NEED NEW ALL TERRAIN TYRES

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Originally Posted by von tempsky fan

I'm in the market for a new set of all terrains the Goodyear silent armour AT'S have only done 20,000 kms and now they wouldn't pass a wof . I drive mainly on steep gravel roads and winding tarseal and farm work I have looked at the Maxxi 980 and they look alright , what do you fellas recon. Oh the size is 245/70/ 16 but I might wack on 245/75/16's .

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go see Trevor at beurepairs he will see you right.

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Originally Posted by mucko

go see Trevor at beurepairs he will see you right.

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He has fitted some cooper at3's I think


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Originally Posted by cambo

Something like the Bridestone Dueler 697 would be OK as well.
Gravel wears tyres out in next to no time no matter what they are. Utes are hard to get tyres to last as the rear is so light the tyres wear faster than the fronts.
Kumho has an A/T that is supposed to have better wear rates on gravel. Could just be their own smoke they're blowing. Personally haven't tried their A/T's. But their muddies have always been good. I used to use their tyres when competing in 4wd trials.

BFG A/T's are very good, but in similar price bracket to the Coopers. I found them no good for slightly greasy farm tracks though.
Replaced them with the Bridgestones and found them marginally better off road on the farm tracks I used.
The Goodyears I have tried in the past (including car tyres) have always worn very quickly. Won't get anymore.
The Dunlop A/T's I've seen on Hilux's through work all wear the edges prematurely and scallop badly. Makes for terrible wear and handling.

1 thing with the Coopers, is people are getting huge k's out of them making their value for money much better. I personally know a guy that has done 120ks on 1 set of Cooper A/T's in his Nissan Patrol. He does a lot of highway, gravel roads and river bed driving. Still has plenty of life left in them as well.
Some have gone through 3 sets of tyres in the same distance, costing a lot more in the long run.

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KL78's are fucking awesome tyres

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Originally Posted by MSL

He has fitted some cooper at3's I think


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poor bastard he will regret that, kl78's will piss all over the coopers.

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Originally Posted by mucko

coopers are shit, put $1400 AT3's on our truck didnt even last 40,000kms had a coopers 50,000km warranty but since our drive way was gravel they wouldnt cover them. worst tyre i have had and a worthless warranty

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I've never had the coopers, talked to a few people about them and the all said there warranty wasn't worth the piece of paper it was written on. Marks on the side walls would void the warranty, having to rotate every 5,000 km's and all sorts of other outs.
I'm happy if I get 40 -60,000kms out of a set. I get Pissed off when you just wear (f#@k) one tyre out:wtfsmilie: I'm a big fan of the BFG,s but also had a good run out of some of the cheaper AT's out there.

I was looking at Cooper ST Maxx not AT3. Looks like the BFG may win the argument !

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Originally Posted by screamO

I've never had the coopers, talked to a few people about them and the all said there warranty wasn't worth the piece of paper it was written on. Marks on the side walls would void the warranty, having to rotate every 5,000 km's and all sorts of other outs.
I'm happy if I get 40 -60,000kms out of a set. I get Pissed off when you just wear (f#@k) one tyre out:wtfsmilie: I'm a big fan of the BFG,s but also had a good run out of some of the cheaper AT's out there.

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fuck i put some budget goodrides on the back and rate them better then coopers

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Originally Posted by Happy

I was looking at Cooper ST Maxx not AT3. Looks like the BFG may win the argument !

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dont touch coopers mate bfg will be way better.

. Im watching this thread for the perfect AT tyre . Modern utes with the big 17s has fucked the tyre selection . gone are the days of tyres well under $300:pissed off:

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Originally Posted by Munsey

. Im watching this thread for the perfect AT tyre . Modern utes with the big 17s has fucked the tyre selection . gone are the days of tyres well under $300:pissed off:

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One requirement with the replacement for the Safari was I had to be able to fit 15" rims. Can put on new rims and tyres for probably less than you'll pay just for tyres.

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Originally Posted by Munsey

. Im watching this thread for the perfect AT tyre . Modern utes with the big 17s has fucked the tyre selection . gone are the days of tyres well under $300:pissed off:

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perfect for one is not perfect for the other, but for a average budget tyre mostly used on the road but needed to grip up off road when needed the Kumho KL78 would be one of the top tyres, thats based on what tyres i have had, i wouldnt hesitate to buy them again.

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Originally Posted by MSL

Shop has guaranteed 130k's? Which shop is it



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General tyres dunedin

Are they p3 all terrain?


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70/30 tyre i was told.will check what type it is later

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Originally Posted by mucko

coopers are shit, put $1400 AT3's on our truck didnt even last 40,000kms had a coopers 50,000km warranty but since our drive way was gravel they wouldnt cover them. worst tyre i have had and a worthless warranty

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did you get the LT construction or just the passenger?

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Originally Posted by screamO

I've never had the coopers, talked to a few people about them and the all said there warranty wasn't worth the piece of paper it was written on. Marks on the side walls would void the warranty, having to rotate every 5,000 km's and all sorts of other outs.
I'm happy if I get 40 -60,000kms out of a set. I get Pissed off when you just wear (f#@k) one tyre out:wtfsmilie: I'm a big fan of the BFG,s but also had a good run out of some of the cheaper AT's out there.

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sounds like the shop you bought them off might be pulling you're tit and cant be assed doing it properly for you,the guys that sell the coopers are a brilliant company to deal with I haven't had a issue yet that couldn't be resolved

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Originally Posted by madmaori

sounds like the shop you bought them off might be pulling you're tit and cant be assed doing it properly for you,the guys that sell the coopers are a brilliant company to deal with I haven't had a issue yet that couldn't be resolved

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MM, what are your thoughts about the Cooper AT3's slipping in the wet? Do you get that feedback from your customers?

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Originally Posted by madmaori

did you get the LT construction or just the passenger?

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Lt2

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Originally Posted by madmaori

sounds like the shop you bought them off might be pulling you're tit and cant be assed doing it properly for you,the guys that sell the coopers are a brilliant company to deal with I haven't had a issue yet that couldn't be resolved

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had some deal tyres had to be rotated wheel balanced every 5000 by cooper agent, if you went over the kms warranty void drive on gravel warranty void, they wore out in half the time kuhmho kl78s did abit dodgy in the wet average off road. for the money spent not worth it.

I got the at3 coopers 246/70/16's 4000km ago and I really rate them I drive mainly on narly gravel/ rock base and they have shown hardly any wear .I took it easy for the first couple hundred km on the tarseal until they got bedded in and they are as good as the Goodyear silent armours I had on which only lasted 20km from new. The at3 is also good on our slippery Ingham Brite on farm and are good on wet grass as well. The road noise is slightly more than the silent armours but they are slightly more aggressive so not a biggie. The tread depth is huge . I definitely rate them.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

MM, what are your thoughts about the Cooper AT3's slipping in the wet? Do you get that feedback from your customers?

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I have been told by 2 other people Tahr that they did slip around a little bit when they wore down on wet roads but to be honest 1 of the guys was a REAL hard driver on them and that was the only thing he could fault them on ,in the end he pulled them off around the 70k mark with a wof or 2 left in them and then fitted another set.
I kind of put it down to being a A/T tyre having less off a footprint on the road versus a H/T and the harder compound in the cooper and L/T casing.

Tyre pressure can be another problem I never run them over 32psi under normal driving conditions

I settled on the 285 75 17 AT KOs . 1 Wk delivery + free fit and balance etc .. Happy with the price !!

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Originally Posted by madmaori

Tyre pressure can be another problem I never run them over 32psi under normal driving conditions

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+1 mm I run the at3s at 31 pounds