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« on: June 30, 2004, 22:13:31 »
Hi all .
 
 Im not quite sure if this is the right place to send it  .

  Has anyone had any experience of the bronco tyres the amazons in particular .

 Acording to LR owners mag the amazons are meant to be very similar to the yokahoma geolanders . A friend of mine uses them for thick mud and general horse play over rocks etc. and he swears by them .

 Upcoming Projects mean I probally wont be able to get the origanals . I am also looking at the colway retreads . And since alot of you use them could you please tell me what they are like.

Road noise isnt a big worry but  how hard are the tread in them.

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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2004, 17:09:34 »
I believe Bronco Amazons are actually Technics Amazons.
If you can find a Technics dealer you can get the Amazons for around £38 each. 235 70 16
They are directional. I've got them fitted to my Disco.
I can't praise them highly enough. When new they were very quiet on the road. After 12 months they are getting a bit battle scarred and making more than usual road noise but I can live with it.
On road braking isn't far behind an AT tyre. I've had them scream like a Banshee but never felt that I'd lost it. Purely while testing on an empty road.

I love them.
I wish they were made by BFG for the Qudos but they aren't.

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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2004, 21:23:34 »
Thanks wanderer  :)  :)  :)  :)

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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2004, 23:00:11 »
No worries axle. I've not heard of anyone else using them though.
The extra side lugs are excellent in Mud.

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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2004, 23:34:07 »
I had a set of Bronco retread a few years back Goodyear Wrangler AT patten, they could not be balanced properly for road use.
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2004, 13:35:12 »
A mate of mine had the sasme problems with the balancing. I'm led to believe by a non expert that it's because they are re-moulded "on the cheap" leading the original casing to be off centre in the mould. Thus causing the balancing issue.
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« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2004, 20:51:27 »
That sound like the reason, I always wondered why they where so bad.
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« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2004, 14:26:32 »
It could be luck of the draw.
I haven't had any balancing done on my wheels and tyres and they run fine. I get a bit of grief now and again when Tixover mud or whatever gets glued to the inside of the wheel.

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« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2004, 22:56:59 »
I use colway at's & Muds, they are the dogs do-darhs, did a writeup on my site, much better value than the BFG's I used to use  :D
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