Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Time for another set for the GU Wagon (currently 750 16 Roadgrippers on split rims) and looking a the alternatives available

Another set (only need 4 as i have a unused spare) of Roadgrippers (new trades off Cruiser 70 Series) at $220 per tyre & $30 per tube so looking at approx $1000 to stay with the Dunlops

Or try something else available in the 235/85R16 range

Considering the following

Cooper ST
Cooper ST/C
BFG A/T
BFG M/T
Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor
Goodyear Wrangler MTR
Bridgestone D693 M/T

Any of the above are approx $300-$340 per tyre (i would buy 5 to have a same spare) so i am looking at approx $1650-$1850 to go to another brand & might get approx $140 on the unused spare Roadgripper (4 years old) depending on the Tyre company i deal with

Currently getting 40,000 usable klms out of a set of Roadgrippers (possibly would get a bit more if i rotated them more often than each 10,000) & hoping to better this with another brand

Usage is probably 70% sealed/30% unsealed (but we travel alone so i like tyres with a bit of lug for the unsealed usage) so looking at a fairly open A/T or a M/T (though realise the A/T would probably give better milage than the M/T)

Hard to justify the extra dollars in involved in changing brands but open to convincing

Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated

Regards Don

have you read any of the tyre topics that are linked form the bible found at the top of this very section that are full of great first hand experience from people who own these tyres?

have a look here - might get some good answers


http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33529

bogged wrote:have a look here - might get some good answers


http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33529

I honestly cant seem to read anything you put on your post.... it gets lost in the blur surrounding the chicky pic on your margin lol

G'day,

I got a set off 235/85r16 Roadian M/t on my 80 at the moment which I find alright for a real cheap set of mudders. I paid $185 each about a year ago and have driven about 20,000k's on them with about 1/4 of that unsealed. They don't seem to be wearing too fast under the heavy 80 either which I was quite surprised about and was also surprised to not get a puncture driving thru the rocky tracks of the red centre or the kimberley. They also bag out quite nicely even on my zook

g'day ,
i had set of 33" cooper ST on a GU patrol ute they were a top tyre i got 87'000 Ks out of them before i used them on a trailer still had 5 mm of tread when i did swap em . and with only one puncture throught the life of them.
everyone has there own opinions on tyres , and can be very confusing one person says "good" the other says "crap" ,
so good luck with your dicision