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Vehicle & Technical => Freelander => Topic started by: DarrenR1100 on February 20, 2008, 21:21:04

Title: Freelander tires
Post by: DarrenR1100 on February 20, 2008, 21:21:04

can any one recommend the best value tires for 90% road use and will last better than the Wranglers on the front of my 1999 Xi  5 door. We very rarely venture off road so a good road tire is what we would like
Thanks in advance
Darren

Title: Re: Freelander tires
Post by: pondy653 on February 20, 2008, 23:24:16

Hi Darren
I had Wranglers on my Freeby when I bought it, terrible. Fitted General Grabber ATs 195/80/15's lasted about 10K and were terrible too. Did a bit of research on tinter web and this forum and came up with an increase in width with a reduction in aspect ratio to keep the same circumferance ish giving me 215/75/15's.  I've had the BFG AT's on virtually a year, done 21500 miles on them and they are about 1/3rd worn so for a 94 quid tyre that should see 60k miles pretty good value for money, and the ride and drive is better by far. 

By the way I do virtually no off road in the Freeby, thats what my 110 is for.

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Regards

Tony

Title: Re: Freelander tires
Post by: DarrenR1100 on February 22, 2008, 17:14:14

By the way I have 16" tires on my Freebie not 15", does that matter
Darren

Title: Re: Freelander tires
Post by: V8MoneyPit on February 22, 2008, 18:10:32

There's a bit on tyres here, in the tech section:
http://www.mad-freelanders.org.uk/

Title: Re: Freelander tires
Post by: scotifreelander on March 21, 2008, 20:32:23

we have pirrelli scorpio's and there ok, atm we have 1 general grabber on the car and it seems ok aswell !