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Re:Better tyres for road use?

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23 Jul 2023 11:49 - 23 Jul 2023 11:51 #249965 by lightning
Can someone recommend better tyres for road use on our 2020 Jimny?

The standard fit tyres are okay in the dry, but in the wet they are death traps.

After the third stability control intervention in a week, under normal driving, l want to fit some tyres that actually grip a wet road.

l guess it's partially because on road it's a lightweight RWD vehicle with a relatively high C of G 
But on corners it just wants to go straight on. The tyres have done 15,000 miles and still look okay (plenty of tread)
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23 Jul 2023 12:01 #249966 by Roger Fairclough
What tyres has your Jimny been fitted with?

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23 Jul 2023 13:41 #249967 by lightning
They are the original fitment Bridgestone Dueler H/T

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23 Jul 2023 13:45 #249968 by facade
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Not much help, but mine is on the standard Bridgestones and they are perfectly fine in the wet (but I was a bit annoyed that they don't have the mountain symbol on the side).

However they do have "Made in Japan" on them, I recall there being some suggestion with the Gen 3 that you could get Bridgestones that weren't made in Japan, and they had negligible grip in the wet.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)

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23 Jul 2023 14:25 #249970 by jackonlyjack
I would say go for 215/75/15 these will be 10mm taller than 195's fitted 
something like these E rated for wet and fuel 
Toyo Open Country A/T 
ebay item number 313879715622

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23 Jul 2023 15:25 #249971 by Lambert
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Agreed Spanish duelers are nasty in the wet. Japanese are better but still easily upset by a puddle. I don't know if the size you need is available but my radar renegade at5's are about 2/3's the price and yet vastly superior in all conditions.

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