Tyre life
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 6:23 pm
Changing my tires for either BF mud terrains, pro comp x trails or wrangeler MT. Cannot make up my mind which though. So I guess what it boils down to is which ones last the longest. any ideas ?
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trye life
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 11:25 am
I have a set of 33" bfg muds for four and a half years on a lux. Daily driver and weekend thrasher. Still have 5-6mm of tread depth. A bit greasy on the wet tar. Looking for new treads now though...
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 12:59 pm
We generally have the BFG lasting the longest with the MTR and Xterrain getting similar, slightly less k's.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 5:28 pm
Ryano wrote:We generally have the BFG lasting the longest with the MTR and Xterrain getting similar, slightly less k's.
see this man for rubber qlders and possibly can freight some serious rubber for ya buggies .............
mention o/l for a good price and mud beers and mayhem for a super price...........
picking from those few id go the mtr as mates have been still working reasnobly well with marginal tread over the others
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:35 am
Had a set of BFG MT for a 3 year trip arround Oz. They were great in alot of very different terrian!!! Never had a puncture where as my travelling partner (runing a couple of brands) destroyed 5 tyres.
I was sold on them and when it came to replacing them there was no doubt in my mind they were going on the truck again . . . until alot of people in every tyre place I went to and called told me they don't use the same rubber any more and you won't get the same km from them anymore. The company has been sold apparently and now are made in Malaysia with inferior rubber componds. Very despondent !
Anyone had these new tyres? How did you find they wear?
I was sold on them and when it came to replacing them there was no doubt in my mind they were going on the truck again . . . until alot of people in every tyre place I went to and called told me they don't use the same rubber any more and you won't get the same km from them anymore. The company has been sold apparently and now are made in Malaysia with inferior rubber componds. Very despondent !
Anyone had these new tyres? How did you find they wear?
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 10:11 am
has been asked before so have a look round.
have run BFG and MTR, and am replacing the MTR with MTRs.. 33x12.5x15 $275 best so far.. :(
have run BFG and MTR, and am replacing the MTR with MTRs.. 33x12.5x15 $275 best so far.. :(
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 8:36 pm
I've had probably close to 70 - 80000 kms on my bfg M/T KO's and they are starting to get pretty dodgey now, makes things interesting when going around corners in the wet. The muddies were great and copped a flogging on 3 or 4 different 4b's, Going to 35" baja claws next just for a change
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 7:56 am
with your recent purachase of a couple of our shirts, see ryan at fourby's and you'll be a happy man.....Sir Rollsalot wrote:I've had probably close to 70 - 80000 kms on my bfg M/T KO's and they are starting to get pretty dodgey now, makes things interesting when going around corners in the wet. The muddies were great and copped a flogging on 3 or 4 different 4b's, Going to 35" baja claws next just for a change
welcome to club claw
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 8:38 am
GO THE CLAW!!!!!
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 4:11 pm
The claws may have to wait 
. Im owed a fair bit of money from a mate that was supposed to pay it back 4 months ago and it was with that i was getting the tyres. Lesson learnt - dont lend money...large amounts of money to mates, time to start knee capping
. Im owed a fair bit of money from a mate that was supposed to pay it back 4 months ago and it was with that i was getting the tyres. Lesson learnt - dont lend money...large amounts of money to mates, time to start knee capping Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 4:21 pm
A lot of variables will affect how tyres will wear - some peoples experiences may be tarnished by their driving style, rotation patterns and alignment regularity. Therefore, saying one brand is shit without any quantitive evidence is not reliable. Take this into consideration when listening to other peoples opinions.
I can only speak for the BF muds, I've had 65,000kms (and I reckon I have about 30,000 left in them) out the ones on the Mav, with a combo of long distance road, regular offroad (including chippy rocks) and local commuting. Regular rotations, balances and alignments have kept them wearing evenly without problems.
edit: added how many kms left in them.
I can only speak for the BF muds, I've had 65,000kms (and I reckon I have about 30,000 left in them) out the ones on the Mav, with a combo of long distance road, regular offroad (including chippy rocks) and local commuting. Regular rotations, balances and alignments have kept them wearing evenly without problems.
edit: added how many kms left in them.
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 4:35 pm
The only time I have rotated the tyres was when I got a new 4b. I cant remember ever have them balanced or aligned since fitting and they do lots of road driving, then off road they cop a flogging and I have still got about 70000 or so out of them, they still have a bit to go. Having said all they above, the backs have worn quicker then the front
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 7:52 pm
Sir Rollsalot wrote:Lesson learnt - dont lend money...large amounts of money to mates, time to start knee capping
Its a bitch of a lesson with mates. I can relate -> took me yr and a half to get $400 back from a work mate, who was going on holidays and needed the $.. in the end, *SOMEONE* took the last bit of your advice, and beat him up.. it was a shame, but I had my $ within a week after that.