Tyre Recommendations

[SteveH]

Time has come to put new rubber onto the old girl, after something that can stay on her all the time, no suspension mods so standardish sizes needed but would like something a bit more off road biased than the A/T's I have at the moment, though reasonable road manners are a bonus  :D

Any Suggestions / known bads to avoid?

Steve

[Wanderer]

Amazons if they'll fit.

Ed

[V8MoneyPit]

I just bit the bullet and bought BFG MT's. Mighty expensive, but I find them excellent on the tarmac and unbelievable in the sticky stuff.

[Dangermouse]

I have to agree with v8moneypit on the BFG MT's i have bent to wheel rim's of road, had the rim hammered back & the BFG's are still good to go


DM  :)

[kevbutty]

Goodyear Wrangler MTR's   extremely strong and fantastic in the wet stuff. As used by Land Rover on the G4 challenge. Not too noisey on the road either.
The guys I go out lanning with were very impressed with them on a mud run recently.

[SteveH]

Ok, have a price coming on the BF and Goodyears but my local supplier has never heard of amazons. Any contact info for a Nottingham/Derby dealer?

Steve

[V8MoneyPit]

Try shopping around the magazine advertisers too. They may be able to beat your local supplier on price.

Also, try Nene Valley http://www.inter-active2000.co.uk/host/4x4/about_us.html They were well priced and very helpful when I bought mine. I guess they are within striking distance from you too.

[hobbit]

I'm expecting four of these amazons next week, if you want any let me or Ed know, and we can order them for you, they should be here by next Friday, they will also fit and balance included in the price

Kev

[muddyweb]

I run BFG Mud Terrains... can't praise them enough on and off road.

I got mine from Matt Savage... he cut me an excellent deal.

[Range Rover Blues]

Matt savage, in't he in Matlock?
Whilst there try Paddocks, they quoted me a good price of BFGs and can point you to a cheap place for fitting near them.
I know these tyres are expensive to buy but think about how long they last, in addition they also help with on-road driving because they have a stiffer carcase so they wear evenly because the tread is always flat on the road,  in turn this helps with fuel economy.  How many car tyres now boast lower co emissions or lower fuel consumption? they all do it by being stiffer and lowering rolling resistance.
You get what you pay for I reckon.

[davidlandy]

I run Goodyear MTRs, very similar to BFGs in almost every way - the difference being your preferance i think - bit like the debates we used to have at school over whether my commodore 64 is better than your ZX spectrum!

   

[MUSKIE]

amazons do fit, i have them on mine although on standard alloys, no problems, i am fitting them to eight spokes in a couple of weeks for a slightly wider track. my mate fitted grizzly claws which is what i wanted but they foul the arches and start to cut chunks off the tyres. absolutly brilliant tyres but the grizzly claws definatly have the edge over them.