Jimny tyre brands

I am based in the UAE and have a 2009 Jimny which came with Bridgestone tyres (standard 205/70/R15). Its now been 2.3 years/35,000 km and i need to change my tyres as in the UAE with temps topping at 50 Deg C in summer it is recommended to change tyres every 2 years or 40,000 km due to the extreme heat. I have been using the car city/highway 90% and desert 10%.

I checked Bridgestone/Michelin and the prices of tyres have skyrocketed but found DUNLOP manufactured in Indonesia which are nearly half the price - does anyone have experience with this type of tyre?

The other side of the coin is that it is considered essential/safe here to change tyres every 2 years so if u buy a high end or mid level tyre u would still change it after 2 years due to the high temps anyway?

Any insights would be helpful?

Hi Mickey
welcome to BJ
not sure if you'll get much help from our UK members on this one, on the road we're mainly interested in wet and snow performance, hopefully a member from Oz or SA may be able to help.
at those temps we'd all need big mud tyres as the tarmac would have melted (suppose it would help fill the potholes though). :S

would have thought your best bet was to check out all tyres available in UAE in your required size (205/75/15's also fit), narrow your selection based on requirements (10% offroad), list them by price - then google for specific tyre reviews. you may be able to get some info from here 1010 tyre reviews

I'd look at brands that are better value. General, Kumho, Falken, Toyo. I can't vouch for their performance on a Jimny but i've used both Kumho and Falken on road cars and they've been brilliant, lets face it if you have to change them regardless at the set interval then you don't want to be in for too much money. Camskill show the bridgestones at £67 but there are others that are cheaper and probably better than the standard duellers. I know these are uk prices but it gives you an idea.

www.camskill.co.uk/m26b0s257p0/4x4_Tyres...05_70_15_205_70_R_15

I'm from Victoria in Oz. In our summers we have temperatures of 40-45. I use Nankang tyres because they are cheap to buy @$85 ea, long lasting and incredible grip on bitumen. The Nankang Toursport 611 tyres are great on dirt and sand too, particularly if you change the size from standard 205/70 15's and go for the 215/65 15's. This size is wider but lower profile so it keeps the speedo accurate. I keep a set of Insa Turbo Special Tracks for mucking around in the mud

Thanks for the replies and links. I did go for the Dunlops from Indonesia and so far seem ok. The groove are wide which will help on sandy roads - see image
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Tyre shops refuse to believe the jimny recommended tyre pressures of 23 psi front / 26 psi back and i had to re-adjust the tyre pressures later. Even the dealers always fill up to the magic number - 35 psi - one would be jumping around like a basketball on the roads!! They keep insisting the tyres will get damaged.