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: Mark & Jo, S/side, Bris - Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 09:48
Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 09:48
Hey Brian!!!
Let us know how you go with the tyres hey,
You gonna make it to the gathering in a fortnight?
Cheers Jo
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian (Gold Coast) - Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 19:47
Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 19:47
Um.... just read about it now. Not sure what's on but sounds like a great idea!!!!!
I'll
check with Gayleen and see what we're up to!
Cheers
Brian
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Follow Up By: Mark & Jo, S/side, Bris - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 06:01
Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 06:01
Perrys done the write up with the details in gatherings..
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Reply By: draff - Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 09:48
Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007 at 09:48
Brian, I have been running BFG muddies on my patrol for 3 years and very happy. I have got about 65k kilometres out of them and still got a fair bit to go. Good in bush, out touring and on the road.
Draff
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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: Crackles - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 21:03
Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 21:03
Gaday Brian. Although you can stake just about any tyre you may find the Pro comps are actually a little tougher in the side walls than the BFG's. (From a dealer that sold both & saw far more returns on the BFGs) Still an excellent pattern that is hard to beat for on/off road use.
Cheers Craig......
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian (Gold Coast) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 07:34
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 07:34
Hi Craig....
Yeah I have heard that, but to be honest the only reason I went with BFG's is the availability thing. I shudder to think what it would cost to get a tyre freighted anywhere remote..... 'cos Pro Comps aren't available everywhere yet. When they are I may switch back. The last set of pro Comps were really rough and noisy as
well..... much rougher than the first lot.
Cheers
Brian
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 13:45
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 13:45
I found that the BFG's squirmed when you went into a round about.. so went back to MTR's on the GU..
mine were 33's. What size are yours?
be interested to see if yours are same.
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian (Gold Coast) - Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 at 08:09
Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 at 08:09
Mine are 33's..... last night we were coming
home from dinner at Burleigh.... took the route our through Christine Ave which is roundabout city!!!! I found the truck really stable and I was chucking it through the roundabouts with more confidence than I previously would have. I thought at first it may have been just 'cos they're new, but after the 4th or so roundabout I realized I had never been able to do that with the Pro Comps..... don't get me wrong, the Pro Comps are a great tyre but geeze these BFG's are smooth and responsive!
Could it be the lift Bruce???
Mine is 3" lift, no body lift and still has rear sway bar on, (I have had a disconnect fitted, but the rear end articulates fully with it still on, so I haven't disconnected it yet)... I know your GQ was quite high, what have you done with the GU??
Cheers
Brian
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Tuesday, Mar 20, 2007 at 21:18
Tuesday, Mar 20, 2007 at 21:18
Could be the lift, but
mine was back down to 4inch sus/2in body in the end.
more like the pressures,
mine felt like bubble gum, really rolled around heaps.. Like racing on Wets
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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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