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tyres.... tyres.... tyres....
graham2306:
If you are going to use it a lot off road the BFGs suffer cuts and damage long before they wear out of tread. My personal strategy is to go for the cheapest reasonable option as I have never worn out the tread on a Land Rover tyre before I have cut the sidewall, lost a tread block or punctured it beyond repair.
Graham
Whitelandyman90:
Had BFG Muds 265/75/R16 on mine for the last three years and no probs on or off road :lol: .... and they fill the wheel arches nicely too! 8)
I've never yet needed to lower the tyre pressures as the 265's are a lot wider than the standard tyre so float pretty well anyway. Reducing tyre pressures is only really essential if you are doing some desert driving.
gaelbhan:
thanks for the replies! so, looks like I'm leaning to the BFG MT's 265x75/R16
It's difficult to read, but I think the rim size says, 73x16x35. Will the 265x75/R16 fit my rims?
The tyres I have on now are General Grabber TR 235x85 and an odd Radial one. Will it be quite an extraordinary difference I'll see in my muddy fields & tracks then? It's so soggy here just now I'm feared to drive it back down my muddy track for gettin' stuck again. Hopefully, I could have the new tyres on by next week.
cheers!
smo:
The do make a big difference, but not as much as learning to drive off road properly :) (Not a dig, just an observation from experience)
On road i found them better than the General Grabber road tyres my 90 came on.
gaelbhan:
--- Quote from: "smo" ---The do make a big difference, but not as much as learning to drive off road properly :) (Not a dig, just an observation from experience)
On road i found them better than the General Grabber road tyres my 90 came on.
--- End quote ---
point taken. I'm more used to driving in heavy snow rather than mud. Perhaps I'll need to take my pal up on some defender off road lessons too -- after I get my new mud tyres of course! :D
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