Thread: New tyres

Righto, I'm saving up for some new tyres
I put a set of Bf Goodrich AT on at 98K now 149K and there is 5-6mm left.
I'm in a surf
I was going to get a set of Cooper stt's, but Tussock has recommend a set of Kumono KL71, or should I just replace the BF Goodrich.
Here, Coopers are the dearest, the the BF's then the KL71.
Mainly on road of course because you have to get where your going to go off road, I have found the BF's good but not in the mud.
What does the panel think,

This thread was not started by me. These posts were moved here from elsewhere. Jake wire wants new tyres. Mine are fine.

I got the ATs on my hilux.. Ive been through heavy snow on arthurs and hardly missed a beat.. Road noise is minimal (quiet) they have hardly worn in 9000KMs..

I dont see the point in a heavyduty mud tyre when you spend 98% of time on the road.. for the extra gas they chew and the reduced tyre life and excessive road noise...

To me its kinda like going hunting rabbits with a 7mm RUM lol

You gotta have something tho, and full on road tyres is getting silly on a 4x4...

But an AT is a good comprimise for my purposes, I know theres something there if I need a bit of grip lol..

Tussock.
stop playing with your buttons.
Post 11 is the first post and thread starter.

Originally Posted by jakewire

Tussock.
stop playing with your buttons.
Post 11 is the first post and thread starter.

Hes feeding an obsession with cleanliness

Ive had firestone and bridgestone MTs...(cant member exact models)
And found the mboth very slippery on the road when I needed to brake fast or wanted grip on corners..
The firestones were shit in the mud to they would just fill up with mud and literally become a smoth tyre...

I had firestone "Wilderness" At's at the start, they were ok but I didn't know enough then to get an idea whether they were good or bad .Then they stopped making them,
As you have said about others, in the mud, I found the BF At's filled up very quickly , to the point I have to put 4 wheel drive on to get out of a gently sloping muddy paddock, as soon as they were on the road though they'd clear out very quickly.

My money out of my own hard earned pocket you wont get better allround performace than the BFG.........Period .....................................And yes i HAVE HAD PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE

Kl71 30x9.5 x4= 970 33x 12.5. = 1524 These prices where the best I could get a month ago ,will still be valid . My mate gets 60 ks out of his hilux kl71s (a set a year) have herd other people get less . Bfgs I recon are better in my mind but what you pay for them now I think kl71 is better value for money .

Originally Posted by Tussock

Bob Im worried about you. First you ask me what use is a 45-70, next you suggest you wouldnt use a 7mm Rum to shoot rabbits.

I did in the same sentance ask if there was any pills to fix me

Had a brand new set of cooper at's on the saffy when i brought it,, brought some new rims and and got a set of 32x11.5-15 kl71's to put on for when i go bush ,,,coopers were ok but after a few rims off,,, rims on shit the 71s have stayed on because to be honest i think they do everything better than the coopers ,,,that much so i sold the coopers few weeks back,,,but haha always a "but" they are pretty noisey now they are worn and have not been super happy with kms out of them ,,,,i am a slack fark when it comes to tyre pressures so could be my fault ,,,,,been seriously looking at getting the new release 764 maxis bighorn next havnt got 32's in the country yet ,,,mates got them and loves them,,,had a new set of 32 kl's on backorder for over a year with the importers so a change may be in order.

Had to get new set of tyres for my last warrant ,was running 3 slicks with bolges .Coopers here had a deal going on the Maxis Mudders, knocked down from $300+gst to $240 .Seem OK so far hope I've made the right choice ,looked like a good deal & cheaper than Firestones equivalent by $20 per.

Originally Posted by Chris

Had to get new set of tyres for my last warrant ,was running 3 slicks with bolges .Coopers here had a deal going on the Maxis Mudders, knocked down from $300+gst to $240 .Seem OK so far hope I've made the right choice ,looked like a good deal & cheaper than Firestones equivalent by $20 per.

Thats a good price , I was quoted $400.00 each cash price for the stt,

Originally Posted by jakewire

Thats a good price , I was quoted $400.00 each cash price for the stt,

The $240 was gst incl; fitted , their duck shooters special . Maxis Mudder Buckshots & they don't sling shit all up the side of my wagon either.

Originally Posted by Chris

The $240 was gst incl; fitted , their duck shooters special . Maxis Mudder Buckshots & they don't sling shit all up the side of my wagon either.

If they are anything like they used to be like, you will like em. I used them on my old rodeo and got IIRC 65km out of them, farm, offroad and gavel use.5+ years ago now tho