[magnat]

sideways wrote:

I have triangle brand tyres on my old peugeot. The name relates to the shape.

I put Blue-streaks on the Magna and they are still doing fine 40'000 later.. grip well in the wet and mountain passes..

I think I will take the punt on the LEAO and see..
If they are like the Blue Streaks then they will be good..

[GeckoXL7]

This place looks good $115 each
http://www.tyretrader.com.au/16-inch-ty ... or-at-p291


Pirelli $30 cheaper i tyre than what i paid years ago.

http://www.tyretrader.com.au/pirelli-23 ... iameter=16

Want really cheap, slightly larger but bit less wider should not get any scrubbing at all with these
$95 each delivery for 4 will be around $65 Could get 5 and still be in your budget and have a good spare of same size.
215 / 70 / R16 Quite skiny though, but the next size up isnt much dearer.
http://www.tyretrader.com.au/16-inch-ty ... su800-p774
235/70/R16 114 each
http://www.tyretrader.com.au/16-inch-ty ... su800-p744

Maxtrek


Prob is if go for the original size 235 60 R16 there isnt much options for a good tread AT tire
235 70 R16 Will fit with out scrubbing only may get a tad on full lock to the right.
nothing good in the 65 profile either
Interestingly ive been on some sites that say the 2005 model uses 235 70 R16 but i think there getting confused with the 2006 XL-7 which is totally different. But would be good to know what a 2005 Tyre sticker says.

[31zook]

Chop wrote:

@Mathew +1 on the bfg A/T's in the wet, once theyre half worn they're down right dangerous.

Haha ACE, Damn i knew those Aerial servo sunnies were so much better than my oakleys

Yeah, my old mans BF muddies once worn halfway down would 4 wheel drift in the wet. This is on a diesel 80series...

But by far the worst wet tyre was a SWB Sierra with an auto locker in the back and (the older style) goodyear wrangler MTRs. Couldn't hold a straight line when trying.

I find my big horns ($150 a tyre) howling good in the dry and wet. Very hard to drifto even when the rear locker is in.

[GeckoXL7]

My Bridgestones HT's would make nice clouds of blue smoke that will fill the cabins of cars behind me in the rain on hill starts, Passive smoking at its extreme There was no traction even if try and take of slowly so quite often had to put in 4x4 to get moving even then i had 4 wheel tire spin they where that crap, but the new bridgestones 697 have been pretty good.

[Chop]

Thats coz you over inflate.

[GeckoXL7]

No these tires where only at 32PSI everyone who had them know there crap.

[d1mitch]

my point that i was making earlier is the whole premise of saying something is shit "because it is not a name brand" is retarded. we have aus standard which all products have to meet for them to be legal.
they may not be as good as your brand name tyres, but you know what your brand name tyres wont be as good as another better set of brand name tyres. there is no end to it.

if you tried to do the same driving as you did on the best possible tyres on anything less you may end up in trouble, you have to drive to your car and conditions.

every argument against these tyres so far is speculation because no one has tried these tyres, like i said earlier they may be fantastic, they may be not so great but they will at least meet the minimum requirements for safety.

the reason brand name tyres are more expensive is becasue they have spent the time and money on marketing their product and building consumer confidence in their product, all new brand to the market have to start somewhere, alot of the brand which you now call brand name at one point would have been the "cheap" tyre in the market.


for an example on china knockoff vs brand name a guy on skylines australia bought a cheap ebay china spec turbo against everyones recommendations (saying to go the brand name over the cheap knockoff the same as what you guys are) he went on to surpass all expectations of this turbo in power and lifespan. his turbo was outperforming the recommended big brand name turbos for half the price. now there are heaps of people running the same turbo achieving the same results. /end csb

[jimnynutter]

Check out tyres from goodride

[Dan85]

i just recently bought some Hankook MT's for about $1100 for 5 drive in drive out with alignment and siposal fees etc to me they feel great, good enough on road and good off road and really $1100 for 5 brand new tyres isnt that expensive.

[Matthew]

31zook wrote:

But by far the worst wet tyre was a SWB Sierra with an auto locker in the back and (the older style) goodyear wrangler MTRs. Couldn't hold a straight line when trying.

I find my big horns ($150 a tyre) howling good in the dry and wet. Very hard to drifto even when the rear locker is in.

Interesting, my MTRs (symmetrical pattern) were good on wet road until they got down to about 5mm tread.

Which bighorn, 762 or 764?

[31zook]

The original style one...

[Built4thrashing]

I had some of the original bighorns on my GV and while they gripped well on road and were a good allround tyre offroad i saw them as a very average tyre. The reason is they lasted less than 30,000kms. 3000kms on winding roads in tassie saw them disolve. Grip levels were great but for them to wear out that quickly was very dissapointing.

I switched from them to a combination of 2nd hand KM2's on the front and STT's on the back. Just some cheap tyres i picked up on Ebay. Both these high end tyres handle well on and off road. The KM2s are lasting really well but the more expensive coopers have already been replaced. One suffered a hugh sidewall puncture and was not repairable.

I replaced the rears with some really cheap tyres thanks to Bohuler. I went for the Deestone Mud Crawler MT. Fitted and balanced both deestones were not much more than the cost of only one cooper. Offroad they work really well. On road they drive nicely when dry but feel a little skittish at highway speeds in the wet. As they wear in they might start to feel beter. done 2000kms on them already and i still havent worn the dimples off the side lugs. Size wise the deestones measure to be about 10 - 15mm taller than the KM2s but this looks to be just the tread depth.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-Tyres-245- ... 2327d86a38

With so many new tyre brands coming onto the market prices are dropping fast. all have to comply with Australian standards so why not save a few dollars and give them a try.

[magnat]

Well.. Looks like the LEAO are not turning up...
So I am getting a GREAT deal on 4 Falken WildPeak A/Ts
Yes its gonna cost me a fair bit more but the tyres are a long way better..

http://falkentire.com/tires/truck-suv-tires/wildpeak/t

[KEENSY85]

U know if u go to a wrecking yard u can get realy realy cheep tyes neer new Iv done it a lot for myself and many others and a lot of good brands most the time

[magnat]

I am in LOVE with the WildPeaks... they absorb corrugates, have great grip in the gravel and on wet surfaces and stick to the tarmac like glue.
Very quiet on the Highway and are just... well Awesome ~

[jdk81]

+1 to bighorns.
764 are really good, handles wet and dry nicely.
pretty good offroad, with good onroad manners.