Tyres Again...not sure what I want

Hello all,

I want to replace the stock tyres on my Mitsi Triton(2016). I want to stick to the same size.

I do 80/20 road/offroad

I haven't a clue what to get, but need something that does this:

- Grippy for off road, but not extreme (limit is braided rivers and wet mud tracks)
- Reasonably quiet on tar seal
- Good wearing (I do 25km p.a.)

On my last truck I had Cooper AT which seemed ok off road but they let go in the wet on tar seal. Wouldn't have them again. I probably need something a bit better than AT for the muddy tracks?

Thanks

You can see the current tyres in this pic. They have done 44k. and are hopeless off road.

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The bfg a/t is pretty good, go well on road and perform well off road for what they are

I’ve had a good run out of Maxxis Bravo 980’s. I do 30,000km or more a year and was pleased enough with their performance (wear, noise, traction etc). Enough void ratio for basic farm track / paddock use etc, but not a mud tyre by any stretch of the imagination. Were about $1100 for a set of 4, factory 265/70/16 size.

If just changed from full muds on my prado to JoshC's recommended tyre.

It's a quite agreesive AT. Much more open pattern. Hercules Terra Trac deep tread. Heaps better on road and so far nearly as good as muds off road.

we have a triton, fitted yokohama geolanders. work well

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Originally Posted by gonetropo

we have a triton, fitted yokohama geolanders. work well

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Got Yokohama on the outback and happy with them

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Originally Posted by GWH

If just changed from full muds on my prado to JoshC's recommended tyre.

It's a quite agreesive AT. Much more open pattern. Hercules Terra Trac deep tread. Heaps better on road and so far nearly as good as muds off road.

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I found these to be an excellent all round tyre. Did high kms on my last set, 60-70k. Bought them thru Steve at tyreshoponline.co.nz

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Originally Posted by GWH

If just changed from full muds on my prado to JoshC's recommended tyre.

It's a quite agreesive AT. Much more open pattern. Hercules Terra Trac deep tread. Heaps better on road and so far nearly as good as muds off road.

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They look good im thinking about getting the same. Was looking at coopers but they little too $$$$

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Originally Posted by JoshC

I found these to be an excellent all round tyre. Did high kms on my last set, 60-70k. Bought them thru Steve at tyreshoponline.co.nz

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Good advice thanks. I rang tyreshoponline and they don't do the Hercules any more.

So I need to tack down a Hercules agent.

Cheers

I'm currently on a set of Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ. They are called an All Terrain, but they are pretty aggressive. Done 28,000 on them so far, barely look used.
Pricey though. But if I run them 50K plus, will be happy. Have chewed out Coopers and BFG in my old ute in 30K.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Good advice thanks. I rang tyreshoponline and they don't do the Hercules any more.

So I need to tack down a Hercules agent.

Cheers

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Thar- If you do let me know, I'd like to see if they are suitable for me also.

I had the Yoko Geoloanders suggested for My Mitsi Outlander by The dealership in town... Around $1100-1200 depending on specials etc for a set.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Good advice thanks. I rang tyreshoponline and they don't do the Hercules any more.

So I need to tack down a Hercules agent.

Cheers

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Bugger, I may have got the last set. I'm sure they will get gutted as they also reckoned they were a great tyre.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Good advice thanks. I rang tyreshoponline and they don't do the Hercules any more.

So I need to tack down a Hercules agent.

Cheers

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I've got a query in with these guys - HERCULES Tyres | Brands | Autostance

I'll let you know if they have access still and what the deal is as I'm in a similar spot...

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Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

Thar- If you do let me know, I'd like to see if they are suitable for me also.

I had the Yoko Geoloanders suggested for My Mitsi Outlander by The dealership in town... Around $1100-1200 depending on specials etc for a set.

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are you going to let the mitsi go near some mud :D

at the cheaper end of the scale ive run federal couragias or something like that and the other one i run is nangkang ats i get a good run out of both

I had maxxis buckshots on my last hilux and was getting 40000km plus out of a set with a lot of road use. Got bridgestone a/t on my current hilux and will not be buying them again . paid 600 for a set but cant imagine getting 40000km from them. More like a road tyre.

Hankook RF10 in the 10 ply tahr....depending on your size.
its what im running with , fantastic tyre.
flick me a p.m with your size and I can work you a deal.
tyreshoponline lost Hercules as the company didn't like them selling direct , I can sort them though.

