Bridgestone 694LT 265/75 16

Submitted: Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 12:03

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BradW

Gday All,

After my last thread on these tyres (58527) I have again lost my faith on the quality of the 694LT Jap Made tyre. The first loss I reluctantly put down to bad luck off road. However losing the second one in my opinion is just through crap quality. Won't be buying these again.

Lost one within 200kms of purhcase driving on very good gravel road (sidewall). Lost another last week with a nail puncture. Now I know that’s not the tyres fault. However - in the time it took from flat tyre to stopping the car the sidewall failed.

Like I say only really a couple hundred meters of driving it flat (time to stop the car) on sealed road (North West Coastal Hwy). This can be seen by looking at the tyre. Usually a tyre that has been run flat is obvious to see. This tyre had no time to even get scuffed etc from running flat and to the eye first looks ok. On closer inspection can see and feel sidewall separation so it’s stuffed.

After running 693s prior to this I thought the new "tougher" tyre could only be better. My 693s...Never lost one and they did some pretty heavy stuff heaps of rocks and gravel around the Pilbara where I live.

My verdict - wish I had never bought them and will not be touching them again.

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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 13:05

Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 13:05

Maybe you've just had a bed run. I did two Cooper ST-C's within 3000 km of new one in the bush and one on a creek crossing. BAd luck, but I lost confidence in them.

Mind you, same decision as you, never want ST-C's on my car again