Bridgestone 694 v Cooper ATR for the Cape
Submitted: Friday, May 12, 2006 at 11:53
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Robbg
Yeah I know - tyres again!! After the Cape trip (June/July) my Jack will be back to suburban duties, so it's pointless having anything more aggressive that AT's. I've narrowed it down to the 694's ($220 each) and the ATR's ($240 each). Anyone have any experience of the stengths and weaknesses of these tyres? Thanks.
Reply By: Snowy 3.0iTD - Friday, May 12, 2006 at 13:21
Friday, May 12, 2006 at 13:21
Robbg
I currently have LT285/75R16 694 Duellers on my Patrol, rotating the five tyres (including spare) I have so far gotten 50,000km out of them and expect to get another 20,000 to 30,000 km out of them, about 40% has been mild/heavy off-road work with the rest hot hwy bitumen. At my next tyre change I will be going for something with a more aggressive tread either a MTR or STT. But as a A/T tyre you won't find better in my opinion.
Dry-bitumen grip: Excellent (Noise or lack there of is also good)
Wet-bitumen grip: Excellent
Gravel-grip: Good
Sand: Excellent
Rocks: Okay
Mud: Poor (although all AT tyres will be in this)
Wear: Excellent
Can't remember what size wheels a Jackaroo has but on a 16inch rim the LT285/75 (33in) is actually cheaper than the LT265/75 (32in) although you will need to
check the legalities in your state.
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Reply By: D-Jack - Friday, May 12, 2006 at 18:09
Friday, May 12, 2006 at 18:09
My coopers AT/Rs in 245/75s were LT construction 10 ply. Cost $239 each about 8 months ago. Done some similar roads to rocky roads you're thinking of (on far west coast of SA) and not even the slightest chip in a few hundred ks. Let them down to about 28 and felt exceptional. Then again, they had only done about 3000 ks at the time. They guy in the Bridgestone
shop told me of his bad experiences with the Bridgies and recommended the Coopers, even though I could get the 694s for $200 (special price of course)
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Reply By: Member - Beatit (QLD) - Monday, May 15, 2006 at 14:54
Monday, May 15, 2006 at 14:54
I've have the Bridgstone 694's on my truck, we did a
Kimberley?
Simpson Desert trip for a total of 15,000 K and it was going fine till the stretch from
Birdsville to
Windorah. Copped two irrepairable punctures in the rear. Probably my fault as I didn't air down and I was heavily loaded. Replaced them with the same tyres and am happy with the way they are wearing. The front 2 look the same as the rear even though they had done 14,000 K.
The tread is certainly much better (more like A/T's) then the old 693's.
Kind regards
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