Topic: Yokohama Geolandar I/T on XJ - any good ?? (Read 10520 times)

brendjill · « **on:** February 01, 2009, 12:12:51 PM »

What tyres do you guys run on your Xj's ?? Pros and cons would be great

Dave69 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2009, 03:56:20 PM »

the problem with tyres they are all good in their own right. It boils down to what you want to do with them and how much your prepared to spend. I have some cheap remoulds that do well but will be swapping them soon for some others. I have looked at the geolander but i haven't found a place that will qoute a price online or some sizes (no looked hard). tinternet reviews say they are good, but there again the internet says all makes of tyres are good

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:11:02 PM »

Quote from: "Dave69"

tinternet reviews say they are good, but there again the internet says all makes of tyres are good

aint that the truth, even off-roaders.com just says every tyre is great

another thort is that we oughta have a tyre sticky, asked the question several times myself, but they keep comin up time and time again :lol:

Bubba · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2009, 07:20:25 PM »

i do know first hand they are round .

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2009, 07:25:16 PM »

I've actually got one as the spare (cheapest 31x10.5 i could get my hands on at the time), my overiding impression was that i had to put a spare wheel cover on it immediately to hide it :twisted:

brendjill · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2009, 07:59:21 PM »

Quote from: "Bulldog67"

I've actually got one as the spare (cheapest 31x10.5 i could get my hands on at the time), my overiding impression was that i had to put a spare wheel cover on it immediately to hide it

Why mate?

What are good all round tyres in your experiences lads

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:11:28 PM »

purely aesthetic reasons :lol:

what u want the tyres to do? where u gonna travel? terrain?

brendjill · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:21:24 PM »

reason I started thinking about it was because my brother took me to his skiing club the other day and it's all off road, not crazy but mud tracks. I tried to climb this little grass hill (was a decent steepness) in reverse thinking the Jeep would eat it and spit it out but the tyres just spun. The tread on my current tyres is very good with a lot left. It's mostly a car for my wife to drive the kds around and for us to use as a family weekend/fun car so I'd say mostly road with a little who knows what thrown at it !!

Dave69 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:22:27 PM »

might be worth a sticky with constructive views on the various tyres people are using and what size, also where they got them from. All the worthless banter removed
the geolander looks nice for tread pattern and asthetics but i can't find someone who sells in the uk. plenty of sellers for off road R/C cars though

Mike Pavelin · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:23:00 PM »

I like my MT/Rs. A good all rounder but not cheap.

brendjill · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:26:04 PM »

Quote from: "Mike Pavelin"

I like my MT/Rs. A good all rounder but not cheap.

they look good, how much are they ??

greggmo · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2009, 09:29:20 PM »

wet grass can show up the best of motors mate.

brendjill · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2009, 10:38:02 PM »

Quote from: "greggmo"

wet grass can show up the best of motors mate.

it made it up but I wanted to do it slowly, in the end I took a little run up :shock:

Bishops Finger · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:20:39 PM »

Quote from: "greggmo"

wet grass can show up the best of motors mate.

Yup.....

dxmedia · « **Reply #14 on:** February 02, 2009, 08:57:17 AM »

If your looking for a snow tyre, it will be rubbish on grass. If your looking for a mud tyre for grass it will be rubbish on sand and snow.

The best all round tyres with the best reviews are the BFG AT's or one of the host of copies out there. IMO.

For a mud tyre then remoulds I'd got for Insa Turbos, or recipts. For new tyres, BFG's or Maxxis. You get what you pay for in tyres.

Oh there is such thing as an all round bad tyre. The grizzley claws and the thornbirds

Lornaben · « **Reply #15 on:** February 02, 2009, 06:12:48 PM »

:wink:

gordy · « **Reply #16 on:** February 03, 2009, 12:25:37 PM »

I liked my MT/R's too. Really quiet on the road and exceptionally good handling too. Rather expensive though and seemed to wear just as quick as the cheaper tyres I've had so for that reason only I won't be getting them next time. BFG's are in my opinion over priced and they are undersized (a new 31" more like a 30.5") so they look too small. At the moment those American Eagle alloys I got from the junk yard have 31x10.5x15 Trailblazer Regul M/T which after a google search I found out are made from a very hard rubber compound.........they are very hard wearing but are prone to cracking (mine have some cracking) but they are 70% worn so a few years old now I guess. The next tyre I'm getting will be the Kumho KL71, which has had good reviews. I won't go back to premium brands, too expensive.

dxmedia · « **Reply #17 on:** February 03, 2009, 12:40:17 PM »

Problem with the kl71's it that you can grab the blocks and wobble them between your fingers the compound is that soft.

gordy · « **Reply #18 on:** February 04, 2009, 11:20:52 AM »

Quote from: "dxmedia"

Problem with the kl71's it that you can grab the blocks and wobble them between your fingers the compound is that soft.

Oh really, thanks..anyone run Recip's?

dxmedia · « **Reply #19 on:** February 04, 2009, 11:22:35 AM »

Mate runs recip maxi's, he tows about 2000 miles a month and they have weared well. Very little sipping though so they can be skittish in the wet. Great on both rock and mud though.

Copies of mudzilla's I think.

dxmedia · « **Reply #20 on:** February 04, 2009, 11:23:41 AM »

I've said it before - I'm a bit of a sucker for them, but check out paddock for their range of insa turbo's. The price is very right for them, and loads of popular patterns.

JamesH · « **Reply #21 on:** February 04, 2009, 11:27:34 AM »

I'm running Cooper STTs now and find them really good on the road, in the wet and the snow especially. Offorad they are very good but definitely benefit from airing down.

There is quite a range of tyres sold by Cooper and it's possible to get some pretty good deals.

dxmedia · « **Reply #22 on:** February 04, 2009, 11:45:00 AM »

Cooper stt's they're the bfg MT pattern aren't they? Insa do them for about £60 a corner IIRC

Really good pattern for on road and the occasional off road play. Have a habbit of fulling with mud though in the real gloopy stuff, but really rated pattern.

JamesH · « **Reply #23 on:** February 04, 2009, 12:07:31 PM »

They're the same general style but the Coopers have siping in the tread blocks and stronger sidewalls. I had BFG muds before these and the Coopers are much better on the road. The only area they are possibly less good on is sticky mud but that stuff will clog any tyre.

I paid under £90 each for 285/75/16s and they're a new tyre not a remould.

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