Tyres for Disco

hi helen,

take a look at my thread just below yours - I have a LR Disco V8 with 245/70 R16 Bridgestone Dueler A/T 694's - couldn't be happier and I got them for $210 per tyre F&B.

best all-round A/T tyre i've ever come across. you can stick with the 235/70, but trust me the 245/70 gives a tad better performance off-road, and only puts the speedo out by about 1.7%, so at 100kmh you're doing 101.7kmh.

nathan

Helen,
I shopped around for months before buying new skins for my 97 TDI. I ended up with Cooper S/T 235/70 16 & have been happy with them & only one puncture on the old Ghan track to date (35000km). They might be a bit of an overkill for mainly road use but I have not noticed any real disadvantage on the road other than slight increase in road noise. I was also pleased with the stock Michelins but they were pretty chewed up when I replaced them after quite a bit of gravel roads, they were more pricy than the Coopers too from memory. BFG's have a good reputation also & my buddy is happy with his after 40,000km of mixed driving.
Cheers

Skunky

I have a 98 Tdi manual set up for expedition type touring (OX winch, Konis, King Springs, Engel, etc, etc). Replaced my original Michelins at 40,000km as they were pretty well shot. Ok round town but couldn't hack the gibber roads. Did a lot of research as to available options and also the cost involved. Finally settled on BFG 225/75 AT KOs due to the increased load rating. Also, replacement Michelins were around $280 ea whereas the BFGs were $210 ea. Now have 60,000 on the BFGs and have given them a fair work out (Cape York, Simpson etc) with an all up weight of around 2,900kg on the big trips. I have the usual range of tread chips and small cuts/splits etc (not surprising in terms of where I have been). They are an excellent value tyre and great on and off road. My GPS and highway radar confirms that there are no speedo worries: my speedo says 100k/ph and the radar/gps says 97 kph. I run the BFGs at 36psi all round when unloaded.

Cheers

Steve

G'day Skunky
Got 5 Standard Michellins about 40, 50% tread 235/65/16 $100 for all 5 if it's any help, not realy an AT tyre but they are there if you like depending were you are of course, I am in Mildura.
I run 265/65/16 on my TD5 Goodyear Wrangler MTR about $320ea
Happy tyre shopping..

G'day skunky,
I have a 97 SE Disco I have OME Coils & Shocks and run Cooper ST 245/75 16 I live in the Territory and they have had a good run on both dirt and tar have found them fantastic have not had a punture (touch wood) I do take care with pressures and regular balancing. The OME set up has allowed me to run the bigger tyre and they have barely worn with over 40,000 kms. They are noiser than the michelin as expected but a good stereo helps but nowhere as bad as muddies. These are priced around the same as the BFG maybe a few dollars more per tyre, this was when I bought them.

Good luck
Kelly