Kelly Safari Trex Tyres
Submitted: Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 17:23
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Member - Wilgadene (Bundaberg)
Not really trying to start a tyre war (lol) just after info on the above mentioned Kelly Safari's that are back on the Australian market (in particular the 'Trex')
I searched the archives but the last threads on Kelly's are years old, back about the time they stopped importing them.
Anyone tried them recently?
Reply By: Member - Footloose - Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 18:51
Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 18:51
I still have a set of half worn Kelly Safaris stored in here. Replaced with BFG's but the Kelly's were just in case...
Thanks for that info.
Mine were a good tyre for wear and general work around town and track.
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Follow Up By: Member - Wilgadene (Bundaberg) - Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 19:08
Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 19:08
Hi Footloose,
Congrats on becoming a member. I also had the Kelly safari's on my 4Runner when I bought it secondhand about 5 years ago. I was very happy with them but wore them out and couldn't get any more at that stage. Went to Mickey Thompsons and while they been pretty good I was interested to see the Kelly's back. Tyrepower have the Kelly Safari Trex (265x75R16's) in their catalogue for $265.00 at the moment.
Cheers
Kev
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Follow Up By: Member - Footloose - Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 19:19
Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 19:19
Thanks , Kev. Nice to know that it's been noticed :)
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Reply By: splits - Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 19:33
Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 19:33
I have no idea what Kelly 4wd tyres are like but back in the 1980s and 90s I fitted two sets of Kelly street tyres to a Peugeot 504 and got 140,000 ks out of each set. I had no complaints about the way they handled either.
Brian
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Reply By: John S (NSW) - Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 19:48
Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 19:48
If the Kelly 4WD tyres are anything like the Kelly Chargers I used to have on my cars, then they should be a fantastic tyre - grip to the very end, very hard wearing - 80,000km min from a set and that was under very hard driving conditions
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Reply By: BMKal - Sunday, Mar 30, 2008 at 04:43
Sunday, Mar 30, 2008 at 04:43
I had Kelly Safari's on my last Discovery. They were a brilliant tyre.
I recently tried to buy a set for the current Disco when the Michelin's needed replacement, but unfortunately they weren't available. Tyre Power told me that they were coming, but unfortunately not in time for when I needed them. Ended up buying GT Radial Savero's, which I'm happy with so far.
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