Thread: All terrain tyres

Gimp, you have to email them on shipping.

Tire rack didn’t give me an option for shipping to NZ, what do they do for freight?

Tall and skinny is the way to go for (almost) all off road situations. Think back to the old school Land Rovers and Land Cruisers. No big fat tyres on those. I used to run 7.00x16 cross ply Dunlop Universals with tubes on split rims on my African Hilux, they called them “biscuit” tyres. You wouldn’t believe what those tyres could handle. The 7.50x16 General Super All Grips, Falkens, etc, all tall and thin. So yeah Gimp, that’s the way on your Cruiser. The 225s I run now on the Hilux aren’t the tallest but I had the full monty bash plates underneath and they’ve saved the day more than a few times. I tried taller tyres on the Hilux but too much rubbing in the rough stuff, and loss of low down grunt.

Tall and skinny works well in the snow as well from what I've seen, they seem to bit into it better than big wide ones that float along the surface

Absolutely loving the 265/70/17 Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs.
Replaced the Goodride SL366 MT's that were on my Pajero when I got it - soooo much quieter. I can hear the stereo! No big drifts or fishtailing in the wet either.
And gravel roads.... wow. So much bite.
Haven't been stuck yet either. Low tyre pressure in an aggressive AT = going places.

Originally Posted by Gerbs

No big drifts or fishtailing in the wet either.
And gravel roads.... wow. So much bite.

Well thats not much fun!

Tall and skinny works almost everywhere apart from sand or peametal beaches.
So many people think wider is better when they get tyres.
In fact, the wider you go the less contact pressure the tyre has so LESS traction.

I have 285/75/16 BFG under one of my Cruisers, basically a 33/11.5/16
They are a lot skinnier than a 33/12.5/15, they had a more upright sidewall, so they don't sit as 'fat' on the ground if that makes sense?

Had a wee incident with a tyre while driving to Auckland last week, so stopped to sort the issue...

Ended up with a set of Micky Thompson Deegan 38's in 20", good looking AT tyre and are pretty good noise wise on road, and I thought worth the $1700 I paid.

I have a good set of SAT 7.50x16 on hilux rims here, they'd bolt straight on....

@ROKTOY I'm going to pm you about your SATs

Just dropped a bit over $2k on a set of Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ P3s in 285/70r17 for the 100 series. Got 67,000km out of my Achilles MT's, on average they're three quarters worn, so slippery tracks are slippery-er. Had a couple slides on wet roads recently and they're showing signs of wear and tear from off road work, plus we're heading well into winter, so time for a change. Only about $500 extra for a set of Mickey's and with the awesome reviews and expected kms I should get from them it'll be interesting to see if that extra money is justified. Was going to go for their ATZ, which is a chunky tyre itself, but the MTZ is pretty darn sexy (and I do enough climbing around steep muddy tracks at this time of year to justify them)

Originally Posted by JoshC

Just dropped a bit over $2k on a set of Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ P3s in 285/70r17 for the 100 series. Got 67,000km out of my Achilles MT's, on average they're three quarters worn, so slippery tracks are slippery-er. Had a couple slides on wet roads recently and they're showing signs of wear and tear from off road work, plus we're heading well into winter, so time for a change. Only about $500 extra for a set of Mickey's and with the awesome reviews and expected kms I should get from them it'll be interesting to see if that extra money is justified. Was going to go for their ATZ, which is a chunky tyre itself, but the MTZ is pretty darn sexy (and I do enough climbing around steep muddy tracks at this time of year to justify them)

they are a horny looking tyre those p3's....i like the mickey thompson lineup , bit of a shame i cant get my hands on them but them the breaks when you're the cooper people around town.
How did you find the Achilles? put a set on a mate and he reckons they are deadly in the wet

Originally Posted by madmaori

they are a horny looking tyre those p3's....i like the mickey thompson lineup , bit of a shame i cant get my hands on them but them the breaks when you're the cooper people around town.
How did you find the Achilles? put a set on a mate and he reckons they are deadly in the wet

I liked the Achilles, awesome off road tyre. They lasted better than I thought they would. I do up to 70,000 kms a year, and the bulk of my higher kms are through winter actually, so roads can be slippery, icy, wet, snowy etc. But, I am running them on a Landcruiser which is full time four wheel drive which would make a big difference. They were loud on the highway (doesn't worry me) and you could feel a fair bit of vibration around town at slower speeds due to their chunkiness and squarer pattern.

Had mtz’s on my hilux and they are a great tyre on and off road. Wear down pretty quick but they all do.