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I am after tyre recommendations for mainly offroad use - good wearing MTs? Road use will mainly be commuting to offroad places.

36" - 37" (or metric equivalent) preferably to fit 16x8" rims and as narrow as possible.

Anyone with suggestions and prices?

Thanks

Garry

need to know terrain you're driving offroad...

I ran cooper STT's as an allrounder and they were great in everything but sticky mud.

Now running Simex ET's (centipedes) and they seem to go well on everything (on road is a little dicier than the coopers but an improvement on all other surfaces, especially mud).

[quote="alien"]need to know terrain you're driving offroad...

[/quote]

Anything - beach, mud, rocks - hence a "mild" MTs as the best option.

According to the Cooper site they do not make a 36/37" that will go on a 8" rim. I think the same for Simex - maybe I need to go to 10" wide rims.

37/12.5/17 Pro Comp tri-ply muds?

http://www.procomp.com.au/Default.asp?MenuId=PC_TYRE_MT

Cooper STT is available in 325/80R16 which is 36.4"... infact cooper own measurement say its really a 36.77"...
link: http://www.coopertires.com.au/tyres/stt_new_specs.htm

alien wrote:Cooper STT is available in 325/80R16 which is 36.4"... infact cooper own measurement say its really a 36.77"...
link: http://www.coopertires.com.au/tyres/stt_new_specs.htm

Not road legal on a 16x8" rim.

[quote="-Scott-"][quote="alien"]Cooper STT is available in 325/80R16 which is 36.4"... infact cooper own measurement say its really a 36.77"...
link: http://www.coopertires.com.au/tyres/stt_new_specs.htm[/quote]

Not road legal on a 16x8" rim.[/quote]

Yep - need to fit on a 8" rim.

Some of the Procomp tyres are listed for 8" rims though - some options there (extra AT and MTs) but how are they for general 4wding as I know little about these tyres.

Garry

"Good wearing"
"MT"
and "Mainly for off road use"

Aren't compatible.

What you're really asking for is a Q78 swamper or a BFG Krawler... or a 9.00x16 Michelin XML.

"MT's" are road tyres with a slightly more aggressive tread. There are very few tyres designed for offroad use. Most are designed to look tough driving from your house to the track.

If you don't care about dry/rock performance you could look at a Simex centipede, but they're not narrow, or Silverstone MT117 (the 280/85 16 directional one)

I'd still say a Q78 16 swamper, and if you're running them on the FC101 and it's pre 1973, they're even legal.

Steve.

Steve.

-Scott- wrote:

alien wrote:Cooper STT is available in 325/80R16 which is 36.4"... infact cooper own measurement say its really a 36.77"...
link: http://www.coopertires.com.au/tyres/stt_new_specs.htm

Not road legal on a 16x8" rim.

How many cars are road legal with 36 - 37" tyres?

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i've used these Michelin XZL's for years now & i absoulutly love them.

255/100r16 or 9.00r16 in the old language ( so standard size for your 101 ), these tyres are virtually indestructable are good all round performers and are designed to be used with beadlocks and have run flat capabilities.
I run them on a GU ute and they work well on this considering they are designed for use on heavier vehicles.[/img]

[quote="steel"][img][img]http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx20 ... 009052.jpg[/img]

i've used these Michelin XZL's for years now & i absoulutly love them.

255/100r16 or 9.00r16 in the old language ( so standard size for your 101 ), these tyres are virtually indestructable are good all round performers and are designed to be used with beadlocks and have run flat capabilities.
I run them on a GU ute and they work well on this considering they are designed for use on heavier vehicles.[/img][/quote]

Unfortunately cost is an issue - was quoted $900 at tyre but I can get them for $700 a tyre - just not cost effective.

Garry

garrycol wrote:

steel wrote:[img][img]http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx20 ... 009052.jpg[/img]

i've used these Michelin XZL's for years now & i absoulutly love them.

255/100r16 or 9.00r16 in the old language ( so standard size for your 101 ), these tyres are virtually indestructable are good all round performers and are designed to be used with beadlocks and have run flat capabilities.
I run them on a GU ute and they work well on this considering they are designed for use on heavier vehicles.[/img]

Unfortunately cost is an issue - was quoted $900 at tyre but I can get them for $700 a tyre - just not cost effective.

Garry

sh*t thats dear, i paid $520 a tyre about 16 months ago.
considering they'll outlast any other off road tyre they're still good value.
i bought a set second hand ( about 70% tread ) and done nearly 80.000km on them and that was giving them a hard time too.

dont goto a 10" rim tyres seem to peel off them easy i have 35/12.5 on 8" rims they work fine..

Getting great results out of Pro Comp Extreme MT's on a hilux.
Nearly 50thou on them so far and they still hang on to rocks, general mud pretty well.
Stick like sh#t to a blanket when they had more tread on them !

macneil wrote:dont goto a 10" rim tyres seem to peel off them easy i have 35/12.5 on 8" rims they work fine..

A mate runs 10s on his comp truck and the tyres stay on fine, without beadlocks

Skegbudley wrote:
How many cars are road legal with 36 - 37" tyres?

FC101s are, which is what the person who started this thread owns.

Since the FC101 thing is confirmed, I think Michelins are the only option. Military tyres are really the only thing that would look right.

Those XZL's are cool.

You could always stretch the legality a bit and run the 325/85/16 XML's as used on the ASLV - they're heavy and huge at nearly 39", but they are awfully cool.

Steve.

Gwagensteve wrote:Since the FC101 thing is confirmed, I think Michelins are the only option. Military tyres are really the only thing that would look right.

Those XZL's are cool.

You could always stretch the legality a bit and run the 325/85/16 XML's as used on the ASLV - they're heavy and huge at nearly 39", but they are awfully cool.

Steve.

A 101 only has 6.5" rims but runs tyres that are 35.5" as standard (9.00x16). As as been highlighted the only readily available tyres to fit this size have to be tall and narrow - like the XZLs which are just too expensive. I can get the rims widened relatively cheaply but am not sure to go to 8" or 10" rims (I would prefer 8") - this may be dictated by the size tyres available that are large enough - ie larger than 900mm rolling diameter 36-37" - narrower the better. This also gives me the option of using radial tyres, and wider range of tread pattern.

Of the tyres suggested there are a couple of ProComps that would fit the bill if not too expensive.

I tried to keep the original post as specific as possible to what was needed without undue extra information - the type of vehicle was not relevant to the question asked - however all is now exposed



Thanks for the comments so far - really helpful.

Thanks

Garry