Tyres
Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 11:48
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pojo
I am about to fit a new set of tyres to my NP Pajero and would appreciate any advice on brands etc.
Reply By: marq - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 12:37
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 12:37
AT's 265/70R16 -> BFG is the only brand that has LT construction
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Follow Up By: Member -Signman - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 13:00
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 13:00
"BFG is the only brand that has LT construction "
You sure about that???
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Reply By: Member - MrBitchi (QLD) - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 12:38
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 12:38
Bit more info....
What sort of tyres (HT, AT, Muddies) where do you do most of your driving? What budget?
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Follow Up By: Blaze - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 13:51
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 13:51
Exactly Bitchi, would be like asking what size line to use on a fishin rod :-)
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Reply By: Member - Greydemon (WA) - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 14:43
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 14:43
I don't know much about tyres ....but I can recommend an Engel fridge.
9-)
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Reply By: pojo - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 15:01
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 15:01
A T Tyres also will be towing a caravan ,price is immaterial as long as the tyres stand up to what they say ,that is why i was asking for comments on different brands as i dont profess to knowing it all like some others
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Follow Up By: Member RayJen Paj05 (NSW) - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 15:49
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 15:49
Pojo, we have BFG ATs for our NP Paj. I don't know that they are the best but they have done
well so far in all conditions including serious bushwhacking and mountain tracks when we have been towing our camper trailer. It also has ATs so we have extra spare capacity. No complaints. My goal is to get at least 80,000 kms out of them.
There's some extra road noise but we are DiD anyway so there's a bit of a clatter and have got used to it. I have previously reported on this site that we have a slight whirring sound in the power steering pump. Don't know if this can be attributed to the steering working harder due to their chunky profile?? That's what one Mitsu mechanic here in the Southern Highlands thought anyway.
Hope this helps. Cheers, Ray
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Reply By: markcas - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 16:45
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 16:45
Pojo
If your is DID Auto only fit the factory size tyres .As there has been allot of talk in the pajero club that oversize tyres cause the lockup converter not to lock up .I found that BFG have a factory sized tyres to suit but i found they were to noisy for me (A/T).I now have bridgestone 694A/Ts fitted and they still have more noise than the factory Yoko Go 39s.I tow a ft van on and off road and find the 694s wear and handle very
well.The Pajero doesn't have a separate chasis and i think this is why the tyres sound noisy but this is my opinion.All A/t Tyres will be noisy compared to H/T tyres .My advice get your tyres where you can swap them if your not happy after road testing them on your Pajero (The big tyres shops).
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Reply By: Bill13 - Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 20:42
Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 20:42
pojo,
I endorse what Markcas just wrote. There has been problems with the converter not locking up when using oversize tyres or tyres that are not standard size. I also have Bridgestone AT's 694 and find them very good. A friend had Coopers on his Pajero but took them off when he had a big scare on wet roads while towing the van, the front tyres kept loosing traction when cornering. 4wd monthly magazine recently done a
test on popular AT tyres and the results are worth reading. www.4wdmonthly.com.au/tips_tyres.php Have a look at this article and it should answer all of your questions.
Bill
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Reply By: Sapper - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 10:24
Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 10:24
I have the NP series Paj and use Yokohama. I have found that you need to keep the same size otherwise the speed rating goes astray.
Yokohamas are about as quiet as you will get with the NM/NP and they last. I cleared 72,000Km las set and that included the Cape, Beaches, Tracks and Bitumen.
At around $260 per tyre makes distance for dollar a good value. Need to keep them rotated, balanced and properly aligned front and rear. Go to a dedicated 4WD alignment centre (If in NSW go to Narellan)
Sapper
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Reply By: Sapper - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 10:25
Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 10:25
I have the NP series Paj and use Yokohama. I have found that you need to keep the same size otherwise the speed rating goes astray.
Yokohamas are about as quiet as you will get with the NM/NP and they last. I cleared 72,000Km las set and that included the Cape, Beaches, Tracks and Bitumen.
At around $260 per tyre makes distance for dollar value. Need to keep them rotated, balanced and properly aligned front and rear. Go to a dedicated 4WD alignment centre (If in NSW go to Narellan)
Sapper
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Reply By: allanmac856 - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:41
Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:41
Consider the Toyo Opats. Not the most aggressive A/T around & not overly flash in mud etc, (which A/T is?), but very good on the black stuff. Reasonably quiet, wear quite
well & reasonably priced.
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