Which tyre to buy

[dannypatrol]

Hi, at the moment I have MICKY THOMPSON 305/70/16 MTZ on my Nissan Patrol GU (1998) which look awesome but use too much fuel.

I am doing only 20% off road and 80% road and looking for new tyres (and try selling my micky thompsons).

I have 2' suspension and I am a bit lost in which tyres I should take (and which size). Which brand would you recommend and should I switch to 285?

[Bloodyaussie]

Mate head over to the intro section and say gday... forum rules and polite and all!!!!!!!!!!!!

[threedogs]

Hey Danny pop over to the intros mate,
read conditions of Forum please

[BigRAWesty]

Look under the suspension and tyres section. Loads of info.

[Winnie]

Mickey T have got a new tyre which replaces the old 4 rib all terrain and looks a little more chunky, might be perfect for you. I would go with 285 myself, more of a standard size.

[my third 256]

another one that cant read

[nissannewby]

Round ones are normally best.

[Clunk]

jeez guys, good way to put new members off......... kind of reminds me of another forum that folk on here bitch about!!!!!!!!!!

Danny, welcome aboard mate. What sort of off roading do you do? BFG AT's are a good all rounder, Mickey Thompson STZ could be the way to go depending on what sort of off roading you do........ have a look here http://www.mickeythompsontires.com.au/index.php?page=STZ.

Good luck and happy hunting

[Ben-e-boy]

Round ones are normally best.

You are such a weath of knowledge, I should have become a fitter like you

[trekster]

Hi, at the moment I have MICKY THOMPSON 305/70/16 MTZ on my Nissan Patrol GU (1998) which look awesome but use too much fuel.

I am doing only 20% off road and 80% road and looking for new tyres (and try selling my micky thompsons).

I have 2' suspension and I am a bit lost in which tyres I should take (and which size). Which brand would you recommend and should I switch to 285?

An a/t would definitely suffice for the amount of offroad you are doing, If you go down to a 285 it will be a little easier to push them on the truck, I guess it really comes down to what type of tread you want? Aggressive or a more conservative pattern? Price might play a part too?

I like my Kumho a/ts fairly aggressive but got a good price at around $240 a tyre, and that's for a 285/75/16 too! If you want a pic of the tread let me know.


Cheers,
Eric.

[NP99]

Round ones are normally best.

Should have added black with tread. Your knowledge is starting to slip young one :)

[NP99]

jeez guys, good way to put new members off......... kind of reminds me of another forum that folk on here bitch about!!!!!!!!!!

Danny, welcome aboard mate. What sort of off roading do you do? BFG AT's are a good all rounder, Mickey Thompson STZ could be the way to go depending on what sort of off roading you do........ have a look here http://www.mickeythompsontires.com.au/index.php?page=STZ.

Good luck and happy hunting

Only putting old members off by the sound of it...

[Clunk]

Only putting old members off by the sound of it...

Not put me off at all mate I'm still here....... But the OP hasn't made anymore posts as yet, so I guess time will tell hey

[NP99]

A bit of thick skin and you can survive most things here. I've seen a long time member cop a lot of flak and has better restraint than me. Time will tell.

[Clunk]

A bit of thick skin and you can survive most things here. I've seen a long time member cop a lot of flak and has better restraint than me. Time will tell.

yep, i know what you mean

[dannypatrol]

jeez guys, good way to put new members off......... kind of reminds me of another forum that folk on here bitch about!!!!!!!!!!

Danny, welcome aboard mate. What sort of off roading do you do? BFG AT's are a good all rounder, Mickey Thompson STZ could be the way to go depending on what sort of off roading you do........ have a look here http://www.mickeythompsontires.com.au/index.php?page=STZ.

Good luck and happy hunting

Wow! I insulted some people enormously with missing the introduction!
Thank you Clunk. I haven't done any offroading yet, but I am planning on doing just the simple stuff. It needs to get me from A to B in national parks on 4wd tracks. In addition, I am planning on a big trip along the complete coast of Australia and I wouldn't mind to go off road.
I am a student, so ideally I want to have good value for money. I saw that the coopers AT have 90.000km warranty (not with offroading) and heard good stories about them. Whats your opinon about them?

[dannypatrol]

An a/t would definitely suffice for the amount of offroad you are doing, If you go down to a 285 it will be a little easier to push them on the truck, I guess it really comes down to what type of tread you want? Aggressive or a more conservative pattern? Price might play a part too?

I like my Kumho a/ts fairly aggressive but got a good price at around $240 a tyre, and that's for a 285/75/16 too! If you want a pic of the tread let me know.


Cheers,
Eric.


I like the aggressive look of the tyres I have at the moment, but in the end its all about functionality (and being a student money). Any idea how many km's the Kumho last for? Thanks!

[dannypatrol]

yep, i know what you mean

still here ;) but yeah, don't see any reason for the 'hate'. kindness hasnt hurt anyone before and in the end we all want to talk about Patrol's right?!

[Winnie]

Coopers will not honour their warranty, they have so many get out of jail cards it's not funny. I've got Maxxis AT700 and they are a good tyre on the road and on the dirt/rock tracks, but not great in mud. Pretty cheap tyre and are performing quite well.

[NP99]

still here ;) but yeah, don't see any reason for the 'hate'. kindness hasnt hurt anyone before and in the end we all want to talk about Patrol's right?!

It's not hate Danny......lots of robust points/discussion, but no hate. Good to see you sticking around.

[taslucas]

Coopers will not honour their warranty, they have so many get out of jail cards it's not funny. I've got Maxxis AT700 and they are a good tyre on the road and on the dirt/rock tracks, but not great in mud. Pretty cheap tyre and are performing quite well.

