Softroader tyre choice

[lambert]

I am now set on a non-turbo forester as the next car as it would appear to tick all my boxes.
 
However i do have a dilemma: what sort of tyres to fit. Initially i was worried about speed ratings but that is sorted.
 
So do i stay with road bias, go half with at's or go a bit mad and put mt's on?

At's would prob do for most lanes and wet fields but mt's may just give it an edge when it's up to it's guts, yet they could also put it in a ditch on a wet road bend as it's so light.
 
What to do?

[muddymesser]

personaly i am a kumho man i'd say KL71s as they are good onroad and excelent offroad and is classed as a MT tyre but is really good at both

[lambert]

As my buckshot's won't fit kl71's were my primary choice.

[mobi]

bfg a/t best all rounder.

[lambert]

Being a tight northern monkey i'm loath to spend 400 quid on tyres if i can help it but yes Bfg at's do have a good reputation.

[carbore]

There are a few suggestions in the Freelander section as im after soem for my Freelander. The BFG Rugged Trail in TT (tradition tread) look good.

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/catalog/family-suv/3.html

But All terrain TA look better for off road.

My concern is that I do a lot of road miles and dont want the noise/economy loss with off roads.

[merlin617]

BFG/ATs would be my choice :)

[Jake]

I'm currently running a set of General Grabber AT2's and i'm very satisfied with there performance
Good road grip, good off road grip (well, till you get into the really sticky stuff  ;))
Cheap too, around £80 each


 :D

[alaric]

BFG A/T seem expensive at first, until you consider the mileage. In the US they guarantee them for 60,000 miles! I had them on my Pajero, they'd done over 60,000 and were about 2/3 - 3/4 worn.

Excellent performance both on and off road too.

See them a lot on Subaru's and similar over here.

Alaric.

[Disco Matt]

I've had BFG A/Ts on my Disco for about 20k miles now, even the fronts still have plenty of tread left.

They had no noticable effect on fuel economy, don't make noise, and handle better than the cheap and nasty road tyres that were on there!

[lightweight-love]

i run BFG trac edge tyres, there good on road and pretty good off it too! like the BFG AT but maybe a bit more mud biased.