Fuji Shooter Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 What are everyone's thoughts on best tyres for my Defender. At the moment I have BFG M/T on the front and BFG A/T on the rear so I need to buy 4 new ones. It will probably spend 50/50 on the road or in a field but not really used for Green laneing etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I am in the same boat as yourself, I beat at one shoot that's about 40 mins each way and I'm there about 3 days a week during the season. But I have our syndicate shoot where I drive through plenty bad mud every few days. Ideally I would like M/T's but all the miles on the road put me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I think I will end up with the newer BFG All Terrain KO2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Yep I do get a bit miffed with the rumbling of the M/T on the road but they do look better than the A/T on the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Have a look at Cooper At3 tyres. Had them on my disco, very good on and off road. Im pondering sticking them on my range rover p38. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Have a look at Cooper At3 tyres. Had them on my disco, very good on and off road. Im pondering sticking them on my range rover p38. Cheers I will take a look at those. I went to a landy show the other week and there was a company called Bear Town or Bear County tyres that were producing BFG M/T and A/T copies for £65 a wheel they quality was amazing and you could not tell them from the real ones. apart from the writing on the walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 The coopers cost me about £380 for 4 16" they where a lot bigger in width and diameter than standard. Maxis do a very similar tread pattern also. My old diso was a day to day driver and a serious offroader, it kept up with the defender's with mud terrain tyres, until it got really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Cheers I will take a look at those. I went to a landy show the other week and there was a company called Bear Town or Bear County tyres that were producing BFG M/T and A/T copies for £65 a wheel they quality was amazing and you could not tell them from the real ones. apart from the writing on the walls. And the handling in the wet, and the life expectancy BFG are reputed to be one of the best, if not THE best, tyres in the world. They didn't get that reputation by making cheap tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowStandards Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Kumho kl71's are meant to have good road characteristics for a m/t They look good to, and ain't rich... I've got Insa Turbo Dakar's on my truck, noisy yeah, but can't fault them, especially for £50 a corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 And the handling in the wet, and the life expectancy BFG are reputed to be one of the best, if not THE best, tyres in the world. They didn't get that reputation by making cheap tyres. Have a Google,cooper At3 have been reported to do 40k after turning the tyres. When we off roaded we off roaded. The land rover boys I drove with had full kit and m/t tyres. Mine was a daily driver,not a weekend toy. I needed good road handling and good off road abilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 The AT3's look a bit to roady for me and not aggressive enough in comparison to the BFG a/t ko2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) Maxis bighorn's are a cheeper alternative to the BFG-MT's. I run them on my navara with little to no difference between them and standard road tiers on fuel consumption. Personally I would go straight for the BFG mud terrain for a Defender, I only wish they did them in the size for my Navara. A lot depends on how many miles a year you drive. Less than 15k MT's More than 15k AT's More than 20k, buy a car Edited July 14, 2016 by shoot and be safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 A lot depends on how many miles a year you drive. Less than 15k MT's More than 15k AT's More than 20k, buy a car Less than 1K a year so M/T it is then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masmiffy Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) Have a look on here https://www.4x4at.com/tyre-tread-pattern/all-terrain-at-tyres/ Have had both mud terrain and AT's remoulds on a Vitara and for the price couldnt fault them. Had the MT's first which are a lot noisier on tarmac, sold that truck with them on and put At's on the new one to quieten it down. Not been bad so far I have to say. Edited July 15, 2016 by masmiffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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