Silverstone A/T

Post by **Paps** » Fri May 06, 2005 8:33 pm

I came across a set of Silverstone A/T tyres recently that had an almost identical tread pattern to a BFG. The proprietor said that customers were getting 80,000 K's out of them. Anyone had any experience with either the tyre or the brand I'd be interested to know as they were $50 less each than a BFG.

Post by **toughnut** » Fri May 06, 2005 9:56 pm

I was chatting to the guy's from NETA tyres in Brissy, they're the distributors for QLD. There was a comparison done with these tyres and the BFG that they copy. The silverstones came out on top as far as durability goes. They didn't get as many punctures and they didn't wear as much as the BFG's. Your right they are a direct copy in the tread but the constuction is different. The side walls are stronger than the BFG's.

Post by **mudtoy** » Sat May 07, 2005 10:32 am

The Silverstones have come a long way and are a great tyre. The AT and MT are well priced and durable tyres...they are just limited by size. If they are in the size you want though...get 'em!

Post by **300TDi** » Sat May 07, 2005 5:04 pm

4WD Monthly had them both in the AT tyre comparo they did a year or two ago. Both rated almost identically for their performance on all surfaces tested. From memory I thought the Silverstones only had a 2 ply sidewall compared to the BFGs 3 ply.

Post by **mudtoy** » Sat May 07, 2005 11:15 pm

The Silverstone AT and MT have a reinforced 2 ply which is as strong if not stronger.

Post by **toughnut** » Sat May 07, 2005 11:23 pm

Hey mudtoy Daniel Lee told me that they are already onto some of the improvements you asked for. :armsup:

Post by **mudtoy** » Sun May 08, 2005 10:11 am

That would be awesome. After testing the Xtremes I was very impressed, as was Daniel (we took him with us). But I did supply Malaysia with a brief on how to improve the tyre. I think some small changes will make it a stand alone product in performance and design.

But not to highjack this thread...the 117, 117 Sport and 117 Xtreme are a different market to the AT and MT.

Post by **blade828** » Sun May 08, 2005 10:57 am

ive got the silverstone a/t 31" for about a year now, had my first puncture last week, done about 20 thousand ks on them and still heaps of tread left. upgrading to 33" mtr next week tho.

Post by **luxinator** » Mon May 09, 2005 6:58 pm

hey blade are you goin to get the silverstone Mtr or somethin else and are the mtr silverstone the same pattern as the bfg mtr or differnt.

Post by **blade828** » Mon May 09, 2005 7:35 pm

nah im gettin some goodyears now. im not sure about the pattern of the silverstone mtr....the a/t did pretty good in the mud and dirt tho

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