Cranfield Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I am in the market for four new tyres, nothing too brutal , as I have to do quite a bit of road work as well. Any recommendations for reliable, long lasting and cheap tyres (I appreciate the words "reliable/long lasting/cheap/tyres" don't usually appear in the same sentence ) ? I have been using Bridgestone Dueler H/T689 265/70R15 110S, they are quite good, but I am being quoted just over £100 for new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbithunter Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) I like colway c-traks AT. Think i payed 50 pound each Edited June 21, 2008 by rabbithunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 If you can get them in your size, BF Goodrich All Terrains are good. Not cheap by any means, but if you plan to keep the car for any period of time they're worth the investment. I've heard of them running to 100k miles before now! They're also very reasonable off/on road. For better wet weather grip on the road Yokohama Geolander A/T are great, but they wear a bit faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 if u want cheap then go for a remould, if u want long lasting go for a brand new one, such as BF. im running greenway chaco MTs, there remoulds, done 5 and a bit thousand on them so far and theyve still got plenty of tred left on them. and they only cost 50 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Been using Kumho Road Venture AT's for a few years now seem a fair compromise for the off road / durability / cost stakes think the last ones i got were £65 a pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I use the colway at the mo,i don't think they make them anymore.Kingpin make the same tyre under there name.I havn't got stuck yet and at £50 a tyre it's not the end of the world if you split one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrybumpkin Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Recently replaced all four Bridgestones on my Shogun with BF Goodridge All Terrain. They are fantastic and not any noisier on the road than the Bridgestones. Offroad they are excellent when out shooting, even in really boggy fields they just dig in. I used Event Tyres after a lot of quotes, they fitted at my home all included in the price. I'm pretty sure they worked out about £400 for the set fitted at home, and the service was 1st class. Kwik Fit quoted £600+. I asked for a quote from them as they were coming out to put three new tyres on my company car, and I thought they would do a good deal as they were already coming out to fit them at home, and I would be buying 7 tyres in total. Can't fault the tyres or the service from Event Tyres, and not much more than buying the Bridgestones. Mileage from the Bridgestones wasn't great, can't comment on the BF's yet, but I have spoken to a lot of friends who have used them and they say they get at least twice the mileage out of them. Only down side is the Shogun is the wife's car, and I bought them just before Valentines Day. I thought it was a great present - but she didn't !! Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Another vote for BFG's .I paid £425 for 4 on my L200. The leaflet that came with them said people have had 130,000 miles from a set. If you work out the price for the mileage then you will have reliable, long lasting and cheap tyres. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Thanks for the comments, much appreciated . I quite liked the look of Event Tyres, but they don't operate in a postcode anywhere near me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 We run BF Goodrich ATs on all the farm trucks, but I have General Grabber AT2s on my Disco (Goodrich doesn't make ATs for 18" rims). The Grabbers are cheap at £97 per tyre, and have an almost identical tread pattern to the Goodrich ATs. I use them on-road and off-road in equal measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 If you can get them in your size, BF Goodrich All Terrains are good. Not cheap by any means, but if you plan to keep the car for any period of time they're worth the investment. I've heard of them running to 100k miles before now! They're also very reasonable off/on road. For better wet weather grip on the road Yokohama Geolander A/T are great, but they wear a bit faster. I agree with njc, the BF's are a very good tyre but expensive. We run both our trucks on the Yokohama Geolanders now, good value for money. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushkin Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 This any good Cranners? http://www.mjmotorfactors.co.uk/index.php Pushkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 This any good Cranners? http://www.mjmotorfactors.co.uk/index.php Pushkin. Now thats what you call cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-a-s Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 general grabbers had mine on for a while now and i think i have so far done about 50k the set of 4 cost me about £320 fitted paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THAIBOXER Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) i got HANKOOK DYNAMIC MT RT01 33X12.50R15LT on mine. awesome chunky teads. propper mud pluggers fairly cheap i think looks meaty as**** got 4,as new for �50,mate has car breakers though.a one off bargain. the constant whirring of road noise does your head in though. had yokahama geolanders before,excellent tyre. Edited June 23, 2008 by Cranfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 a bit depends on the age of the truck and how refined it is on the road. BFG AT's are brilliant both off road and on road ability plus the fact they seem to last forever. Downside is the price but then if they last twice as long who cares. I had the colway copy on my last fourtrac, cheap but the garade swore about balancing them and used enough lead to keep china happy for a while. I did 30K on them and they only looked half worn but I'm sure fuel economy was no where near as good as on the real set of BFG's I had before. I've just picked up a set of hardly used BFG Long trail tyres on ebay which aren't in production any more for my L200 so I'll see what they are like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 i keep looking out for a good set of tyres for my xtrail.... not 100% off roaders but something a bit better than standard road tyres.... a 50/50 would be nice with NO big increase in road noise.... thing is the size.... 215/65/16.... i cant seem to find any at a reasonable cost..... any ideas? shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 up the size 225 / 235 should go on the same rims but you may need to go to a 70 profile. It will make the speedo slightly inaccurate but you'll find they are a fair bit cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) it had 235/70/16s on when i bought it.....supplied by the garage but they caught on the inner wings on full lock when i took it back they admitted they were the wrong size and put original fitting 215/65/16s on Thanx.... shaun Edited June 23, 2008 by shaun4860 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexm Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) Another vote for General Grabber AT2's, just got 5 (4 plus spare) fitted for £500 (265x70 R16) from Blackcircles... I originally wanted the BFG AT's but I couldn't find them in stock anywhere, they seem to have a bit of a supply problem at the moment. The AT2's were quite a bit cheaper but seem to do the business, handle well and make no noise. Edited June 23, 2008 by alexm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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