New Tyres!
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 07:43
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Member - Brian (Gold Coast)
I have just worn out my second set of mud tyres..... got around 50K kilometres out of each set. (I don't keep a set of road tyres for everyday use and a set of "play tyres... so the muddies are on all the time.) After staking one tyre some time ago and having to pay the freight on a single tyre from
Melbourne to the
Gold Coast, I decided to go with a more
well known brand that should be readily available in most large towns. Yep... bought me a set of BFG mud tyres yesterday, and could not believe the difference in comparison to the old Pro Comps. Quieter, (Yes they will get noisier with age) but also smoother on the road as
well!!
Am VERY happy with them!
Cheers
Brian
Reply By: Sea-Dog - Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 13:36
Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 13:36
I run BFG muds on my 80 series and have over 40k on them already and there is still heaps of tread left on them.. It is the daily driver although being in the Caloundra City 4WD Club we do a fair bit of challenging stuff which tests the tyres out too... and I have done a trip to
Cape York on them also..
I agree that they are not too noisy and for me the road handling performance has been great!
The only downside to these I have found is that the sidewalls are a little on the weak side for my liking...
I would expect 70k plus out of
mine and still be a useable off road tyre going by the current rate of wear..
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Follow Up By: CLC50 - Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 13:48
Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 13:48
Gee I Found you ,go to work
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Reply By: Sea-Dog - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 14:32
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 14:32
No squirming for me... running 305/70/16 (33") BFG muddies.. on road pressure 42psi front and rear, off road pressure 25psi front and rear...
I have always had very direct feel through the tyres... they have never let go on me around round abouts, in the wet, under heavy braking etc..
I have been impressed with the on road attributes more so than I expected when I bought them..
Cheers
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