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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: SteveH on September 24, 2004, 16:29:36

Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: SteveH on September 24, 2004, 16:29:36: Time has come to put new rubber onto the old girl, after something that can stay on her all the time, no suspension mods so standardish sizes needed but would like something a bit more off road biased than the A/T's I have at the moment, though reasonable road manners are a bonus :D

Any Suggestions / known bads to avoid?

Steve
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: Wanderer on September 24, 2004, 16:58:43: Amazons if they'll fit.

Ed
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: V8MoneyPit on September 24, 2004, 16:59:09: I just bit the bullet and bought BFG MT's. Mighty expensive, but I find them excellent on the tarmac and unbelievable in the sticky stuff.
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: Dangermouse on September 24, 2004, 20:39:19: I have to agree with v8moneypit on the BFG MT's i have bent to wheel rim's of road, had the rim hammered back & the BFG's are still good to go

DM :)
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: kevbutty on September 24, 2004, 21:28:34: Goodyear Wrangler MTR's :wink: extremely strong and fantastic in the wet stuff. As used by Land Rover on the G4 challenge. Not too noisey on the road either.
The guys I go out lanning with were very impressed with them on a mud run recently.
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: SteveH on September 25, 2004, 06:51:51: Ok, have a price coming on the BF and Goodyears but my local supplier has never heard of amazons. Any contact info for a Nottingham/Derby dealer?

Steve
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: V8MoneyPit on September 25, 2004, 09:23:49: Try shopping around the magazine advertisers too. They may be able to beat your local supplier on price.

Also, try Nene Valley http://www.inter-active2000.co.uk/host/4x4/about_us.html They were well priced and very helpful when I bought mine. I guess they are within striking distance from you too.
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: hobbit on September 25, 2004, 10:26:07: I'm expecting four of these amazons next week, if you want any let me or Ed know, and we can order them for you, they should be here by next Friday, they will also fit and balance included in the price

Kev
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: muddyweb on September 26, 2004, 20:45:04: I run BFG Mud Terrains... can't praise them enough on and off road.

I got mine from Matt Savage... he cut me an excellent deal.
Title: Tyres
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 02, 2004, 00:54:22: Matt savage, in't he in Matlock?
Whilst there try Paddocks, they quoted me a good price of BFGs and can point you to a cheap place for fitting near them.
I know these tyres are expensive to buy but think about how long they last, in addition they also help with on-road driving because they have a stiffer carcase so they wear evenly because the tread is always flat on the road, in turn this helps with fuel economy. How many car tyres now boast lower co emissions or lower fuel consumption? they all do it by being stiffer and lowering rolling resistance.
You get what you pay for I reckon.
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: davidlandy on October 02, 2004, 10:09:53: I run Goodyear MTRs, very similar to BFGs in almost every way - the difference being your preferance i think - bit like the debates we used to have at school over whether my commodore 64 is better than your ZX spectrum!

:wink: :wink:
Title: Tyre Recommendations
Post by: MUSKIE on October 02, 2004, 16:07:49: amazons do fit, i have them on mine although on standard alloys, no problems, i am fitting them to eight spokes in a couple of weeks for a slightly wider track. my mate fitted grizzly claws which is what i wanted but they foul the arches and start to cut chunks off the tyres. absolutly brilliant tyres but the grizzly claws definatly have the edge over them.