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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / September 2004Tyre choice
My Prado has only done 29000km and the Dunlop AT20's are worn to the tread wear indicator. I am considering getting Bridgestone Dueler AT694's or Micky Thompson Baja MTX. Has anyone had any experiences with either of these tyres? Is there another choice to consider for tyres and what size should I consider( It should be legal). Regards Doug Doug What sort of driving. I have a Prado and do a reasonable amount of 4WDriving, I have Cooper STs, they have been great, excellent wear, tough and good grip. Will buy them again next time. I had the Bridgestone Dueler AT694's and was not impressed with there off road worthiness. The Coopers are slightly noticeably noisier on bitumen. Wombatwal > My Prado has only done 29000km and the Dunlop AT20's are worn to the tread > wear indicator. I am considering getting Bridgestone Dueler AT694's or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Regards > Doug Bridgestones wear quick. Mickys are a bit of a noidea, theres people asking everywhere what they are like, but nobody is using them. Go with Coopers ST or Goodyr MTRs. 15mm over stock is as much as you can go to be legal >My Prado has only done 29000km and the Dunlop AT20's are worn to the tread >wear indicator. I am considering getting Bridgestone Dueler AT694's or Micky [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Regards >Doug >Goodyr MTRs. Great tyre, but you only get 25 maybe 30,000 out of a set. In comparison, I'll get 20,000 out of my boggers easily. 30 on my STT's 11r 32.5(75series) and still got 80% to go Fig > >Goodyr MTRs. > > Great tyre, but you only get 25 maybe 30,000 out of a set. > In comparison, I'll get 20,000 out of my boggers easily. Figjam(cable) wrote: > 30 on my STT's 11r 32.5(75series) and still got 80% to go > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Great tyre, but you only get 25 maybe 30,000 out of a set. > > In comparison, I'll get 20,000 out of my boggers easily. Gee, there must be something wrong with my desert duellers.....done 44K and still 40% tread left. Should I ask for a refund? > Gee, there must be something wrong with my desert duellers.....done 44K > and still 40% tread left. Might be the car's weight, and speed of driving. I got some on the vitara when I bought it, they lasted 126,000 kms. Vitara is very light, and I don't tend to go at mach 1 (or mach anything). ant >Great tyre, but you only get 25 maybe 30,000 out of a set. f.ck I must be on rims then, 58,000 and about 75% to go. >f.ck I must be on rims then, 58,000 and about 75% to go. 38,000 not 58,000 Tyres have got to be the number 1 4wd discussion. I've seen identical vehicles have very different results from the same tyres. I'd guess that fleet managers find the same. What works for 1 doesn't always seem to work for another. I was told BFG are the only ones to have, then it was Coopers, now it's something else. In the Simpson a 40 series driver wanted to swap his BFG's for my road retreads ! Guess it depends on load, technique, terrain and just plain luck. As most of my driving is unfortunately on road at the moment I'll stick with my Kelly's. Got em for a great price and they've gone the distance on and off road. Cheers Jim > >f.ck I must be on rims then, 58,000 and about 75% to go. > 38,000 not 58,000 Interesting! I have done about 30,000 dirt and off road and 20,000 town miles on a set of Goodrich AT's. If you do much bad/off roading, don't get anything which has not got at least 3 ply sidewalls. If you stick to reasonable roads, don't spend so much. Coopers have a great rep, but are noisy and rather harsh on road. Same for Goodrich AT's, but a little less. For best wear consider running your rubbers at about 10% above recommended pressure but never, never underpressure if you want mileage. Tsquare > My Prado has only done 29000km and the Dunlop AT20's are worn to the tread > wear indicator. I am considering getting Bridgestone Dueler AT694's or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Regards > Doug |
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