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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / April 2004Better offroad tires for Grand Vitara?
G'day, I'm looking for something a little more capable than the stock 235/60R16 Bridgestone H/T's on a Grand Vitara. I got all excited when I saw a few people saying that 225/70/16 BFG All Terrains would fit under the wheel arches, and give a handy bit of extra clearance too. But a look at Queensland Transport's site seems to reckon that you can't increase the overall diameter of tire by more than 15mm over the stock tires. Is that right, or am I misreading it? Sounds like a great reason for an insurer to deny a claim. So is there a decent all terrain tire I can use on the 16 inch rims? I can't find a BFG or Coopers that will fall inside the 15mm difference. A tire guy suggested a Bridgestone Dueler A/T D693 235/60/16, but the reviews don't impress me much. Any ideas? Thanks, Geoff... Same in NSW but nobody checks Running 225/70 BFG AT on my GV >G'day, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >Thanks, >Geoff... If you go oversized, against the rules, you will void your insurance if you crash and the assessor is a prick. Not good if its $20k damage let me rephrase that, if you go over the guidelines setout by the Roads people then your f.cked with insurance >If you go oversized, against the rules, you will void your insurance >if you crash and the assessor is a prick. Not good if its $20k damage My tyres are noted on my insurance. Yes, without an engineers certificate my vehicle is unroadworthy because of the tyres. My solicitor says no problems as the are specifically mentioned on the policy >let me rephrase that, if you go over the guidelines setout by the >Roads people then your f.cked with insurance > >>If you go oversized, against the rules, you will void your insurance >>if you crash and the assessor is a prick. Not good if its $20k damage Who do you think would win in court? Your car is unroadworthy.. Insurance company has billions of $$ to play with.. So, why not get it engineered? >My solicitor says no problems as the are specifically mentioned on the policy was a time in QLD (about 6 years ago) when you could run any size tyre on your 4WD as long as you could cover them with flexible flares they specifically mentioned Subarus as having stronger axle assembly and therefore you could fit larger tyres not sure when they changed Kev > Who do you think would win in court? Your car is unroadworthy.. > Insurance company has billions of $$ to play with.. > > So, why not get it engineered? > > >My solicitor says no problems as the are specifically mentioned on the policy > Who do you think would win in court? Your car is unroadworthy.. > Insurance company has billions of $$ to play with.. > > So, why not get it engineered? My thoughts exactly, just because they note a modification (eg more expensive stereo) doesn't remove your reponsibility to keep the vehicle roadworthy. If I was going to the hassle of getting it engineered, I would probably go for a lift at the same time and get some *real* rubber under there :-) > G'day, > > I'm looking for something a little more capable than the stock 235/60R16 > Bridgestone H/T's on a Grand Vitara. <snip> > A tire guy suggested a Bridgestone Dueler A/T D693 235/60/16, but the > reviews don't impress me much. I run 693's on my Suzuki Sierra, they have the same problem that you can't buy a "true" 4WD tyre for them. But I haven't been able to fault the 693's. I drive in a 4WD club, and apart from one sand hill, I've gotten them up and over and through everything the other drivers have managed. In fact, one huge mud bog hole, I got through where a LR Discovery didn't (and he tried twice). I've found them a great tyre so far, not to say they won't be changed for BFG Muddies, or the like as soon as I've lifted and airlocked her (and had her engineered etc) If you aren't always off-road, then you'll likely find them a good compromise. Trentus > I run 693's on my Suzuki Sierra, they have the same problem that you can't > buy a "true" 4WD tyre for them. > But I haven't been able to fault the 693's. I'm probably going to give the Dueler A/T 694's a go (called Revo in the US). They've got much better reviews, and seem to be around the same price (250 fitted at bridgestone, I guess I can get better at one of the smaller guys). |
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