tyres

gday bernie.
tyres have been done to death here but ill tell you what i know.
i sold coopers for 5 years.well over 1000 sold
about 500-600 st in different sizes only 1 claim the guy drove on it flat.
but cooper did a pro rata claim any way.
now when you buying tyres theres a few things they should be asking if they dont find another dealer simple as that.
(1)what sort off driving do you do.road/sand/mud/rock climbing ect.
(2)if you do go off road do you know about using different tyre pressures for different terain.
(3)make sure you bring them back for rotation every 8-10000ks.(should be free)
ok ill explain
(1)if you spend most of your time just on the road h/t tyres.
now if you do go away every now and then for some fun it goes like this.
most time highway/ weekends of road in dirt/sand h/t
most time highway/weekends of road in dirt/mud s/t
not much highway most time in the mud/rocks stt.
(2)due to duck season coming
ive decided to hide out
love jemima puddle duck
back after the season

(2)ill work of my tyres common size 31x10.5x15.
on highway about 32psi on h/t s/t and 28-30 psi stt on the road.
on the dirt or in mud about 20-25 psi(s/t)
in the sand 15-18 psi.(h/t)
rock climbing about 15-20 psi (stt)
ive read a lot about s/t losing lugs ect but in most cases its drivers
(a) having the wrong tyres for what they need to do
(b)having the wrong tyre pressures for the job.
i heard about a bloke having a whinge about not getting many ks from his cooper s/t but what wasnt mentioned is the tyres had about 50psi in them/fully loaded 4by/on a dirty old rocky road.no tyre will live.
s/t arnt designed for rock climbing thats why theres stt.
now pick any lugged tyre and climb rocks with 30odd psi and spin the wheels and lets see lugs ect not rip off.
(3) importance of rotation/10000k check
(a)4bys are heavy now picture a left hand turn.basically a 90 degree turn
think of all that weight being put on the left hand front tyre(thats why most front left tyres scrub out on the out side)
now a right hand turn nice easy turn arnt they still a 90 degree bend but not as sharp.thats the reason behind the importance of rotation and also gives the tyre guys a chance to make sure the pressures are right bye looking at the way they are wearing and adjust if needed.
noe theres going to be people with different opinions thats all right.
im just giving you my opinion fron years of tyre fitting and spending some times an hour talking to the customer about what they really need to fit.
as i said fit the right tyre for your needs and you shouldnt have any problems.
cheers

due to duck season coming
ive decided to hide out
love jemima puddle duck
back after the season

Both the ST's and STT's look the goods. Unless your doing a lot off Offroading, and serious stuff at that, the ST's are luggier (is that a word!?) enough to get the job done and will be cheaper to buy AND last longer.....less highway noise too. I tossed up between the ST's and BFG AT's and ended up going BFG. The price was the only factor in this decision, $288 compared to $220, no contest.
Cheers, Mark.

I put 235/85/16 D661 Bridgestones on mine, no probs, 10 ply and high loading capacity. $235.00 ea.

I put 235/85/16 D661 Bridgestones on mine, no probs, 10 ply and high loading capacity. $235.00 ea.