My new wheels and tyres....

[jimny33]

Finally got myself some AT tyres and smaller rims

I got myself some land rover steels for....free from...my local dealership, and the general grabber at2s 205/75 R15s from Nene Valley tyres (well recomended! :) )

Anyway...the pictures....







it used to look like...




James :)

[V8MoneyPit]

So you decided to stick to 205's then, James. How are they in the sloppy stuff? The comment on MadFreelanders web site about AT2's suggests they are not quite up to the BFG level. And how do you find them on the road? Are they noisier?

Oh, and Nene Valley are highly rated. Never heard a bad word about them.

[jimny33]

acutally on the road they are not bad at all.

i find them quiet and grippy - they were a but prone to understear for the first 50 miles in the wet but now they are much better than I would have thought! Throw them into a corner fast though and the tyres will chirp, but it doesnt slip really so im very impressed

i went for the 205 width because apparently the rim is only 5.5 inch wide and that is meant to be the widest 'safe' limit because much wider and the the handling goes soggy! It also keeps the diamter of the old and new wheels the same.

Off road...only had a little excusion off road but they are SO much better than the road tyres (as expected) and I found them slightly more sure footed than the bf goodriches i tried in the mud. Then again I found the bf goodrichs very slightly better on road

 :D

[V8MoneyPit]

Interesting stuff.

We are certainly finding the BFG's excellent on the road. Hardly any difference in noise compared to the old Goodyear Wranglers.

[jimny33]

if i had the cash i would have gone for the bf goodrich tyres but i just couldnt find the money :(

Still im very happy with the AT2s...did you have your white lettering on the outside or the inside?  :P

[V8MoneyPit]

I didn't have the problem of finding the money, it's my wifes car and she just accepted what I recommended  :lol: Under £400 fitted (for 4) wasn't too bad for BFG's though.

Lettering was put on the outside  8)  :lol:
http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=34127

[jimny33]

ahhh thats your car!  :D

Its nice!

I had a long debat about it and finally decided to put the lettering on the inside...having 2nd thoughts now though!  :lol:

I paid 275 for the whole set (including spare) so i was very happy with it  :D

[V8MoneyPit]

I paid 275 for the whole set (including spare) so i was very happy with it  :D

Shhhhh!! Don't tell my wife.... or tell her you regret buying the AT2's and wish you'ld had the BFGs  :lol:  :lol:

But seriously, that seems like an excellent deal.

[jimny33]

:lol:  :lol: dont worry i wont  :lol:

[Doobreydog]

With you being at uni cant you get some dip-[PooPoo] body to fund your project.... :D  If an aussie can get a grant of over £100k to study the british drinking habits and many other similar ones then surely A study in somthing like ""the recreational use of vehicles in the uk and their impact on the environment"" would get funding :D

Just given myself an idea.""The recreational use of vehicles in the Uk and its impact on the british country pub""..anyone know the address for grants :D  :D

[Doobreydog]

Did you knowthat dip-[PooPoo] automatically gets sencored to dippoopoo try typing d i p s h 1 t in see what happens

[jimny33]

edit: it didnt change it for me! :oops:
hehe


lol its true i prob could get someone to fund me...except the results might turn out against the goverment and so i would have to find someone, anti goverement with money to fund me and he isnt rich enough not the care about what the goverement do!  :lol: