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All terrain tyres

Postby Mad Husky » Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:12 pm

I know this has been covered before a while back but whats every ones thoughts, I need to fit some 215 75 R16c tyres something a bit better for fields fed up of having to grovel to people to drag me off moist grass verges when at race meets. van is Rwd.
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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby ned » Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:33 pm

Bf Goodrich is what I would get if I could afford them :wink:
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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby davyjcb » Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:35 pm

I had bf goodridge mud terrain on the back of a van very grippy but excessive body roll
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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby ned » Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:49 pm

What's the road noise like on those? My M+S tyres don't half howl on the tarmac :(
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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby davyjcb » Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:13 pm

mega whine people could hear me 1/2 mile before they seen me kinda like a fubar diff whine
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05 135/350 lwb semi high roof gone
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11 115/330 mwb semi high roof
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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby Airthies » Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:36 am

Got BFG AT Ko2 and found them pretty good all round. No real road noise over the normal din inside a tin can with a whiney diff
But did have grief in a muddy field. it's about the only place I've struggled.

Other option is a wee Chinese compressor to hide in the back.
Let tyres down to 10-20psi and flatfoot your way out once out bang your pressure back up to desired road settings.
Just ordered one of these. Will see how it goes once it arrives

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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby Mad Husky » Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:39 am

Thanks guys I have been reading mixed reviews of various tyres some saying good others slating. I have looked at the BFG tyres pricey cheapest i found 126 quid i won't going above 60moh on the motorway due to hauling the wobbly box .
I wasn't sure which way to go but heading to the scrappy for some spare steel wheels so i can just swap wheels when i need to go up into the forests which will be only once a month in the winter. I have got to do something at the moment slight bit of rain and it's i'm going to get stuck.
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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby ned » Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:25 pm

I have kingpin ditchfinders on my van retreaded M+S tyres £130 for 4 plus fitting, nay been too bad and I haven't got stuck down the redneck roads yet :D

As Davy says they howl like a straight cut gearbox :P
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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby bambi mk 1 » Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:40 pm

ned wrote:I have kingpin ditchfinders on my van retreaded M+S tyres £130 for 4 plus fitting, nay been too bad and I haven't got stuck down the redneck roads yet :D

As Davy says they howl like a mk 666 owner when it goes into limp mode yet again :P

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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby Mad Husky » Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:45 pm

Cheers not made any decisions yet as the van went for it's mot today and sailed through no advisories, I was expecting having to fix things the only thing they will deal with is probably a touch of mud and some wet grass some grip is better than no grip and trying to avoid having to be dragged out especially when trying to drag the caravan as well look like the clampits going down the road.
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Re: All terrain tyres

Postby Mad Husky » Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:47 pm

bambi mk 1 wrote:
ned wrote:I have kingpin ditchfinders on my van retreaded M+S tyres £130 for 4 plus fitting, nay been too bad and I haven't got stuck down the redneck roads yet :D

As Davy says they howl like a mk 666 owner when it goes into limp mode yet again :P

FIFY Ned :mrgreen:

I am driving a MK6 got no power now going into limp would give me some. :lol:
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