Topic: 85% road, 15% off - which??? (Read 7957 times)

Bulldog67 · « **on:** July 04, 2008, 10:08:51 PM »

shelling out hideous amounts, and i know tyre questions are dull, but......

at 33x12.50x15, potential of 85% road, 15% off

these?

http://www.tyrespec.co.uk/products/?ref=3276

or these?

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?d ... 110&Achse=

or these?

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?d ... 110&Achse=

Tank · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2008, 10:19:31 PM »

I have cooper Discoverer,a good tyre,both on and offroad.BF Goodrich are a very good tyre too,and very hard wearing.Dont know too much about the Bridgestone

TJMart · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2008, 10:38:09 PM »

I expect the BFG's will last the longest and perform very well.

Tank · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2008, 10:46:28 PM »

I have had my Coopers for a while,they were bought second hand,were on my CJ,then my Toyota,loads of offroad abuse,and still good,so i reckon they will give BFG`s a good run for the money when it comes to lasting

Dave69 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2008, 09:30:13 AM »

you could try the kumho kl71 not a bad tyre but wears slightly quicker than the bfg but still performs well in the mud and cheaper

Carlos Fandango · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2008, 10:37:23 PM »

There was an article in last months 4x4 mag comparing tyres and the bfg came out top overall

greggmo · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2008, 10:45:15 PM »

me and manda both run the coopers and they work very well in all conditions. tyres...ya pay yer money ya take yer pick.

Bubba · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2008, 05:30:19 AM »

kumo on 2 jeeps and mtr on 1 and i cant say wich is the better tyre septin the kumo is much cheaper

Manda · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2008, 08:31:56 AM »

My 2ps worth if you want 15% off road then Grabber AT2s are good tyres. I'll find a pic later.

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2008, 09:19:45 AM »

Quote from: "Dave69"

you could try the kumho kl71 not a bad tyre but wears slightly quicker than the bfg but still performs well in the mud and cheaper

saving money sounds good, do you mean this: http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php? ... s1676p8831

gordy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2008, 09:27:50 AM »

These?

http://www.j33p.org/_club/classifieds_v ... ed_id=1149

gordy · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2008, 09:28:45 AM »

Or these?

http://www.j33p.org/_club/classifieds_v ... ed_id=1148

Mike Pavelin · « **Reply #12 on:** July 07, 2008, 09:34:28 AM »

I like my MT/Rs.

PtP · « **Reply #13 on:** July 07, 2008, 01:54:37 PM »

At least 85% of my driving is on tarmac and only 15% is off-road or laning, but I would go with a M/T tyre as I know the times I’m off-road or laning, the Jeep would have to be recovered all the time.

The Simex in the J33P link are made from a very soft rubber and won’t last long on tarmac, but great in mud!

I currently run Kumho MTs. The only criticism I have is with the lack of tread on the shoulder/side-wall like you get with the Coopres. The Kumho KL71s look a great tyre fitted with probably slightly more bias towards tarmac than a traditional MT, but I recall the tread depth is slightly less than a traditional MT. :smt102

tartanzj · « **Reply #14 on:** July 07, 2008, 03:29:02 PM »

You'll get better tyre wear from the BFG MT on the road but I've heard that the Cooper has a better sidewall grip for mud plugging. The KL71 has a fairly soft compound so would probably wear out the quickest.

If I had to pick I'd go for the Cooper STT but at the end of the day the choice is always going to be your own :lol:

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2008, 03:49:06 PM »

if only i could live with the vibrations:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=006

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2008, 08:16:35 PM »

found some 33's Bronco Claws, near brand new x 5 at £250 (on rims i could probably flog).

what do you reckon birty tyre gurus?

greggmo · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2008, 08:42:31 PM »

they aint bad but i have seen em tear of lugs and start to leak. they dont really have the best reputation i dont think.

MOCAJ · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2008, 09:50:33 PM »

hang on a mo :shock:

assuming it is, then bfg or coopers get my vote because they last on road as well as being good off :-D

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2008, 12:11:41 PM »

well, the bronco grizzly claws turnwed out to be 35's, to big for me but if any of you are interested:

http://kentoffroadclub.proboards25.com/ ... hread=7497

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 10, 2008, 12:13:33 PM »

well, the bronco grizzly claws turnwed out to be 35's (285x85x16), to big for me but if any of you are interested:

http://kentoffroadclub.proboards25.com/ ... hread=7497

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 10, 2008, 12:14:10 PM »

well, the bronco grizzly claws turnwed out to be 35's (285x85x16), to big for me but if any of you are interested:

http://kentoffroadclub.proboards25.com/ ... hread=7497

sorry, scrap that, they are 33x11.22 (285x75x16), he gave me the wrong size

Author Topic: 85% road, 15% off - which??? (Read 7957 times)

Tank

TJMart

Tank

Carlos Fandango

gordy

gordy

Mike Pavelin

tartanzj