Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:17
As an addition to this, found this review on these tyres in another
forum, interestingly (or not), on the
test they did, these didnt perform as
well as the Pirelli's or Coopers A/T's:
MANUFACTURER: BF GOODRICH
MADE IN USA
PATTERN NAME: ALL-TERRAIN T/A KO
ACTUAL TREAD WIDTH: 220mm
SPEED RATING: S
LOAD RATING: D 120
CONSTRUCTION: Sidewall plies - 3 polyester, Tread plies - 1 nylon, 2 steel, 3 polyester
PRICE: $269
COMMENT
There was too much tread movement when cornering hard on the bitumen slalom. This resulted in slow and vague steering response. The lack of general lateral grip saw the rear tyres slide sideways, leaving impressive :blackies’ on the road that resembled those on a :slippery when wet’
sign. 6.5/10
In a similar way on gravel, the BFGs showed good bite but switched between understeer and letting go at the rear at moderate speeds. Like the Coopers, the BFGs tramlined on the same long gravel straight. Overall good general gravel bite. 7.5/10
The BFGs seemed at
home in the clay pit. They were only a whisker less impressive than the Coopers and responded instantly to more throttle by ploughing through the slippery quagmire. 9/10
On the climb up the gravel incline, the BFGs bit in and travelled a good distance up, but then they just stopped biting and spun. 8.5/10
At 20psi, the sidewalls bulged out
well. They had a good combination of flotation and bite on the sand. They steered out of existing ruts
well and responded to acceleration. 8.5/10
The tread showed signs of cutting after the
test.
AnswerID:
361056
Follow Up By: Member - ross m (WA) - Friday, Apr 24, 2009 at 06:04
Friday, Apr 24, 2009 at 06:04
The tread movement
test is pointless to many 4wd owners because they dont push their 4wd through corners hard like a sports car.
Tyres are dear enough without trying to leave "blackies" on the road
8.5/10 is not to be sneezed at
FollowupID:
628919