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I'm thinking of getting a set of muddies. There are so many cheap brands out there that I've not heard of or know much about and am wanting to hear from anyone that has run some of these cheap tyres to see what they think of them.
By cheap, I mean under $200 per tyre.
I received a speical deal from a friend they were Federal couragia 285 x 16, great off road
need a rotate as a bit noisey now
This is a hard one to quantify I reckon. The tyres can be compared against their load ratings, tread depth and disclosed construction, but you are not going to be able to validate what rubber compounds are used or the methods of comparing apples for apples. If you are happy with the tread pattern and lets face it there are a lot very similar in the generic mud pattern, and willing to accept maybe a shorter life, or at least the perception that cheaper will mean shorter, you stick within the load capacity, watch pressures and look after the tyres they will probably give good service. If you are running heavy loads, reduced pressures, doing tough tyre bruising trips, maybe the higher priced tyres are a better fit - being you expect more apart from the brand name.
I stick with a higher cost tyre because of reputation and heavy load capacity. I don't use the vehicle much so the actual cost is irrelevant as i get extended life - time - out of them. If I was running around on them everyday it would be a similar outcome I think, but thats just my particular application. Hope this helps.
I take it youre only after a mud pattern spare try that Huntsman mob on Ebay might be worthwhile
Nah, I'm looking for a set of 4 muddies. My ATs are about 50% worn, maybe a little more, I don't think they'll cut it for the up coming wet weather & snow.
I went & took a look at some Windforce tyres, the bloke selling them said they were going pretty well on all the things he's fitted them to. I'd only expect 40,000 out of them, but that'd last me for 3 years I reckpn as I wouldn't leave them on.
Buying Chinese tyres fills me with fear, but then again I could get lucky and find a good brand that no one has heard of and they could be great.
Bloody decisions decisions.
There's another thought. For the same price as 4 decent mud tyres, I could a front locker fitted.
They are cheap 'cause they are shit and will suffer from severe imbalance, uneven wear, short life, noise, tread slap etc etc... all of which doesn't mean they don't have their niche as play things.
If you want to use the tyres as dailys (and not swap them on and off for play only) you are better off spending the extra dough on a better brand.
That was my experience
Yeah as above many moons ago tried a cheap set and I got 15-20 thou kms out of them....gone!
Hold out mate, save the $$$ and get a decent quality set.
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Have a look at Achilles XMT. I know people with them and love em
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Given that you're using them as a second set for off road use, have you considered buying a good quality set second hand with around 60-70% tread. You regularly see them being fogged off on gumtree and Facebook pages
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