Tyres. BFGoodrich M/T OR Mickey Thompson MTZ
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:47
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Twinkles
Which brand to buy? Any experience or opinions. Doing Kimberleys this July.
Can get these from
Sydney via Ebay a lot cheaper from Cornellstyres.
Anyone with experience from this distributor?
Reply By: Rockape - Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 15:26
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 15:26
Had BFG km2 mt's on my Troopy and found them to be excellent. Reasonably quiet for an mt, soft ride and handled all conditions
well. They will never be as good as at's in sand but that is the trade off.
They did wear a little quickly though but I would have got around 60,000 if I had kept the vehicle.
I remember paying $365 each for 285/75/16's mounted and balanced when I bought them.
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Reply By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 17:58
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 17:58
I'll add my name to the list of BFG fans. IMO you can't beat BFG ATs for general touring. Don't do mud or sand, to the ATs suit me fine. Good wear and
puncture resistance. 60,000km of outback and off-road touring and we've always come back with the same 6 tyres on car and Karavan that we started out with. GRR, GCR, Flinders, Arkaroola, Gunbarrel (abandoned section),
Kimberley, many tracks and firetrails in the Blue Mts,
Vic High Country, Snowies and Kosciusko NP, etc.
First flat just a month ago in a
campground off the
Omeo Hwy - spiked an inside shoulder on something unseen and wrote it off. Bugga. First one in four years/60k, so not too bad I guess.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 21:50
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 21:50
"Don't do mud or sand, to the ATs suit me fine."
That should be "I don't do mud or sand, so the ATs suit me fine."
Oh for an edit post function.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Legendts - Friday, Mar 29, 2013 at 19:01
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 at 19:01
X 2 for an Edit Post function.....hear us admin:-)
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 18:08
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 18:08
Twinkles,
There's a catch when fitting that size to a Hilux.
Every 31x10.5R15 tyre I know of (including BFG, Mickey Thompson, Bridgestone) in that size have a lowish load index of 109. Your Hilux needs at least 110 or 112 for the tyres to be legal (look at your tyre placard). No reputable tyre dealer will fit a tyre that can't carry the weight. And tyres with a 109 load index are a bit on the weak side.
You might need to move to 16" to get a good upsized tyre.
Phil
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Reply By: Drew - Karratha - Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 22:24
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 22:24
In the past I have had Bridgestones (At's and M/T's and found them excellent, then I went to BFG AT's and they too were an excellent tyre - my current tyres are 285/75r16 Mickey Thompson MTZ's and i have had 1 replaced (within 6 months)due to the sidewall splitting, and the replacement is now splitting, so i will ask about that being replaced too (free of charge, as was the first one). I find the Mickeys to be great tyres (but they do spit out hugh rocks...), but the fact is that i have never had a tyre that has had to be replaced before....
Bridgestone AT's will be my next tyre....
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Reply By: Ozrover - Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 at 09:50
Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 at 09:50
I'll stay out of the brand debate, but consider getting a set of 16 x 8" steel rims & fitting 265/75/R16s.
Your 10.5/R15s will be hard to replace in some locations, we are finding it hard to get them.
At the moment 265/75/R16 is the most common size out there & you will find replacements quite easy.
My 2 bobs worth!
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Follow Up By: Ozrover - Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 at 09:53
Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 at 09:53
Also, take care getting tyres off e-bay, they may be yank inports which aren't rated the same as Aussie market tyres!
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