Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 14:02
I have had bfg's a/t's on 3 vehicles. 2 prados and 1 hilux, now the hilux was 2.8D so was no power house and I can say in the wet going through the bends where I live and Im talking with extreme care the back end would skip out so easily it wasnt funny, ok I no there was no real weight in the back except a 170L fresh
water tank I kept full 9 out of 10. Both prados were/is fitted with them and the current prado is t/d the old one petrol, if the road is the slightest bit greay or when you have had just that sprinkle of rain enough to wet it, it is extremly easy for the prado to drift and Im talking with minimal throttle (not forgetting its also AWD), while they are a great tyre for off road, never had a punture and get easily 70thou of them (90 with the lux) and they have been aired down many a time for beach, rough rocky stuff, sharp shale, rutted roads etc they have been great but I certainly dont rate them for been great in the wet. Obviously like any body you slow down in the wet and drive to conditions. Any body that lives close to me is welcome to come and have a drive of
mine on a wet day through the bends where I live and Im talking normal driving not excelerating trying to get them to slide or you will end up in the gutter. My neighbour few doors up has exactly same model prado except petrol and I have driven it a few times including in wet conditions coming
home from been out and can be certain that his Yokohama Geolanders A/T's certainly hang on and grip better then myn and have even commented to him about their level of grip to
mine. but he only uses his for towing onroad van so cant comment what they are like in the rough stuff. Obviously I drive to the conditions but I certainly take it easy in the rain. Regards Steve
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