Friday, Feb 02, 2007 at 22:57
I questioned Beaurepaires about any off-road exclusion, and was told not to worry about it. And when I brought the staked tyre back, there were no questions - they just replaced it, even though I staked it off-track. How would they know anyway?
In recent years I've used Goodyear MTR, BFG ATKO, BFG Muddies, Kellys, Grandtreks. The MTRs did the hardest trips and never had a
puncture. They were the best tyre I've used, but they downsides were increased fuel consumption and a little bit of noise.
The 90series Prados are fairly kind to tyres because they aren't a heavy vehicle and don't get overloaded with heavy accessories. Most people I know with Prados get a good run out of their tyres, no matter what the brand. I number of my friends have run the Cooper ST in the past, but none do now. They have had severe chipping of the tread, and more staked sidewalls than most. But if they hang together, they will give good
miles. Most went to goodyear MTR.
BFGATKO: are a good, quiet, long wearing tyre with thinner sidewalls than you'd expect - they have a sidewall ridge that can catch sharp sticks. The rears can chip easily on outback stony roads. The BFG M/Ts are a pretty good outback tyre - don't chip too much, but the sidewalls are a bit thin. Pretty handy out there when the heavens open.
The Silent Armours are better than both ST and ATKO in terms of case strength and resistance to chipping. They are a good choice for an AT tyre. If you don't mind a more aggressive tyre, I'd still prefer the Goodyear MTR for the rough trips.
You you want to stick to the 265/70R16, then the BFG ATKO is really the only good option out there. 265/75 opens up a huge range.
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