All Terrain Tyre Comparisons

Here you go. This is on soft road springs and the standard 205 70 bfg urban terrain tyres. It's since git much stiffer track only springs as it painfully firm on normal pothole roads.

Brilliant - I'm impressed.

I didn't know Jimnys did this kind of thing.

It's a bit unexpected - like finding out that your Grandmother is a CIA assassin!

Thanks

I have had a couple of sets of Yokohama Geolander GO15's on A GV and on a Jimny. They perform well on road and off, but in the sizes for the Jimny and GV, they are not available in LT spec, so have the puncture resistance of a party balloon.

BFG's have a reputation for longevity, puncture resistance, gravel road use, and really crap wet weather performance. They also don't fair very well on sand, and don't grip very well on rock.

My personal favourites are Firestone Destination A/T's. Geared towards the commercial vehicle market, they are tough as nails, a good all rounder, and one of the quietest A/T tyres I have come across. Unfortunately size availability is severely limited.

Thank you saxj - that's really helpful.

I'll check the Firestone Destination sizes and report back for the Forum, but I suspect from what you say that they may not come in small enough sizes.

So, I might well end up off-roading on a set of 'party balloons'; but then again I am sure some folk will say to me "You're a bit of a clown aren't you" - so it could all fit right in!

Just noticed you are on Firestone Destinations that are "215/80R15" and "are 5% bigger than stock".

Question then becomes whether these are readily available in the UK and the merits/demerits of going to this size - for a variety of reasons. But very interesting all the same.

saxj wrote: I have had a couple of sets of Yokohama Geolander GO15's on A GV and on a Jimny. They perform well on road and off, but in the sizes for the Jimny and GV, they are not available in LT spec, so have the puncture resistance of a party balloon.

I have G015s in 215/75R15 and they're listed as being LT spec on the Yokohama website? Not sure what LT spec is mind you.