tyres what to select

No, do not start a thread on tyres. You already know everyone has a different opinion, so why make a thread asking for more peoples opinion?
Search existing threads and make your mind up from that.

QUOTE "Searching the internet every man and his dog has an opinion"

Hate to tell you this forum is internet based so I would expect much the same here.

I would get one Cooper, one BFG, one Bridgestone and one Maxis....

Gazza

Save yourself some $ and stick with the OEM jobbies. They'll be adequate for the Cape, even the OTL.

Dont worry about Penchy..having a bad hair day..:)))..
The BFGs are a good choice & rarely shot down on this site..can be a bit exy..
Currently at $310 on ebay,plus applicable freight, for that size. Hunt around.. I got
245/70/16 for about $240 delivered from St George Tyre Service, Sydney, also off ebay. cheers....oldbaz.

I'd go the BFG's original size.

from another form there is also some pictures

http://www.4wdaction.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=175&t=134995#!prettyPhoto/0/

Re: What tyres for 2006 troopy
I have 16x8 rims with 285/75/R16 Mickey Thompson MTZ's on my 2007 Troopy and I'm very happy with performance so far. I mostly use mine for touring/camping/fishing. I also have factory lockers and could probably get by with less aggressive tyres but I like them. Ride also feels better on road than the standard split rims & skinnies it had when I bought it

Garry we have just travelled from Perth to the tip and about to head back after doing telegraph track I have settled on Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac. We have clocked 65000klm and always around the four tonne mark and on top of that we often tow our 26ft van as well. The 79 series seems very happy with them regards alan.

Support your choice in tyre and size. Will probably require an 8" rim though. Cheers

Hi Garry I have the same vehicle and similar setup to you ( I love it)
I run the same size tyre as you have suggested but a mud terrain suits me better

Not going to even enter the which tyre debate here other than to say the 285/75/16 is a good size to run on them, a little bit bigger than stock which makes 5th gear a bit taller to keep the revs down at highway speeds but no negative effect to the lower gears or low range

I had BFG A/T on a 60ser sahara yrs ago their an excellent all round tyre they get high mileage and should not be fitted on anything less than an 8"wide rim you've picked a good tyre in my opinion enjoy the trip

285/75R16 is a good choice if you want the benefits of extra clearance under the axles, longer footprint, 122 load index.
The downside is that they are bigger and heavy and add rolling resistance - so they will cost you an extra 10-15% in fuel; they will slow your acceleration a bit, and they will change your speedo - most likely your 79series speedo will read 97kph when you're actually travelling at 100.

Next size down is 265/75R16 which is the common replacement people buy for these vehicles. It's an extra profile than the 265/70 that comes standard. But you can get almost any brand of tyre in LT construction. Speedo usually reads perfect, fuel consumption is only mildly worse off.

Nobody I know has ever kept the same size as original!

Brands - heaps out there that are all OK, and you don't always get what you pay for. Plenty of unhappy people out there who have paid over $400 a tyre. I'd suggest you price 3 brands of A/T tyres - The BFG's, the Bridgestone D697 and the Federal Couragia A/T and make your own decision. I can tell you all 3 are good solid tyres - the Federals are considerably cheaper but unlikely to get you the high kilometers you'll get from the other two.

Here we go, here we go, here we go, c'mon everybody sing along !

im thinking at buying toto m55f