Or put them on every second wheel nut.Quote:
Originally Posted by growler2058
Or put them on every second wheel nut.Quote:
Originally Posted by growler2058
Has anyone got experience with these tyres. I am looking to replace the BFG MT KM2's. Frankly going to a 17" tyre in BFG is poison, circa $470 a tyre. These are 10ply rated, triple ply side wall, load rated 121 and LT construction. Also looking at the Kumho MT 71 at #310 a corner in LT285/70/R17 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...08806689422825
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Hi Phil, The main reason i swapped out the 17s for 16s is the cost of the Tyres and availability in the bush. The later is not that big a deal these days but the price is appalling. I ran the Khumo KL71s for 2 sets and was Very Very happy with them overall. They were directional tread though which was a bi of an issue as they did not suit rotating the tyres. I had to pay for them to be stripped off the rims twice and spun around so i could run them on the alternate corners. but they wore well and had Great performance everywhere.Snow, Beach, Rock, Road. Great. And Cheap by comparison. Having to strip and swap a couple of times added cost to the tyre overall but not up front.
Thanks Darren, I have committed to the Kumho's now, and the tires will get fitted on thursday. My set of Kumho's back in the late 1980's were bloody rubbish, out of balance, uneven wear, crappy cheap donuts, but I am sure time has moved on. I would have also liked to stay with 16's but the new brakes require a 17" rim. Now, seems like you are getting snagged with the spelling of tire instead of tyre - which one is it - this spell check thing is doing my head in!Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
100% the word is Tyre. I believe Tire is the yanky spellingQuote:
Originally Posted by PeeBee
Picked up the new wheels and tyres today, happy with them, put the BFG's on Facebook and gone in 20 minutes - must have been too cheap!Attachment 82464Attachment 82465Attachment 82466Attachment 82467
Those tyres look nice and aggressive Phil. And the rims look great on your car, bit shiny though I do think down the track charcoal powder coat or similar would look grouse!
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Thanks Chris, the clear coat is just about gone on them, but still enough to make it difficult to lift their overall appearance. These are pretty rough GU 4 alloys, certainly not pretty boy by any means. I might look into a powder coat job down the track, however these have a few gouges so doubt they would come up all that well. At the end of the day 'form follows function ' so they may end up a lot worse for wear anyway. Not the lightest wheel either, probably heavier than the steel rims that came off it. The tyres are quite meaty in the flesh, only picked them from a brochure. Similar tread pattern to the BFG in some regards, but then most of the MT's are aren't they. Pushed for the LT version and has the triple side walls as well.