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AT tyre recommendations

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:03 am
by rick130
Currently running 265/75/16 Cooper ST's on our GU ute.
They've done 65 000km and they are stuffed. They've been rotated and balanced every 10 000km.
The missus drives it 95% of the time, and it has done bugger all off road, mainly highway, crap secondary roads and dirt .

I want to stick with the stock size, so I want something with good grip, good load carrying capacity (it tows a horse float and carries horse feed) and good life.
The Coopers have been fine, but I was expecting much more life, and they're pretty damned skatey now on the dirt, which is fun for me, but not safe for her.

any thoughts ?

Rick.

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:58 am
by GRINCH
found bfg pretty good on my hilux approx 50000km out of them with a fair bit of offroad. only down fall was with harsh offroading tread blocks tear easily

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:44 pm
by bogged
GRINCH wrote:found bfg pretty good on my hilux approx 50000km out of them


thats less than the 65,000 he got out of ST's.

What about the Warranty with Cooper to last a squillion klms?

Check out Toyo Opats, they are almost a HT, but have a stunning reputation with outback tourers for lasting.

YMMV

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 7:18 am
by rick130
What about the Warranty with Cooper to last a squillion klms?


:rofl:

not worth a pinch of poop.
Typical marketing BS. Doesn't even apply to us as we are in the bush.

Didn't even consider Toyo, will have to check them out, thanks.

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:45 am
by Robbo
Am using Pro Comp A/T so far very happy, on GU wagon. Even used em in a comp once and not a mark on em. :D :D