Toyo Tyres

DONT TOUCH THEM!! My 80 had a set of brand newies when I bought it and every tim I take it out I have tyre grief. First trip the shoulders chipped away badly with some lugs torn right off next trip 2 flats including a sidewall ripped right out and the other was a sidwall puncture the tyre guy said the repair might not hold. 3rd trip 2 flats including another sidewall puncture 4th trip is today so I will keep you posted

Hi Peter W,
I have fitted two Toyo Opats on the front only and find them very good on road (quiet and good handling) and so far no problems off road.My mate however sliced through a side wall on a new set in the Victorian high country on our last outing and was not pleased.Knowing the conditions of the Flinders Ranges I would be inclined to look at something a bit tougher.
cheers Mark

Peter,

I've done 20,000 on a set so far. By my measurements they'll do 60.

Quiet on road. Useless in mud. Had no issues with them off road chipping or puncturing and they perform well for me the kind of terrain I go in. Keep in mind I drive a Jerry Can with a bit of lift and probably never tackle the sort of stuff Davoe does so they suit me OK, up to a point.

They're OK, but even on Jerry Can, I'd like something a little more agressive, especially in mud. I'll be getting something else next time.

Depends what you want to use them for.

Cheers,

Jim.

Hi Peter

The gossip around the cattle stations up here is that Toyo OPATs chip badly on the sharp gravel we have up here, and they are prone to sidewall damage when you run them at lower pressure to avoid tread fractures on the stones.

I have a set of Bridgestone 8-ply D693s which are good for sand and gravel, and on sealed road (haven't seen any mud!) but I'm not happy with the wear rate. Looks like I'll get about 40K out of the set.

A couple of days ago, I put a pair of Cooper STTs on the back axle to see if they are any good. Supposed to be more chip resistant than the ST, but it's too early to tell.

Cheers
John
Oodnadatta

Peter,

We had Toyo "Open Country" tyres, in 31x10.5R15, on 80 series Turbo(90 Model) Thought they weren't too bad, but punctured easily, once worn down a bit. Put this down to my driving style then, as this was the fastest toyota I'd ever driven!

Went out of the Toyo's when they became hard to get, and more expensive. Thought that a lot of the puncture problems were the 15 inch tyres, thin in the walls, and definitely not the tyre for the "real bush." Davoe & Jiarna will know what I mean.

Did buy some Toyo in 750R16, and while they wore well(still have two on a trailer), the tread was s'house, and made driving like you were on ball bearings.

Been using BFG AT's on 97 model 80 series since we bought it in 98, and they've been good. Chip a bit in the stony stuff, but I never vary the pressures, run @ 32 psi, most of time, whether on Bruce H'way or Birdsville Track. Have had a couple of flats, but no blow-outs, even in summer.

Would be nice to get 100K clicks out of a set of tyres, 50K is best ever, out of Wrangler MTR's.

Hooroo...

Just coming to the end of a set of 235/85/16 10 ply Toyo OPATS on a Pajero.

About 60,000k. Got them for $180.00 ea about 2 1/2 years ago.
About average milage with other AT tyres I have run.
I do push it in the corners sometimes, so a bit hard on tyres.

Price seems to have gone up so not buying them again. Otherwise I would.
Good on the road. Done a few trips like the Flinders ranges via Strezlecki and Birdsville tracks. Did chip a bit but not too bad. Chips wore off after 10,000k. Didn't chip as bad as some previous other well known makes on similar roads. Havn't really tried them out in good mud, but they are only a road orientated AT, so I wouldn't expect too much.
Good bitumen grip in dry and wet, about the best AT I have used for this. I would suggest that they have a slightly 'softer' rubber for better bitumen grip.

Go for a set of Cooper AT's - perfect for those long hot rough stoney corrogated dirt roads.
Cheers
Peter Guy

Peter, I run Toyo Hyper radials on my Jackaroo.A different tread and tyre than the opats.There is a slight noise on bitumen,done 30,000km so far and should be good for that again.Work well in mud and done some desert work in them with no problems plus some rock and sharp stone work.
This particular tyre i believe is used on mine sites in north of W.A.Cannot say they are the best but look outside the opat range.

Terry