[guinness]

Hi guys,

I'm looking for recommendations for AT tyres to replace the stock tyres on my GV3.
Sadly spend much more time on bitumen, but want more capability off road - looking for good all rounders. more likely to be on sand than mud but you never know.
thinking standard size tyres, as I have no lift - and the manual gearing is already a bit tall IMHO.

cheers

[vitzookman]

225 75 16 Maxxis 700 or 771 ( same tyre )

[tanshi]

i run yokohama AT-s, great tyres

[steve125]

Buy a spare set of rims and put some 245/75 16 mud terrains on them. Just my opinion, but better to have a road tyre for the road and an offroad tyre for the dirt than a compromise AT tyre for both. Especially if you are only occasionally going offroad.

Gearing will be more of a problem, but you get grip and a fraction more clearance.

And you don't need lift to fit bigger tyres.

[guinness]

so out of interest what size tyres fit with no scrubbing on the GVs?

[Built4thrashing]

225/75/16 fit with no lift and no scrubbing.
245/75/16 fit with but just touch inner guard on full lock

[guinness]

thanks for the info guys
having done some research it's easiest to get a good price on the maxxis at the moment.
i'm told the 225 75 16s come in 8 and 10 ply
8 ply - $195 ea
10 ply - $ $230 ea

tyre guy is recommending 8 ply (which surprised me)

what do you guys think?

[Gwagensteve]

Why did that surprise you? 8 ply tyres will be lighter, ride better, and respond better to being aired down (as in deform at a higher pressure) Personally, I'd prefer 6 ply/load range C for a car like a GV, and it's likely that that's what the stock tyres are.

You don't need 10 ply tyres for a light car.

I have seen this a bit though. It seems that 225 75 and 245 75 are commonly used on US pickups with huge load ratings, so it's common to see these tyres with 10 ply/load range E construction.

Steve.

[guinness]

ha - no it didnt surprise me that they'd be better - just that a salesman would recommend a cheaper tyre
i'm a cynical bastard

[Gwagensteve]

He's not gong to want you to come back and complain that you were sold the wrong tyre though and then have to swap them/piss off a customer.

Steve.