the extra weight.

Ed

Bush Tucker Man:

--- Quote from: "Wanderer" ---
If you want to, or think you may, end up using the MT tyes on road. Colway 205 16 seem to be very iffy on road with a Disco.

Sooty fitted them to his Disco. It was like driving an old Commer Campervan.

Ed
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There's a chap half-a-dozen doors away who has a set of the Colway M/T's (205) on his 'Q' plated V8 manual Discovery (200 shape)
He uses the vehicle most days, but he does a lot of shooting, so I guess it gets used to reach the actual shoot site.
They seem to have worn fairly quickly though.
It's also a gun-dog (Labrador) transporter, and as such normally shows the after effects inside it.

robbie:
On the Suzie, the tyres are 'Camac'. Dont know much about price etc but they have worked really well and has taken it to places I would not have thought possible.

I think they come from Portugal. It might be another option to look at.

One guy at Briercliffe said he did have a set on his 90 and they worked great for him too.

I guess the tyres are not all of it when it comes to off roading anyway, it is down alot to the driver and desicions made on what conditions to put the vehicle under. :)

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