Maxxis, Pirelli Scorpions, Toyo, Yokohama tyres

Another well priced tyre you can add to your list is Kumho, we have had a great run from these. Considering the Yokos next as I have heard good things about them also, but dearer then Kumhos.
Cheers Pete

i had a set of Yoko H/T on my Cruiser when I got it.
2 were stuffed after 30,000.
The other 2 will be Ok for spares.
Admittedly a lot of city driving with lots of small roundabouts

"probably not be able to do heaps of km's on the 17" wheels, so are considering buying cheaper tyres"

I went with Toyo Open Country on my last vehicle, depending on the profile some are considered a passenger tyre and a different from their full size cousin. (I didn't realise this at the time) Mine were fitted to a KJ Jeep Cherokee and were an oddball size.
We drove up the Birdsville track 1 1/2 times after two punctures in my LHR when the other vehicles I travelled with had had none, I began to wonder about my choice and if not replacing them with the quick wearing Coopers was a good ideaImage Could Not Be Found. Then there was a third puncture and subsequent blow out.
Once back to Adelaide I did a close inspection of the tyres and everyone had hairline cracks through the wall of the tyre, when deflated these cracks were actually splits right through the casing. I am told by a local tyre expert it was caused by the constant corrugations of the track.
Perhaps "Around Town" would have been a better description for these tyres as they were clearly not up to there name. In my humble opinion I would spend the money on tyres you were going to use on the dirt and save on the road tyres.

Maxxis: haven't heard a bad word.
Scorpions: Good bitumen tyre. Sidewalls thin.
Toyo: Sidewall damage is common - broken cords etc. One friend had the 17" on a prado and came back from a Flinders trip with 3 dead tyres from sidewall punctures.
Yohohama: No experience and haven't known anyone who uses them.

I'd give Maxxis a go.

Can highly recomend the Maxxis A/T s so good I'll be having the same again when its time,
regards,
dave

I run Toyo OPAT LT, I used to run Toyo OPAT Passenger. Sidewall punctures for me are as rare as rocking horse s***. I do two seasons of off-road. That is typically 1 Simpson Desert crossing, 1 Hay River, 3 Cape York, 1 Gun-barrel and Canning followed by 1 Simpson 1 Hay River, 2 Kimberley and 2 Cape York. I average 1 puncture per year, almost always in the tread unless I do something stupid like drive over a stump.

For the value I find them unbeatable