Amhuinnsuidhe
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Does anyone know of a decent off road tyre to fit 265/65/17, bfg do not appear to one in this size, Michelin do the Latitude cross, has anyone used these?
Jonathan
Jonathan
look at Cooper Stt,there the next set going on my truckDoes anyone know of a decent off road tyre to fit 265/65/17, bfg do not appear to one in this size, Michelin do the Latitude cross, has anyone used these?
Jonathan
I also fitted AT2s last winter to my Navara they have done over 40,000 now and still look only half wornDoes anyone know of a decent off road tyre to fit 265/65/17, bfg do not appear to one in this size, Michelin do the Latitude cross, has anyone used these?
Jonathan
if you go up to a 265 70 17 it puts you in a whole different range ot tyres.
Your speedo would be out by a couple of mph and you would need to buy 4 as you centre diff will wind up slightly when in 4WD
Nothing to do with tyres but....
Found myself on a Forest Track slope with a blow out on Monday in my Freelander. Instant "What the F***". Had to change on a 30% slope. Used nearby rocks etc to wedge other three wheels and was confident I had a solid "start". Got out the 100% full kit from the wagon. Looked at the jack and thought that this was designed ONLY to work on horizontal tarmac, not rubble. Walked to find the nearest fencepost and "borrowed it". Now had a firm base to start with. Loosened the wheel nutts on the destroyed wheel with no problem popping off the cover on the locking nut. Went to the spare on the rear door and no way would the cover on the locking nut move. Tried the other three active wheels and they would all pop off, not the one on the spare.......
Tried everything I could think of to work this off including a loop of fishing line and PULL, PULL, PULL....
****, I'm going to be up here all night....
Lightbulb then went on! Hip flask with 30 year old single cask Glen Grant. Quick swill in mouth to warm up, spit on offending cover and light with a match out of one of the matchbooks I pick up on travels for free that I use as a wind indicator (don't rattle like boxes of matches).
Quick "woompf" and the cover pops off.
Simples......
Stan
Just as well it was not a new Freelander 2 as some dont have a spare wheel at all. Just a can of foam. Dont know how that works with a holed sidewall.
Wouldnt entertain BFG all terrains again-not as an off roader-they look the part but thats about it, they clog far too quickly and dont self clean. If you want a serious off roader you cant do better than BFG mud terrains IMO. They pulled me out of some serious stuff in the snow last year whilst shifting the argo, feeding pheasants, etc. The BFG commercial traction T/A which replaced the trac edge is also a bloody good tyre, if a little less of an off roader than the muds.