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Tyres all terain AT or mud terain MT
Range Rover Blues:
That'a nice price for good quality tyres. A heated debate is going on in another string about remoulds, you should add your comments there VAM, I've just been quoted Just over £80 each for Good Year all terrains by my local garage, if they're the ones I think they are I'll be in on Monday to order them.
gords:
--- Quote from: "Vam" ---Just been there and replaced all 4 colway tyres after a blow out/punture on M1 - a fun experience and one that has put me off remoulds for life! :shock:
--- End quote ---
Blow outs are in no way limited to remoulds - I once had a front tyre blow out on the outside lane of the M1 while travelling at significant speed! (MG Metro Turbo).
It had very expensive Pirrelli tyres, which were not very old!
Range Rover Blues:
The difference I find is that when a remould blows, everybody gets a bit. It's the delamination that makes them so dangerous. When a 'new' tyre blows out it's more a rapid deflation and the car should in theory travel safely, if scarily, on the remaining carcase. I remember when I was young being in the back of my dad's brand new seirra when a tyre went after hitting a piece of debris across the middle of the M1, the car handled well at over 80MPH until he could slow down. When we pulled of the motorway the tyre was toast but that's the price you pay. That, by the way, was a Michelin, I don't buy anything else for my road cars!
I've worked in vehicle development with many other engineers, in that game you do everything imaginable to a car to make sure it's safe and tyres are no exception, we would rig a rim with an explosive charge to simulate a blowout and test tyres thoroughly before approving them for OE fitment.
TULL:
When I fitted remoulds i always felt that the rubber was moving on bends, didnt like it. If I wanted cheap i bought part worn German imports.
TULL:
I must admit when I got the trooper it had AT on front and what look to be roads onthe back should I change the rears?
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