Gen 4 SZ4 tyre choice

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Thanks but we've tried General Grabber 215/75 R 15 before and they gave awful vibration on A roads at about 45mph

You either had defective tyres, improper installation or they weren't properly balanced, I've been running the Grabber A/T X in 215/75R15 since mid 2021 (so about two years now) and have had ZERO issues at any speed, personally I think they were a huge improvement over the stock Dunlop GrandTrek AT20s.

Any way, the choice of tire brand & size is yours, as I suggested earlier light truck or LT tyres have reinforced sidewalls as compared to the P or passenger car tires that the Jimny comes with.

I am not running LT tires on any of my vehicles at this time, however, I have run them in the past and vibration has never been an issue on any vehicle I have run them on.

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Thanks but we've tried General Grabber 215/75 R 15 before and they gave awful vibration on A roads at about 45mph

Not quite sure what you are meaning. Are you suggesting the size or tyre type was the issue? Either way I think it is more a matter of tyre balancing or the unlikely event of a defective tyre.

Have done around 17,000 miles on my 215/75 AT's and also had them hitting the speed limiter. Which is just over 100mph on the tacho. No vibrations at all.

On the flip side, I have 33" General Grabber X3's on a Land Rover, saw over 90mph on the speedo earlier today. No tyre vibrations either.

I have run BF Goodrich tyres for 30 years Michael and the All Terrain version sound like the ones best suited to you.

The stock Bridgestone’s are noisy ( as all Bridgestones seem to be ), have quite a low level of grip once you start to leave anything that isn’t tarmac and clog very quickly.

I currently have a set of BFG All Terrain / Evo Corse on this forum in the For Sale section.

I see you made a similar post regarding sidewall punctures a couple of years ago. You must be getting through a lot of tyres!

Yes, that's right (it's the wife's car) she used to get very frequent punctures on the standard tyres but the General Grabber 215/75 R 15 are much improved but vibrate badly around 45mph on A roads. We've had the balance looked at but didn't make any difference. No vibration on standard tyres.

I have had BFG Mud Terrain and All Terrain tyres on my defenders and they seem to last forever and I don't remember ever having a puncture. How much do you want for those wheel/tyres? thanks