Beno Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Hi Just got a ford ranger 53 plate wanting to change the road tyres for some mud one was wandering which one to get was thinking of getting the BFG MT tyres in 225/75/R16 or 215/75/R16 which size is the best to get I will be using the truck as a shooting truck mostly and commuting to work which is about 5 miles. Would the mt tyres be ok on the road I know there not going to be the best but will they be ok for short distance and the odd trip on the motorway. Or was thinking about getting a at tyre, Anyone that could help would be great Thanks Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 go for at's, if you do any amount of tarmac driving, the muds will wear down far too fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Most people who have BFG MT/R's claim 50K miles of mixed driving. Including Disco 3 owners, and that is a fat beast to haul about! Go for MT/R Get new and not used, as the ability of a MT tyre decreases with the amount of wear they have suffered, so while they are excellent with 13mm tread as they come with, when they are down to 5 they aren't quite the second hand bargain you exepct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonsterandmerlin. Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 My BFGs M/T done over 30 k with tread left and no tyre noise to wright home about go for the MTs IMO. OTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beno Posted June 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Which size are you guys using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator69 Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Go for the BFG AT a bit quiter on the road and great mileage out them Mine have done 40k and they are only half woren, but i do change them round every six months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beno Posted June 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Got the tyre size worng there 15inch alloys on it so it would be 215/75/R15 anyone used them before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moors Man Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 To be honest the size difference is not going to be great. the 235 will have a larger rolling radius which will give a small amount of extra ground clearance, but will effect the speedo setting to a small extent. If clearance in not a problem you might be better sticking with standard sizes. M/T or A/T there are pro's and cons for each. I had AT on L200 and they were brilliant for road and anything but seriously deep ruts, so IMHO if you need MTs you should be questioning if you should be driving there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conygree Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Agree with the last comment. M/T's are too noisy to use all the time but if you want a set go for a spare set on steel wheels and use them for winter only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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