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tyre comparison

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:40 am
by alrob
i can buy
4 new toyo 31" muds for $195ea (not fitted) = $780

or

4 re-tread or monoform (whats the difference??) 31" BFG Muds for $120 ea = $480

$300 difference, and money is tight. any opinions?

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 12:05 pm
by mudtoy
Get a price on the Nankang muds...brand new and will certainly do the job...we have extensively tested many sets over 6 months.

Call Andrew from State Tyres on 03 9798 5917.

Re: tyre comparison

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 12:15 pm
by bogged
going onto what sort of car?

Daily driver too?

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 1:12 pm
by alrob
its going on my 4 runner which is used for everything - town driving, mud, rock, hills. but the all terrain's on atm seem to soft for what i want to do

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 4:26 pm
by cj
I paid $600 ($150 ea) fitted and balanced for Simex Centipede MT Radials 31x10.5. Could have got them cheaper but didn't want to drive across town. Rather them than retreads for the money. Seem fine so far.

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 6:09 pm
by alrob
cj wrote:I paid $600 ($150 ea) fitted and balanced for Simex Centipede MT Radials 31x10.5. Could have got them cheaper but didn't want to drive across town. Rather them than retreads for the money. Seem fine so far.


where?

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:36 pm
by cj
Try these guys, they were closer for me. I had a better price out Burwood way I think, $140ish.
Automobiles Dandenong
Address 38 Lonsdale street
Telephone 03 9791 6155

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:50 pm
by muppet_man67
The retreads your talking about are very stiff and dont bag out like normal tyres do. They will bag out at extremly low pressure but still dont seem to work as well Ie mould over rocks. That said they are exellent it deep mud and clay, wet earth, leaf litter. If you shop around you might do better then $120 per tyre.

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 8:52 am
by alrob
just called a couple of places about the simex's, 1st quote was $165each fitted and balanced. ok, a little far from the $150 someone said before, but better then the $195 per tyre only i had for the toyos. rang up next place, $150 each. :armsup:

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 8:59 am
by Mudzuki
They seem to be good value for money, as a mate has them on his surf and hasnt been dissapointed yet.

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:56 am
by Peter Pollard
I've got them on my jeep at the mo and theyre great, going to get about 45000 km from them. At 150 a tyre thats pretty good.

cheers

Pete