Calling all Discos!!
Submitted: Friday, Jun 18, 2004 at 20:47
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Jac
That's it I give up! What friggin tyres do I put on my Disco (03). The drivel so far from salesmen.... "the BFG's have had balancing probs lady", "Coopers nah! - they sell 'em in Wallmart in the States luv" , "Bridgestone 694's... yeah there OK I suppose darling!...", "just stay with your Michelins missy?!".
Can someone please tell me they have a Disco(03) and use ....such'nsuch.... tyres and go offroad with no probs. size i thought to use..... 245/70/16 I think!? Go offroad - bush 3/4 times/yr, sand 1/2/yr - but need to feel confident when the going gets tough.
Pls help!
Reply By: rickwagupatrol - Friday, Jun 18, 2004 at 22:04
Friday, Jun 18, 2004 at 22:04
hmmm, ok then,
well as you know, the choice is many and varied.
from the description you gave of where/what you do in the disco-mobile, i think maybe just a decent A/T will do the job.
this still leaves a fairly wide choice tho.
from the sound of it, you are getting abit of a runaround from the tyre retailers, so how bout a bit of research yourself.
www.bfgoodrich.com.au
www.bridgestone.com.au
www.coopertires.com.au
www.dunloptyres.com.au
www.goodyear.com.au
www.tyrepower.com.au
www.michelin.com.au
www.pirelli.com.au
www.procomp.com.au
www.statetyres.com.au
www.simextyre.com
www.toyo.com.au
www.yokohama.com.au
this should give you a fair range to chose from, then you can make a decision based on what YOU want for the disco. as has been stated elsewhere, and on more than one occasion, tyres are what keep you on the road.
decide what suits your driving style, vehicle use etc, then put the price at the bottom of the list.
personally i am more than happy with the Toyo tyres on our Patrol. we do a fair amount of bitumen driving, but they are more than capable off-road as
well.
take your time and have a look at those sites........( i hope they work :) )
hope this may be of some help.
rick.
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Follow Up By: oddy - Friday, Jun 18, 2004 at 22:20
Friday, Jun 18, 2004 at 22:20
we are not all retired :)
Jac
try www.tirerack.com
it's been done for you.
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Reply By: Rosco - Bris. - Saturday, Jun 19, 2004 at 08:36
Saturday, Jun 19, 2004 at 08:36
Jac
I wacked a set of Wranglers on
mine ... can't remember the size, but the biggest you could legally fit on std. rims and they were not bad.
American jobs now, the earlier ones were made in Oz and were crap.
Ignore the jibes from the uneducated masses ... they know not what they should be driving.
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Reply By: Member - Bob - Saturday, Jun 19, 2004 at 10:26
Saturday, Jun 19, 2004 at 10:26
Jac,
the original Michelins are a brilliant tyre and they do last a long time. However, I have had a few 'self immolate' in the outback, and they do get cut about on gravel roads such as the Plenty Hwy. I fitted Cooper LT245/75 16 s to my spare set of wheels (along with Smartire temp and pressure sensors). I drove from near
Canberra to
Broome (across the deserts by rough track), and then throughout
the Kimberley at Easter without a single puncture! The other vehicles travelling with me has several tyre failures (esp on the Gibb River Rd). There is a little evidence of lug laceration on the Coopers but overall they look to be in excellent cond given the treatment they saw. They are reasonably quiet on the bitumen, but I suspect have a fair bit less wet adhesion than the Michelins (it rarely rains around here). They are great in sand.The size of this tyre means the spare still fits on the rear door (just) and gives about a one inch lift. I think they are technicazlly illegal (but then the laws are just for guidance rather than strict adherence ;-) So far I'd rate them as the best tyre I've driven on in the bush.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bob - Saturday, Jun 19, 2004 at 10:29
Saturday, Jun 19, 2004 at 10:29
PS For the Disco sceptics. The Disco was driven virtually off the showroom floor onto the track. It hasn't had its first service yet. No problems yet!
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Follow Up By: Jac - Sunday, Jun 20, 2004 at 22:50
Sunday, Jun 20, 2004 at 22:50
Thks Bob
Sounds perfect. Are they a 3 ply wall, will they belly a bit to help in sand? How tight a squeeze is the spare? Will they give the speedo much trouble? Am I right in thinking an LT is far superior in toughness to an AT.
Jac
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Follow Up By: Member - Bob - Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 13:03
Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 13:03
http://www.coopertires.com.au/tyres/st.htm
The specs refer to 10 ply - I don't know if this refers to the sidewall.
They are meant to run at about 30 PSI on the track, but will go a lot lower on sand.
The spare fits comfortably on the rear door with no space between the tyre and the bumper bar.
The speedo is about 8% out.
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