silent armour tyres
Submitted: Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 10:57
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G/Day to all forumites, just a bit of information on the silent armour tyres, what sought of milage should I expect out of them,they will be on a prado 265/70/17 mostly black top with a little beach ,& probably about 5000kys year on gravel,& off road.The name suggests they are quite I would like to hear from owners using them thank you.
Friar
Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 11:19
Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 11:19
I bought a set of 265/75R16 earlier this year. 2 desert trips, 10,000km.
Had one sidewall puncture, no chipping, and no visible wear. i'd expect that they are going to wear
well.
One mate has the same and he's happy, probably done the same mileage on trips only.
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Follow Up By: Moose - Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 14:08
Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 14:08
G'day Phil
Would you say that the sidewall puncture would have happened irrespective of the brand of tyre? Or do you think they have weak walls? I am looking at getting a set in near future. No chipping sounds promising. How do you find them for grip in muddy situations and tread cleaning ability?
Thanks from the Moose.
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 18:43
Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 18:43
Moose,
Where I go, sidewall punctures are common. I was disappointed as I was hoping the Silent Armours would be puncture free, like the MTRs I abused over the previous 2 years. They have a different sidewall construction to the MTRs, being 2ply instead of 3 ply, but Goodyear claim that they have the "Dura whatever" puncture technology. But I think it was a sharp piece of steel that pieced the sidewall on a station track in far Western Qld. It was repaired with a single plug, and replaced free-of-charge by the Beaurepaires warranty when I got back home.
My gut feeling is that the Silent Armour sidewalls are as strong as any other tyre out there, but I don't think they are as good as the MTR. On my trips, most brands including the the BFGs and the Coopers tend to get sidewall punctures. Many of my friends now run MTRs or Silent Armours over the other brands
We really need a lot more collective experience. It may be a one-off. But I have been happy with every aspect of the tyre, but haven't tried them in mud yet.
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Reply By: DavidT - Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 16:09
Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 16:09
Friar
I just put these on the GU4 Patrol on Saturday !st Thoughts after 40kms pretty good, We are heading to SA on saturday doing the flinders plus
Oodnadatta looking forward to the break
regards
dave t
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Reply By: Muddy doe (SA) - Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 19:57
Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 19:57
Hi Friar,
I just put a set of Goodyear MTR's on the Prado last week in that size. Lots noisier than the Cooper A/T that they replaced but quite bearable (Prado is very quiet with windows up anyway).
Only done 300km on them so far but did a few fast kms on some dirt roads oer the weekend and was very impressed with the secure grip feel. No real difference from tarmac! With the A/T's you do feel that you are on a different surface but the MTR's just eat up the gravel! Must be careful not to get too over confident there.....
From the sounds of it you may not do enough offroad work to justify the MTRs but I can say that I am very happy with them. I also have a a set of Cooper ATR's on a separate set of alloy rims (bit of an investment) so I can put those on for long road trips and get best of both worlds.
I did look at the Silent Armours but I had heard so many good things on this
forum about the MTR's so they got the gig this time around.
Cheers
Muddy
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Reply By: friar - Tuesday, Sep 26, 2006 at 08:43
Tuesday, Sep 26, 2006 at 08:43
Thanks for the replys fellas.
Friar
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