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discograham:
I ran colway m/ts on my frontera for 3 years.. same set, little wear, good ride and quiet... with my 3 kids in the car.. never a problem.
Recently got machos on the disco... really great off road and not bad on road but already noticing signs of wear... £50 each... time will tell if its a case of false economy or not....

Henry Webster:
I agree largely with Rollazuki!

I use 205R16 Kingpin Highlander Diamonds on the racer and think nothing of doing 100+ on them on gravel tracks.   They don't last long (2-3 events in common with most rally tyres!), but they are fantastic at the job.

I also use Goodyear MT/R 225/75/16 on the racer.  These have lasted much longer and are more stable in the fast stuff, but don't have the same levels of traction when it gets sticky!

On my road car I choose to use first life casings - i.e. new tyres, this is purely down to economics.  I reckon I get much more life out of new tyres than I would out of remoulds.

I would have no problems running on remoulds on the road, but choose not to other than on the racer.  It is, however, fair to say that the quality of remoulds does vary, even within one type of tyre in the manufacturers range.  Wherever possible I try to pick the tyres from a selelction when I buy remoulds.  That way I have some control on the casings used.

Cheers

H

Thrasher:
...so it's down to the load rating then - and that *IS* the biggy. This would explain why I was told that my MT's on Owl were load rated.....and no mention of speed rating was made.....

For example - if we were unlimted - 3 tons of RR at 170mph would have a serious issue if the tyres were not LOAD rated.....ON AN AUTOBAHN.

So....er.....get's confusing eh? Your remoulds are legal in the UK on sealed roads, but illegal elsewhere?

rollazuki:
I have to agree, if I was driving something with nigh on supercar performance Id mebbe think twice, but I think for the average suv driver who also drives off-road, they are a safe, economical, and green option.
As fossil fuels run out, we may find that new tyres become prohibitively expensive, and recycling tyres will become the norm. I dont know what you are going on about anyway thrasher, Im sure your rangie sport nutter thingy would be fine on a set of SAT remould mudders..... :lol:

mebbe not :?:

Thrasher:
SPORT!!! <spit>

It's a PROPER Range Rover :-)  :evil:

Not a footballers fashion accessory : :roll:

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