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Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: lucky on June 15, 2009, 20:38:19

Title: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: lucky on June 15, 2009, 20:38:19: Hello,

I am trying to find some 4x4 soft roader tyres for my wife's car, the size is 215/60/16 H. Only found Yokohama Geolanders H/T S that look any good.

Has anyone ever tried them??

or can anyone suggest anything different?

I am after something that will be good on road but will be able to cope with the odd off road stint.

Thanks again for any help.
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: dxmedia on June 16, 2009, 09:46:41: BFG AT's, exeptional on the road, huge millage off them (80 000 miles has been noted - google and you'll see this isn't bull) and not bad off road. Will fill up quickly in mud, but very good on snow and great surface area for rock.

I run the insa copies myself (cheapscate ;) ) for everything apart from p&p sites, and I've not been stuck yet.
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: Range Rover Blues on June 16, 2009, 19:50:36: BFG ATs, great in the wet, good in mud (but not as good as a mud tyre) snow, etc etc. My LSE eats them for breakfast though because it's fast and heavy, I've not seen any other AT with better shoulder grip but it makes them prone to wear.
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: V8MoneyPit on June 17, 2009, 18:04:22: But I don't suppose you will get BFG AT's in 215/60x16, will you?
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: dxmedia on June 30, 2009, 09:26:15: Yes.

google bfg at 215/60r16 and the size is listed.
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: V8MoneyPit on June 30, 2009, 17:07:40: They're not in BFG's list.....
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/specs/all-terrain-t-a-ko/44.html

But if you could squeeze in a 215/70x16, they are an excellent tyre. We have 215/75x15 which are listed as 27.8" diameter. They list the 215/70x16 as 28", so they should go on without fouling.
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: Disco Matt on June 30, 2009, 21:21:02: Another vote for BFGs if you can get them. Mine were brilliant for everything except mud, where I'd either get stuck or end up in the situation "I can get myself out, but I can't tow anyone else through it" :lol:
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on July 03, 2009, 12:19:31: General Grabber AT2?
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: 300TDi Disco on July 05, 2009, 01:59:06: Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on July 03, 2009, 12:19:31
General Grabber AT2?

I have got these tyres for my road use & I find they slide about in the wet.
I use BFG muds for the off-roading but they are really bad in the wet.
I have had the BFG A/T and to be honest they didn't let me down.
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: thediscodude on September 21, 2009, 22:58:35: New to offroading but i also have bfg a/t and there awsome as far as ive pushed then... nice to share my opinion :grin:
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: Disco Matt on October 19, 2009, 20:34:46: I'm thinking Kumho KL71s next time for me, I want something halfway between a BFG A/T and M/T pattern as the muds aren't as good on wet rock (which makes up a lot of the more technical lanes here).

I would like the new Insa Traction Tracks, but they don't do them in the size I want and I'm going off my Insa Dakars as they're noisy on the road and I'm not convinced by them for long distance tarmac driving. The Kumhos are almost the same price and are new tyres rather than remoulds.
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: dxmedia on October 20, 2009, 08:55:16: I'd suggest that the kl71's are a full on mud tyre, well far more than a bfg mud. They are rock bias though but only have a 2 ply sidewall.
Title: Re: Mild off road tyres??
Post by: Disco Matt on October 20, 2009, 10:24:07: The rock bias sounds good to me - it should equate to better wet weather tarmac handling too as those are pretty similar surfaces.

The problem is that I want to go to 245/75 R16 (biggest that will fit without a lift) and there are very few choices in that size. I've heard good things about KL71s and they're a fair bit cheaper than BFGs.