The tyre review thread.

Paul4a

If you want standard tyres, taken off a new car so very low miles ( I can't remember exactly the miles before they were changed) then I have 4 tyres here in Berkshire, £100 the set.

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I like wider tires as i find that for my offroad driving if they start to dig down I get stuck. I run out of tire diameter fast if there is wheel spin so I need to float, more than dig down. For the road use this is not any advantage but still..

I have used BF MT on my SJ and Jimny Gen3, BF AT on Sj and VW T5. One BF MT on the Jimny has wear in steps at the lugs making it noisy, and the BF AT on the T5 is very noisy from uneven step-wear on the lugs from bad wheel alignment.

have had wobble and wheel balancing issues on SJ and Jimny mostly from too lage and heavy tires and offroading with very low tire pressure, 0.4 bar.

For road use the BF MT on wet pavement is not good when the rubber gets hard from around three years of ageing.
325-60-15 on the SJ was surpricingly good on the road. I guess you could call them low profile tires as the side wall is lower than the width, making them run good and more fitting to road wear and tracking.

All in all very pleased with BF MT/AT except for the lugs getting uneven wear in some conditions.

Been using BF MT 325-60-15, 31x10.5x15 on the lifted SJ and BF AT 215-75-15 on the original SJ410. have also had BF AT 31x10,5x15 with studs for winter use. I have not tried extra cutting siping for winter use. BF MT is not and must never be allowed to use in the winter here in Norway. BF AT is not a nordic winter tire either and should not be allowed here but not sure if they have the snowflake three peaks marking now.

I use only Nordic Winter tires for the winters here in Norway and would strongly advice anyone coming to Norway in the winter to change their tires to Nordic Winter Tires. BF AT is not a winter tire here. Here the only issue being discussed is studs or not. modern nordic winter tires without studs should be fine for most nordic winter conditions but for wet ice the driving speed must be reduced. And for all winter driving check the tire pressure more often as temperatures vary much.
For winter road use a wider tire is not an advantage as they tend to float more on slush and snow. Reduce speed if so.

Paul4a

Will get the details for you in the morning

Martin

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Maxxis 771 AT’s

Bought to replace the factory original duelers that were 19yrs old. 
Fine on the road no noticeable downsides. Have used them in a number of offroad tyro trials. We’ve podiumed every time despite most others running on MT’s. 
I’m pleased with them. Looking forward to seeing what difference the BFG KM2’s on the SJ make. 

My Gen3 is a road use car and needs the duellers replacing.
I was thinking of Quatrac all-seasons too but also wondering if I should go all-terrain, maybe falken at3sw. Would be miserable to get stuck in muddy field because of tyre choice.
Just wondering how much worse (noise, ride, wet grip) AT tyres are compared to OE HT tyres.
Any thoughts or advice?
Buzz

PS leaning towards the Cooper Discoverer AT3 Sport 2 - good price, 3PMSF, C wet braking (as good as all seasons seem to get) and < £100