Thread: New tyres

Originally Posted by tui_man2

When I had 4wds I had Coopers an liked them they get good ks an traction. But it's like everything everyone has there ideas. I hated bfgs mt I cut them to bits an got so many punches drove me nuts 1st set wouldn't have done 15ks next I sold after 3ks an went back to Coopers.

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Yep its horses for courses. If i did a shitload of mud/clay for the sake of it like I used to with the lux I would run two sets of wheels tires like I did with the lux.
The BFG is not the ultimate mud tire but for me and the driving I mostly do(nowdays) it is the ultimate tire. Hard loose terrain Gravel/shale/riverbeds etc it is unbeatable IMHO and still is very capable on both wet tarseal corners at as fast as you like and thick deep sloppy mud with a hard base(farm tracks/pugged up paddocks etc) but you do need to insert the boot in the soft stuff to clear them.
Went out with the 4wd club up hira on sun and anyone who nows the area will know it is legendary for its ability to fuck tires(if you can get half a race before your rear tire on a bike is absolutely fucked your doing well)

With the kids in the back of the stock standard landcruiser I drove everything except a steep down hill with a massive rut that only 3 custom wagons drove and would happily have driven it by myself if had no kids and the last part of one clime that had a nasty breakover angle that the LWB would have had to have jumped(which it could have)
I towed and watched other standard and semi custom's be towed up breaks and threw creeks where I barley spun a wheel.
Yep the BFGs do cut if you get the wellie in on sharp rock but there is no need to like with other tires they just grip.

The Khumos arent the be all and end all, apparently they are awesome when brand new but when the tread gets down a bit they become decidedly average off road, they are also only 2-ply not 3-ply like some other MT tyres so not as bullet proof puncture wise. We couldnt use them for our work truck as they are only rated to 1000kg.

went with BFgoodrich MT and cant really fault them so far, they are on a landcruiser with a 1200L fuel cell on the back that is always towing trailers (the loader one is 3800kg) and I have taken it some hideously muddy places and it refuses to get stuck.

Hankook Dyna Pro AT-M 8 ply is what im using on my 70 series V8 diesel there about 70% on road an 30 off ,there stable as and supper sticky on all road conditions although a little bumper then 3 ply ,the up side with the tyre is grippy and the case walls are stable when its loaded or driven hard in the windy or undulating ,being more road orientated tread and having the ability to select difflock to the front -rear or all wheels makes up for the tighter pattern in the mud and the cruiser torque it will idle through most stuations ,the wifes Navara has coopers there good when new but fukin dangerous in the wet by the time there half warn . Hankook Dyna Pro 3ply's will go on that shortly .

Originally Posted by NZHTR

Hankook Dyna Pro AT-M 8 ply is what im using on my 70 series V8 diesel there about 70% on road an 30 off ,there stable as and supper sticky on all road conditions although a little bumper then 3 ply ,the up side with the tyre is grippy and the case walls are stable when its loaded or driven hard in the windy or undulating ,being more road orientated tread and having the ability to select difflock to the front -rear or all wheels makes up for the tighter pattern in the mud and the cruiser torque it will idle through most stuations ,the wifes Navara has coopers there good when new but fukin dangerous in the wet by the time there half warn . Hankook Dyna Pro 3ply's will go on that shortly .

I had a set of 8pr Hankook AT's on my Nissan too. Very good wear, I had 5.5mm average left after 95,000km. They could handle a load fairly well.



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Currently running 32" Nankang Mudstars as I do more off road work nowadays with picking up this hunting/shooting lark. Seem to be down around 2-3mm after 25,000km. Yes I do drive like a nanna. I'm just glad I have a wiper on the rear window as that seems to pick up more bugs.

One would be incorrect in thinking a 8 ply rated tyre has 8 ply's of anything
A 8 ply rated tyre certainly doesn't have two and a half times more belts or ply's or layers or the like over a 2 or three ply
A lot of a/t and m/t type tyres list having two ply's of steel and one of polyester, rayon or similar or vice versa.
A given ply rating has very little meaning in the true sense of a tyres ability to carry load
That will be determined by a tyres load rating
Generally the higher a tyres load rating the firmer the sidewalls would be, but not always
Different tyre manufacturers will put sidewall stiffeners and cosmetic rubber on the wall to enhance a tyres durability
Ply RATING is old dated talk and has little relevance in today's modern tyres
It is used as an INDICATION of a tyres construction, not an overall definitive ingredient list

Hopefully helping?

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Hahaha gud onya bung ,i really dont give a fuck about old dated ply ratings our lack of it ,i really didn't imply the belts stiffen the walls just be logical that extra ply beefier tyre all round so why wouldnt ya stiiffen the wall , my cruiser pulls and carries a load and a heavy one at that ,the tyre man says he has put on 8 ply's that's good enough for me so 8 ply they are , my Toyo is well in to its second set of tyres in 79000 ks ,So back to the Hankook's before i had these fitted the vehicle would get pushed all over the show time to time just flexing on the tyres and starting load sway ,piss ya rite off - 8 ply Hankooks for me are the best thing since sliced cheese,the walls are stiff and the case has 8 ply stamped on the side they stick like shit ive had them on for 25000 k and the dont look like they done 5 so yip im a happy camper..The tech-o shit i leave up to my tyre supplier .

Oh wow
Your obviously a good God damn expert
Fuck peace out dude
May you and your THREE THOUSAND ply hankooks have extended portions of happiness

Using TT2 on my mobele

Originally Posted by 40bung

Oh wow
Your obviously a good God damn expert
Fuck peace out dude
May you and your THREE THOUSAND ply hankooks have extended portions of happiness

Using TT2 on my mobele

Fuckin wanker ! this is what a load looks like on a cruiser ya fuckin no all... im no expert i pay cunts to be .

Originally Posted by NZHTR

Fuckin wanker ! this is what a load looks like on a cruiser ya fuckin no all... im no expert i pay cunts to be .Attachment 3773

That's the problem with tyre know it all nothing mother fuckers like you
Some one points out I slight misunderstanding in your line of belief and you go getting all defensive like a little school boy going off in a unrelated tangent.
I couldn't care what fucking load you put on your 4wd or some trailer, never did
Can't even be bothered typing anymore reply to your jumped up response
Chill the fuck out, your tyres obviously get you all wound up

Using TT2 on my mobele

Back at you Burt ^ ,and most the time im sure your quite capable ,keep up the good work ..

Internet keyboard warrior much?

Ok i sincerely apologize to you 40Bung and any one else offended by my post ,the first of my posts is a none experts opinion of what is based my own tried experiences with a brand of tyre that is working for me ,the 8 P R i mentioned was quoted to me by the tyre people ,i just reused it in my first post - ive never bothered to verify it may be i should have . Any one looking for a 4x4 tyre capable of towing the boat or race commercial trailer or what ever with a 4x4 the tyre ive mentioned is worth a look at .. Ill upload the spec's straight off the tyre..

Cheer's

I almost put Cooper ATS on my new truck (17" rims so $'s...) but got a deal to swap the new OEM tyres for Goodyear Wrangler AT/SA's for $40 a tyre. So far I have 16,000 km on them and have been very happy with them. Very quiet on the road and seem to have pretty decent off road grip although haven't done any serious mudslinging with them, and auto and traction control help a bit as well...

Ok it's nearly time. mine are almost done there is another slash with a stone stuck in there under the tread., the BF At's have done 50k and a few hundred, hoped for a little more than that.

so it'll be another set of BFgoodrich at's
Bfgoodrich MT Km
or cooper stt
probably one of the BF choices.