Tyre feedback
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At the Weekend I deflated my LR 110 BF A/T's to circa 8PSI with a view to negotiating a very steep grass bank to recover a fallow. Only succeeded in embarrassing myself as the vehicle slid backwards and was only arrested by an interesting sideways restle with steering wheel that Carlos Fandango would have been proud of!
Ground is tottally waterlogged and I should have known better.
Bring on the nimble Suzuki Jimny!
K
Ground is tottally waterlogged and I should have known better.
Bring on the nimble Suzuki Jimny!
K
pablo.222
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Ive just ordered a set of these. Very reasonably prices.
How do they perform on the road. Plenty miles out of a set?
I always got on well with them, they didnāt let go like bfg atās and road mileage was good for a mt
Winter tyres versus summer tyres. Some years ago in Sweden I was hunting with a friend there. I was mildly petrified by the aplomb he displayed driving his VW Passat at what to me was eye bugging speeds.
He then assured me that he was using winter tyres. To quote him ā The worst winter tyre is far better than the best summer tyre in snow. ā
He then assured me that he was using winter tyres. To quote him ā The worst winter tyre is far better than the best summer tyre in snow. ā
Very noisy and dangerous in the wet!
In what respect?
I suspect a lot of people do. There's plenty of swanky 4x4s with chunky tyres parked on pavements up and down the land that I doubt ever go near mud.
Anyway, that doesn't alter the fact that I, personally, have found the BFG M/T tyres to be pretty hopeless in real life, hence why I'm considering an alternative.
HonestJohn
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No tyre design will solve your problems.
You need to start looking at tyre sizes as well. For example, I upgraded to 235/85/16 with grabber x3ās - deflated just to 26psi they have an enormous footprint.
Itās the length of the footprint that matters,
Not the width. In the wet, people often complain about dangerous tyres - most drive pickups that simply donāt have enough weight in the back. You donāt see land cruiser drivers say their off road tyres are dangerous.
Look far beyond the tyre itself for the answers
You need to start looking at tyre sizes as well. For example, I upgraded to 235/85/16 with grabber x3ās - deflated just to 26psi they have an enormous footprint.
Itās the length of the footprint that matters,
Not the width. In the wet, people often complain about dangerous tyres - most drive pickups that simply donāt have enough weight in the back. You donāt see land cruiser drivers say their off road tyres are dangerous.
Look far beyond the tyre itself for the answers
Spot on
John Gryphon
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My SIL was following me but had stopped on a steep bush track as he lost traction, he had Coopers on,relatively new I will add. As he hadn't followed me up and was missing I went back,turned around and hooked onto him with the hilux and towed him up,he had sfa traction whereas i had grip..Kumhos. He said immediately "im putting kumhos on this week .....and did"
John Gryphon
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he probably had his spikes in. My Swedish mate put his in a month or so ago.
Not used the Falcons but had Toyo Open Country MTās on my old L200 & found them to be pretty good. Bit noisy on the road but no issues through the gloop
I hope I'm not stating the obvious, but bald MOT fail tyres will never provide much grip off road...
Baldness isn't the problem with them.
(Although they are starting to look pretty worn, to be fair. But they were poor off road right from the start).
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