Fairly new to the market what’s everyone’s thoughts and review of them so far ?
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Fairly new to the market what’s everyone’s thoughts and review of them so far ?
Cheers
Had maxxis and pretty much everything else
I now use duratrac exclusively
We fit a lot to new Hiluxs.
Very good tyres.
Not as aggressive as the MT but probably suits 90% of what most people use their Hiluxs for.
Getting good milage from them.
I have the MTs as offroad tyres on my Hilux.
Maxxis are slowly pricing themselves beyond most peoples reach. In a lot of cases they are more expensive then some of the big dogs in the tyre world (BF Goodrich , Cooper etc)
I sell a whole heap of round rubber things and hands down the best tyre in a A/T pattern would be the Cooper AT3 , others that are worth a look at are the Toyo OPAT , Falken Wildpeak AT3W and Nitto Terra Grappler.
Hope this helps
@madmaori - thread hijack with prejudice here...Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaori
So looking at this, is there a 'best option' tyre for ute towing 3500Kg trailers or a best way to setup for that - and is this same setup still good for an unloaded ute? Do we need to be adjusting tyre pressures for weight or is there another option in tyres that is a 'better mousetrap' for this? It seems to me towing heavy just destroys the average MT and most AT don't seem to survive that use that well either - generic HT seem to be better in my experience for this use but then not ideal in slippery conditions.
We were running the Hankook RF10 LT 10ply black rings but they seem to not be that available now and the newer replacement ones don't appear to be getting the same reports from people using them. I've been using the Dunlop AT22 for a lot of my k's simply because there are a heap of them around in near new condition as people have been replacing the factory wheels with aftermarket. Easy to have a set of HT and MT and just swap em out but it's a bit of a pain in the arse and I never seem to have the MT wheels on when I need them!
I had AT3 and whilst they performed well and wore extremely well in most situations they had an Achilles heel... Bloody dangerous in the wet, on older ute they would step out very easily with a bit too much right foot and on newer ute with traction control they were very twitchy and under-steery and you could feel the traction control going berserk trying to rein them in. I was very impressed with them other than that but they put the shits up me sending wife or staff off in the rain on tarseal on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaori
Plus 1 on that, also found that they did not appreciate rotten rock part-formed roads and ballast tracks - cut chunks out of them. Found the same in the wet. Good otherwise as you say. To be fair, current set of AT22's are pretty loose in the wet on seal too though.
Coopers ATs get a lot of negative press over here for high speed blow outs and rolls. Seem to be out of favour now. Seems you’re not seeing this in NZ, maybe cooler operating temps?
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I was recommended the Maxxis AT980 for my swb Prado by a friend in the tyre business. I had Hankook Dynapros MTs on my Nissan prior to that and they had been great but apparently the new version isn't as good.
I find a lot of the time when people are complaining about the traction of them that the problem comes back to the pressure that they are running in them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
Most tyres you would run 36-40 psi , whereas with the Coopers I have found that running 32 up the front and 30 in the rear (if it spends most of the time with no weight on the deck) eliminates most of the problems.
The Cooper has a true light truck casing so you don't want to be running them as high as most other brands otherwise they will jump around and not have a good contact patch with the road.
Another one of the problems is that a lot of people forget that the utes of today go like a cut cat and are expecting far to much out of A/T and M/T tyres without lifting off the loud pedal.
That Hankook RF10 was a good bang for buck tyre and unfortunately the new and improved version fell well short.Quote:
Originally Posted by No.3
What you want to be running in that application is something with a L/T construction , Cooper , Toyo etc.
What size are you currently running? Il have a look what is available in your size and give you some suggestions if you like?
I’m on my second set of cooper stt pro.Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaori
Was down south hunting up and down rivers, so let the pressures down for a softer ride over the river stones. Never pumped them back up after that, partly because I forgot, and partly because the on road feel was much better.
