Yet another tiring tyre thread
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 at 19:55
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D200Dug
OK I'm looking for a new set of tyres for the rodeo for towing the van.
I have BF Goodrich at on the van of the same size and stud pattern as the tug.
the vast majority of our driving will be blacktop or dirt very little serious off road work.
I am getting vastly differing information about the load rating of tyres the ones on the truck now are 111 the van are 113 and I have been recomended tyres up to 120 then another dealer suggested a lower rating as the 120 rating would give a very hard ride in his opinion.
Price is ranging from $215 for a set of Maxxis with a 111 rating up to $310 for Hankook with a 120 rating.
IS there a simple answer ? :shock:
Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 at 20:13
Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 at 20:13
Have a look at the Bridgestone Dueller 694's in either a standard of LT (light truck) construction.
I'm looking at downgrading the tyre size on the camper from 265/75/16 to 245/70/16 to match the vehicle and the 694 LT is my choice.
I actually like the tread pattern on the Dueller 693's but they are $100 more than the 694's.
Bill.
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Follow Up By: D200Dug- Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 at 20:20
Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 at 20:20
Thanks I would go the LT version of anything but I am just totally confused by the ratings and stuff :-(
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Reply By: Mark & Jacqui - Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 at 22:11
Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 at 22:11
D200Dug,
In my opion, you can't go past Cooper A/T's in the LT version. I have been using them all over the place including the
Simpson Desert and
Cape York (Telegraph Track) towing our camper trailer. I get 100000 klm from them.
Cheers,
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Follow Up By: D200Dug- Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 at 22:58
Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 at 22:58
How are they on the road ?
I am not going to be doing any serious off road driving mainly bitumen and dirt tracks.
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Reply By: Member - Mark E (VIC) - Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 09:49
Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 09:49
Steer clear of Pro Comp A/T's.
Whilst they seem quiet on the road, have good drip in the wet and in the bush they seem to do this....... and only after about 20k km... :-(
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Not a happy camper at the moment and Pro Comp have put this down to "cosmetic only" and not a warranty item.......
Cheers,
Mark
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Follow Up By: D200Dug- Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 10:36
Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 10:36
thanks
That does not look good to my untrained eye
So much for the "Made in the USA" claims
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 18:31
Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 18:31
What is the build date on them as thats what OLD tyres do when they have gone hard
They have a 4 digit code llike 2606 meaning 26th week of 2006 stamped into them.
Might tell us something.
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Follow Up By: Member - Mark E (VIC) - Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 09:38
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 09:38
Build dates are a combination of 2008 and 2009, as per the nomenclature on the side of the tyres. I have had them on the car for a couple of years.
The car does not do many km per year as I ride my bike to work a lot to try to keep the beer gut at bay, so over 3 years have only done about 20k km now.
These photos are at least a year old and I just went out and had another look and one tyre has worsened significantly...
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Looks like a trip to the tyre dealer......
Cheers,
Mark
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:20
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:20
They look 100% worse than my 8 year old BFG's Something strange.
Do they sit in the sun when not being used.
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Follow Up By: Member - Mark E (VIC) - Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:15
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:15
Graham,
Yes they do sit outside when not being used.
That said, I have had other tyres that have not done this, even after 9 years outside.... I had BFG's also and was happy. Even the old original Dunlop Road Grippers didn't do this....
CHeers,
Mark
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:25
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:25
I read an interesting thread on another
forum about this.
It was about a van that was having tyre trouble on one side all the time.
From what was said it had to do with where the van was parked there was an aircon and something to do with negative Ions affecting the rubber.
Seems strange but after they shifted the van they had no more trouble.
Dont know if it applies to you though.
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Follow Up By: Member - Mark E (VIC) - Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:29
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:29
I have spoken to the Pro Comp distributors and they state that on the side of the tyre where the white lettering is, that they have another 'layer' of rubber over the white stuff and this often cracks as seen.
They are happy to have a look at them at my convenience however....we'll see. Doesn't sound all that flash to me...
CHeers,
Mark
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Follow Up By: D200Dug- Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 16:35
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 16:35
Send a copy of the photos and stuff to the head office in the USA
Easy enough to do by email now
See what they say
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Reply By: Alloy c/t - Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 10:13
Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 10:13
694's in LT 245/70/16 on a Rodeo running factory alloy wheels is a marriage made in heaven as long as you don't over inflate or
run them under inflated , current price is $260ea fitted even out West as in
Longreach Qld.
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Follow Up By: D200Dug- Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 10:38
Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 10:38
$230 ea fitted and balanced is the best price I have found so far :-)
Pretty pleased with that.
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Follow Up By: D200Dug- Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 10:39
Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 10:39
what pressures do you recommend ?
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Follow Up By: Alloy c/t - Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 17:40
Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 17:40
Vehicle placard recomends 200kpa front and 280kpa rear , been running at 36psi front and 38/40 psi rear forever and never a drama , 80% of my klm are on gibber strewn dirt , blacksoil mud ,white clay and sandy gravel just to get to the nearest supermarket 126klm away ,never yet found the need to change pressure fully loaded or empty or towing a double horse float loaded.
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Follow Up By: D200Dug- Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 17:53
Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 17:53
Ok
I can cope with Psi but Kpa's confuse me ;-)
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Follow Up By: landseka - Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:22
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:22
Divide Kpa's by 7 gives near enough psi. eg 280kpa = 40psi.
Cheers Neil
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Reply By: D200Dug- Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 12:42
Wednesday, Feb 09, 2011 at 12:42
My thanks to all who answered
I orders a set of 694s from Quickfit Prahan this morning
$230 per tyre fitted and balanced $49 for an alignment less a 5% discount for being an old fart
I don;t think I can do much better than that.
Again thanks for the info I am a LOT more confident with my choice now.
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Follow Up By: Alloy c/t - Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:52
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:52
Dont forget to then go online to bridgestone to claim a $50 caltex fuel card ,makes the tires just that much cheaper ,,,,,, LOL.
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Follow Up By: D200Dug- Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:22
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:22
:-) yep I must follow that up
thanks
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