Prado V6 GXL

Joe
I have 16" GXL Landcruiser rims that have been offset (ie deep dish).

Do you think they would fit?

Thanx

Yes that's right, but they not off road tyres, ie they are passenger rated/recreational use.
So if you venture seriously off road like I did recently you experience many tyre failures.
"LT" Light truck tyres arriving soon will be far better if you are planning off road trips.
Regards
Joe

Joe,

I am running BFG A/T's and they are LT but up one size in profile ie 70 series not 65.

David,
You have my attention.
I only spoke to BFG tyre dealer 2 weeks ago and he assurred me that the BFG all terrain 265/70/17 was only passenger/recreational rated, not LT.

That's why I have arranged 16" rims so I can run LT... 265/75/16 in any brand
In fact I have spoken to all the tyre dealers and when asked to clarify if thier all terrain is LT specs, they have all confirmed that they are passenger rated.

So this does not add up, so I had better ring BFG again.
The 16" that I have prepared with Cooper STT wo'nt go astray.
I have currently Mickey Thompson 265/70/17 All Terrain and I really chopped them up in Vic high country. On inspection the distributers advised that the Cooper all terrain in 17" would have been equally damaged, hence advice and move to LT requirement.
Regards
Joe

David,
Just spoke to another BFG dealer, 265/70/17 LT not available in an off road LT rating at our end yet.
????
Regards
Joe

Joe,

The BFG's are LT265/70/17 A/T's. "LT"in the tyre designation means Light Truck. Also when I enquired some time ago Cooper in their AT range had both a passenger and LT version available although one had to specify that it was the LT tyre required.

The BFG's are "ALL Terrain" maybe what you are looking for is a M/T type more agressive tyre which isn't available at the moment in OZ.

Hi David,
Yes I am looking to more aggressive patterns, however the dealers here are telling me something diffeerent regarding the all terrains.ie only passenger/recreational rated, not LT

What's the ply rating on the tread and walls of your BFG's LT all terrains ?
Looking forward to your feed back

Regards
Joe
Joe

Joe,
The Tyre Reads LT 265/70/17 112/109Q Load range C Sidewall 3 ply.

When new they had about 12.7mm tread depth which is normally what LT tyres come with. LT prefixing the size to my knowledge means Light Truck Construction.

There is no rocket science here and there are plenty getting around on theses tyres so if the tyre place is telling you they are not light truck tyres I would be interested in the reason and also could he explain what the tyre designation means.

Hope this helps.

Hi David,
Thanks for your effort at persisting at my disbelief. My local tyre dealers must be thick.

You obviously have what they tell me is not yet available.

I will go face to face and ask to see the spec sheets.
Thanks for your time.

Regards
Joe

Joe,

No worries. Are you in Vic? I think I have seen you on the Yahoo group.
If you are over there I am coming that way the weeek after Easter so you could look for yourself.

Mine BFG's just came from a local Beaurepaires store in Adelaide.

Hi David,

Hey I do beleive you!, so I really do'nt have to see "the" tyre, but we would be pleased to see you here in Vic if you want to stop in and say hi, have cuppa.
Yes I'm on the yahoo prado 120 group, it's always good to compare notes on our Prado's/trips face to face.
Visit my site www.images-australia.com.au and keep in touch, we would be pleased to see you if it works out.
Regards
Joe