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Originally Posted by berg243

used to get 80k out of gt radial mts not as quiet as the hifly mts running at the moment but didn't mind them on long trips either.

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i dont know about GT radials on offroaders etc but i had their road tyres on a sports car, after 2 weeks i replaced them. they had the grip of a teflon coated ball bearing on a sheet of glass. the arse end of the car would go loose every time the turbo kicked in.

@berg243. mine were horrific, owned the car 2 weeks before getting some goodyear F1 tyres on it.
i put the gt's on trademe with the listing that they were unsuitable for serious horsepower and they tended to break loose. guy buys them and tells me "yeah thats what i want them for", he loaded them in his car and then left 2 long trails of rubber down the road when he left.

Thanks for the suggestions and advice everyone.

I decided to go for the Hercules Terra Trac deep tread.

I received some very good advice from a forum member about going up a size to re-calibrate my speedo to keep my Road Charges down.
Also got a good deal from the same forum member so its well worth hanging around here. :)

Anyone tried the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac?
Supposedly an AT, but looks like it has some bite!

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Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Watch for speed cameras with your re-calibrated speedo. Could be cheaper to pay the diesel miles.

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If I'm correct it will bring it up from under speed to near dead on. I will check it with my GPS. But I agree that even if its exact I will need to be careful because these modern Utes sure can sneak the speed up without you noticing.

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Originally Posted by Gerbs

Anyone tried the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac?
Supposedly an AT, but looks like it has some bite!

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Good bit of rubber @Gerbs

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Thanks for the suggestions and advice everyone.

I decided to go for the Hercules Terra Trac deep tread.

I received some very good advice from a forum member about going up a size to re-calibrate my speedo to keep my Road Charges down.
Also got a good deal from the same forum member so its well worth hanging around here. :)

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But your economy will drop cause you won't get the same mileage per litre

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Originally Posted by Echo

But your economy will drop cause you won't get the same mileage per litre

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It’s all in the mind

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Originally Posted by Echo

But your economy will drop cause you won't get the same mileage per litre

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so by lowering your revs your fuel economy will go up??

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Originally Posted by Gerbs

Anyone tried the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac?
Supposedly an AT, but looks like it has some bite!

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Coming up to 20k on a set. Wearing very well, little road noise for the open pattern and seem fine on wet highways though I dont push things. Best off road A/T Iv used.
FWIW I stepped to 265/65/17s on the Triton and the speedo now reads within 1kph comparing it to 3 diferent GPS units.

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Originally Posted by sneeze

Coming up to 20k on a set. Wearing very well, little road noise for the open pattern and seem fine on wet highways though I dont push things. Best off road A/T Iv used.
FWIW I stepped to 265/65/17s on the Triton and the speedo now reads within 1kph comparing it to 3 diferent GPS units.

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Thats what I was kinda hoping to hear - they're not a cheap tyre and if I'm gonna pay out $1750-ish on 4 tyres, I want to know they're good!
Currently got Goodride MTs on it and they're rather noisy and seems a waste of nearly new MT's to be on Auckland roads.

I paid $350 per fitted and balanced. I probably should have asked here first.

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Originally Posted by gqhoon

I’ve had a good run out of Maxxis Bravo 980’s. I do 30,000km or more a year and was pleased enough with their performance (wear, noise, traction etc). Enough void ratio for basic farm track / paddock use etc, but not a mud tyre by any stretch of the imagination. Were about $1100 for a set of 4, factory 265/70/16 size.

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I've got these tyres, only done 8000km on em so far but their a nice mix and they hold up well on gravel(touch wood).

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Thanks for the suggestions and advice everyone.

I decided to go for the Hercules Terra Trac deep tread.

I received some very good advice from a forum member about going up a size to re-calibrate my speedo to keep my Road Charges down.
Also got a good deal from the same forum member so its well worth hanging around here. :)

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Had them on my TRD V6 Hilux. They are still sitting in the shed on the factory rims. They have done 40km and still have good tread left so they wear quite well. Needed to go to a mud tire, hence the change out. I have found them to be a little "unsettling" on the tar seal in heavy rain from about 30km on. They aquaplaned on me a couple of times in a straight line. Made me very cautious from that point on.