Has anyone you know got a successful warranty claim on any other brands?
I haven't heard of very many successful warranty claims on any brand

[NP99]

Plus it would be in their fine print.....

[Winnie]

Has anyone you know got a successful warranty claim on any other brands?
I haven't heard of very many successful warranty claims on any brand

Yeah one mate got one out of Mickey T but it was a LOT of work to get them to honour it. Reckons it wasn't worth it in the end.

[taslucas]

Yeah one mate got one out of Mickey T but it was a LOT of work to get them to honour it. Reckons it wasn't worth it in the end.

So not just coopers

[Winnie]

So not just coopers

@ Lucas I only mentioned it because Danny bought it up. Jeez if you love coopers so much why don't you marry them!

[growler2058]

I didn't get a good run outta coopers on my XJ Cherokee
I didn't get a good run outta my coopers on my hokum work ute
My mate got a shit run outta coopers on his troopy
His brother got a shittier run outta coopers on his troopy
I have had a good run outta my MTZ
Wife's Prado has had a good run outta her MTZ

[taslucas]

I didn't get a good run outta coopers on my XJ Cherokee
I didn't get a good run outta my coopers on my hokum work ute
My mate got a shit run outta coopers on his troopy
His brother got a shittier run outta coopers on his troopy
I have had a good run outta my MTZ
Wife's Prado has had a good run outta her MTZ

But your flogged out diesel could hardly pull the skin off a custard

[taslucas]

It's funny though, everyone I know that has tried mt's around here wont go back to them. Must be the climate lol.

[taslucas]

@ Lucas I only mentioned it because Danny bought it up. Jeez if you love coopers so much why don't you marry them!

Because the divorce from the all terrains still hasn't come through

[Ben-e-boy]

@ lucus
Yep my old yokohama geolander. I sliced the side wall badly on rocks the slice was about 120mm long and about 1mm from completly going through the side wall.
The had less than 2000km on them I bent back to the dealer and told the truth about how it happened, showed them my warrenty car and 15 min later drove out with a new tyre

[Bensmooth10]

If your worried about fuel consumption than 285s are a good compromise. Still a little bigger than standard. If you want a good all terrain than something like bfg all terrains are ok. Also done some looking around myself and nitto terrain tamer look very nice.

[growler2058]

But your flogged out diesel could hardly pull the skin off a custard

Click on this image to see custard fly nob head!! Mighty td42 4 turning and 4 burning

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Loveday%20Jan2012/th_LoveMeLoKKa.jpg (http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Loveday%20Jan2012/LoveMeLoKKa.mp4)

[Drewboyaus]

But your flogged out diesel could hardly pull the skin off a custard

Hahahahahahah!

[trekster]

Any idea how many km's the Kumho last for? Thanks!

How long is a piece of string mate? I guess you'd expect 40-50k kms out of them if you maintained them... read: frequent wheel alignments, balances and roatations every 5k.

So far I've done over 5k and there is no excessive wear on them, I was in the same boat as you when I was shopping for tyres, Funds were tight, so to me to buy kumho which is a fairly decent brand and not a generic no name one I haven't heard of, I was very happy with.

This is the tread pattern on the Kumho Roadventure

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28531&d=1366355677&thumb=1


Cheers,
Eric.

[Mont]

I recently drove a cruiser with some pretty decent Wranglers on it but cant recall exact type went well through sand gravel and on road with not too much noise. fairly aggressive tread but seemed to balance off and on road pretty well .. just a thought

[The Viking]

I haven't seen many muddys or wide tires on 4wd in the outback, at least not with the locals. I got my car with skinny 235/85/16 Hercules Terra Trac and that has been a top tire. Not many uses them but a lot of people remembers them as a really good tire. Skinny tires with a lot of side wall makes them really good when you deflate them :D

[Evo]

Funny you say that.
A lot of people think that when you let the tyres down, you are making it wider using the sidewall.
Fact is that you are increasing the length of tread in contact with the ground (a bit like tracks on an excavator).
Skinny tyres with tall sidewalls are good for 'cutting' through the soft top layers to get to firmer ground underneath.
Just some of the useless info I have floating around in my head.

Evo

[kibitz]

Hi,

What do you think about COOPER STT (All season - MT)? I already bought them and have about 7k of mixed on/off-road (about 50-50); they look fine. No excessive wear and no cuts (yet).
Anyone here having more experience with them?

Sorin

[MEGOMONSTER]

Hi,

What do you think about COOPER STT (All season - MT)? I already bought them and have about 7k of mixed on/off-road (about 50-50); they look fine. No excessive wear and no cuts (yet).
Anyone here having more experience with them?

Sorin

Yeah Stretch had done over 100k kms on his. Rotated every 5k.
Mostly Tarmac driving. Plenty of freeway stuff.
Has now gone to an A/T by Dick Cepek FC-II.

[Robo]

Has anyone you know got a successful warranty claim on any other brands?
I haven't heard of very many successful warranty claims on any brand

Yokohama, 3000k new tyres, parked car,flat spots developed = replaced.

[kibitz]

Yeah Stretch had done over 100k kms on his. Rotated every 5k.
Mostly Tarmac driving. Plenty of freeway stuff.
Has now gone to an A/T by Dick Cepek FC-II.

Thanks! If I'll get to 100k with mines, I will be happy. :icon_victory:

[MEGOMONSTER]

Thanks! If I'll get to 100k with mines, I will be happy. :icon_victory:

Just remember he did very little offroad work with them.

[kibitz]

Just remember he did very little offroad work with them.

Got it! I was afraid they are wearing too soon, but it seems that is not the case.

[MEGOMONSTER]

Got it! I was afraid they are wearing too soon, but it seems that is not the case.

I think @NissanNewby (Matt) got 100k Kms from his muddies and he goes offroad.