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Hi all, I wanted to get some opinions on the Silverstone MT117 Sports. I have a mate in the tyre game who said that he can get me a new set real cheap. Are they any good? What are they like on road? I have heard some pretty good reports about their offroad ability. What do they wear like? Are they noisy on road? I drive an NG Paj (last of the old shape) intercooled turbo 4D56. I currently run 31" Cooper STT's, with 2 front tyres in need of replacing at just 50,000km. I know that Coopers have a good reputation in Australia, but I am curious to try something new. In the past I have had some Cooper ST's on my old NA paj, and my girlfriend has 235/75r15 MTR's on her Holden Drover, which I am very impressed with. Any good or bad opinions and advice would be much apprieciated! Thank you, Sam.

P.S- Next month I will be driving to Birdsville via the Vic/SA Border Track, the Flinders & Gammon Ranges and Lake Eyre, and home to Melbourne again via Innamincka, Corner Country and Mungo National Park, so this will be the first test for my new tyres!

if the price is right, get them!
They are fairly tough. Wear is about a 7 out of 10 (in offroad tyre speek)
They are not that noisy (but not quiet)

If you are after cheaper tyres, ask about Maxxis Buckshot Muddies, or Nangkang Mudstars.

Had a set on my 87 Rangie Hi-Line, were great off-road and many instaces I didn't use my lockers on stuff that I nornmally would with MT's. Noisy on-road to be expected of the directional pattern although the Rangie had no carpet or insulation so that didn't help.

Only thing I didn't like is they were a bit wide for me, I prefer tall and narrow. Would fit again though but picked up some Simex ET's for the next Rangie that are narrower.

Trav

thanks for the replies guys. I do apprieciate your input, as alot of my decisions rely on them! (that could be good or bad!)

OK! I measure all my tread depths today so I had an idea of how my tyres are going. NG Paj- Cooper STT's (50k) rear 7mm tread, front approx 2mm. I compared them with my Holden Drover MTR's (70k)- brand new spare 14mm tread, rear 9mm, front 7mm.

here are my options which i'd apprieciate some help with:
1) Keep the rear STT's and buy new fronts- $560
2)Go back to ST's- $1000 for 4
3) 31" MTR's- $230 each
4) 32" MTR's- $265 each, 5 for $1325
5) 31" MT117 Sports- 5 for $1000

They are my options. I really like Coopers but dont have much money lying around to go back to ST's, but with my MTR's as the tread depth proves, I cant fault them. I'd love to go to 32" but that is a bit too pricey for me. I have read mostly good reviews about the MT117 Sport and Extreme tyres, but also read a few bad ones. Alot of the bad reviews were related to more 'hardcore' offroading, which isn't really my style though. I wouldn't mind trying something new, even if i only use them for 1 set.

Had a set of the 31's for the past couple of years. Lots of off road, no more noticeable road noise than the worn MTR's I took off. Rate them highly as a a good aggressive alrounder.

Hey Waxy.. Where you been dude?

Now back to the subject at hand.

I Run the Silverstone M/T Xtreme's in a 31x10.5R15 as reviewd in the above post on my Vitara. I rearly drive them on the black stuff & havent even bothered to get them balanced. I wouldnt even bother trying them on sand unless you want to digg to China.. These tyres are simply ultimate for rock crawling & mud, chunkyer than the Simex's too. The M/T Sports are allmost as good off road but definatly be better for on road and dirt road, Sand mmm dunno. If your looking at going west into that desert sand, I be looking more towards a A/T or mild M/T like a Maxxis Buckshot or similar. I run the Buckshots for on road & sand and they are great. Nice and cheap too. 30x9.5R15 were $175ea

Just my thoughts.

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No wonder I never post on this forum.. You try to give someone advise on a question they have asked. And all you get it TARDS putting crap on you...




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sp1086 wrote:No wonder I never post on this forum.. You try to give someone advise on a question they have asked. And all you get it TARDS putting crap on you...

they were just giving advice too..

I'll quote Ronny Johns.
HTFU...

No wonder I never post on this forum.. You try to give someone advise on a question they have asked. And all you get it TARDS putting crap on you...

Yeah I have experienced that a little bit with this website and especially 4WD action. Is it because I dont have a Landcruiser/ Patrol 6" lifted, twin locked, with 38" Claws and a supercharged chev V8 fitted with rock hoppers or something?

Maybe I will one day ask a real hardcore question about something (that i wont give a rat's arse about) and see how many replies i can get.

Sammyboy wrote:

No wonder I never post on this forum.. You try to give someone advise on a question they have asked. And all you get it TARDS putting crap on you...

Yeah I have experienced that a little bit with this website and especially 4WD action. Is it because I dont have a Landcruiser/ Patrol 6" lifted, twin locked, with 38" Claws and a supercharged chev V8 fitted with rock hoppers or something?

Maybe I will one day ask a real hardcore question about something (that i wont give a rat's arse about) and see how many replies i can get.

90% of the time people hang shit on here it is because either a stupid question has been asked 15 times aleady for the year and a 3 minute search could of prevented it, or like the banner above being paid out on and then people taking offence to it and jumping on their high horse which usually = open slather

but what about the questions that I have thoroughly searched for on this forum, but got no reply to anyway....