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How do you find the STT pro? Not a huge fan of their M/T tyres I don't believe they are worth the price that they command.Quote:
Originally Posted by MSL
The Yokohama G003 is my go to tyre for a M/T.
They can be a rough bloody ride with to much pressure in them eh
Pretty good, but the price is getting a bit out of hand. I’m looking at the toyo open country Mt 255/75/17 to replace them shortly.
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I have the Falken Wildpeak A/T tyres on a new Triton double cab. These tyres are on the more aggressive tread end of the scale when compared to other A/T tyre brands. I am very happy with them. Good rid on the road, they go great on wet or dry surfaces. No tyre noise in the cab. I would fit them again.
Whats the thoughs on the Cooper ATT ? Cant get the AT3 in my size, 225/60 R17 on a nissan x trail so not a heavy vehicle. Was gonna get the Maxxis 811 but a bit too expensive for me now, cooper ATT seems to be the cheapest "big name" tyre otherwise ill just get Yokohama Geolanders
Have sold a few of them now and people seem to really like them , mileage wise im unsure as I haven't pulled any of them off yet (which is a good thing , it means they haven't chopped out really quick!)Quote:
Originally Posted by NewbieZAR
Have you got room to go to a slightly larger tyre? You can get a Cooper AT3 4s in a 235/60R17
I see that the 225/60R17 ATT are currently out of stock
I was considering going to a set of AT811 but have gone back to Hankook Dynapro AT2 RF11 which lasted 75k on my last set.
I went with some cheapies in between (firemax) and they have lasted only 45k.
Just put a set of AT811 on my new Hilux. Early days but bloody happy so far. I came from cheap MTs on my old truck which were downright dangerous but I put up with them because I was cheap… The AT811 is night and day better.
I am about to get a set of the wildpeak at3w on my isuzu mu..question, as they have the snowflake sticker on them they are classed as snow tyres.
Do i now have to repalce my new standard spare AT tyre and second, as you only allowed to run them down to 4mm tops are you losing value compared to a standard AT tyre or
would you be replacing them anyway when they get to 4mm?
I've just stuck a pair of them on last week, I'm not going to change the spare as well, pointless for 99.5% of the time so long as everything is the same overall diameter.Quote:
Originally Posted by deer243
Where did you read the bit about having to replace them at 4mm?
I’ve done 37000k’s with mine now on the Hilux and have been rather impressed especially with their on road performance considering they are a “more aggressive” a/t tyre then your normal a/t. All 4 are wearing evenly still 7.5-8mm tread. I have just started to notice some road noise now though.
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What pressure are you running them at on the road?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreamer
32-34psi that is what they are when I’ve got it back from being rotated/balanced. The difference is from who I get to do the work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
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I've got AT on my Prado for the last 9 months, had no problem with them at all on and off road. Very quiet on road too. I got recommend to have them around 35psi min and 38psi maxQuote:
Originally Posted by Dreamer
Its been the new law for WOF now for ages i have found . Any tyre with the snowflake or mountain symbol is classed as a winter tyre, you must run all four tyres the same and you cant run them under 4mm orQuote:
Originally Posted by Barefoot
they are not warrentable. Many AT tyres are classed as winter tyres now, ie maxiss 811 etc,
Just bought 4 Wild peak for the MU, got a pretty good deal i thought for 265 ea fitted etc. Only heard great things about them.
My mate who works in the forestry has some on their work trucks, they have got 75k out of them no problem and no puctures and highly recommend them.
Not many in the country at the moment in my size ( 31 10.5 r 15) so were lucky to get some otherwise was looking at the maxiss 811 but have heard some people were
only getting 45k out of them plus they were a heap dearer
That is a great price - where did you go if you don’t mind tellingQuote:
Originally Posted by deer243
I have Maxxis 811’s and they are great on and off road but the Wildpeaks get equally good reviews and seem much lower price
Tyre General , always look after me. had to get them from wellington, only ones left, had 10Quote:
Originally Posted by Forestry