need new 4by tires

Looking for some new tires for the cruiser

Had mickey thompson MTZ's but looking for some that are quieter on road with great longevity.

What do you recommend

mainly road / sand driving

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When you do decide on what

Sat, 2014-01-18 22:11

When you do decide on what you want look online as I was chasing a Bf goodrich tyre as one had a flat spot local it was $450, delivered from melborne it was $280.

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I put cooper stmaxx (10 ply)

Sat, 2014-01-18 22:25

I put cooper stmaxx (10 ply) on the lux, pretty agro AT, bit noisy but happy so far. Wide groves so bugger all stones get stuck in em, good in the wet, and haven't had to let tyres down for beach work so far this summer where we've gone. The AT3 might suit you better. Meant to get 100k outa coopers. Only tyrepower sells them

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 Maybe let em down any way

Sat, 2014-01-18 22:35

 Maybe let em down any way champ your vehicle won't have to work as hard and you will not chop the track up for everyone else!

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 Got the Cooper AT3s on my

Sun, 2014-01-19 08:42

 Got the Cooper AT3s on my dmax and really like them. Quiet on the road and great on the sand.

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 Dick cepic FC IIGreat on

Sun, 2014-01-19 06:23

 Dick cepic FC II

Great on road and sand and really good on gravel! Just put my second pair on, got 104000 km's out of my 1st set! They were pretty low when I replaced them tho, and never got a flat with them on, didnt do alot of off road but enough trips north and enough off road to of expected one

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They were the others I was

Sun, 2014-01-19 07:37

They were the others I was deciding between, how noisy were they on road throughout their life?

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 Not too bad, pretty similar

Sun, 2014-01-19 15:35

 Not too bad, pretty similar to BFG AT's noise wise, apart from that can only compare them too muddies which there's no comparison.

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 I got bfg km2 muddies on my

Sun, 2014-01-19 08:09

 I got bfg km2 muddies on my prado

quiet on the road and look sweet too

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bro has

Sun, 2014-01-19 08:31

bridgestone duelers AT - got 90k out of his last set on his cruiser.

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 Bob Janes outlets have the

Sun, 2014-01-19 09:58

 Bob Janes outlets have the Bridgestone Dueler D697LT on sale for $250 each at the moment.

In

245/70R16

255/70R16

265/70R16 (what I am getting)

 

Tyreplus in Wanneroo are doing BF Goodrich AT in 265/75R16 for $330 a tyre at the moment.

 

Mate of mine just put on some of the new Mickey Thompson ATZp3 285/75R16 on from Emerald Tyres Joondalup. Look awesome but cost a bit at $380 a tyre. Though are nice and quiet.

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 Goodz, how many k's have you

Sun, 2014-01-19 08:46

 Goodz, how many k's have you done on your AT3's?I'm up to 50,000 and they are starting to get a bit noisy.

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 Only done 16k. Im only

Sun, 2014-01-19 08:56

 Only done 16k. Im only averaging 10k a year atm. Yours getting noiser as they wear down?

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 Yeah, they were very quiet

Sun, 2014-01-19 13:15

 Yeah, they were very quiet when new, mine are on my work ute which does about 1000km a week. Definately getting noisier as they wear down, had a set of BFGoodrich all terrains before and I think thats what I would go back to.

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Tyres can 'scallop' due to

Sun, 2014-01-19 13:41

Tyres can 'scallop' due to farked shocks, generally tread blocks on the shoulder of a tyre will be up and down and cause the noise, run your hand over them, then you will know

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 The tyres aren't scalloped,

Sun, 2014-01-19 15:13

 The tyres aren't scalloped, this is over three utes trade them in every 80,000.The BFGoodrich lasted longer than the coopers.

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Hey tim-o, can you please

Fri, 2014-01-24 12:52

Hey tim-o, can you please describe this scallop a bit more.

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Generally occurs.on the

Fri, 2014-01-24 13:25

Generally occurs.on the shoulder of the tyre. Every second block usually, will be worn down lower. I have seen cars with knackered shocks driving on the fwy and the tyre bounces along at a rapid rate, leaving the ground!

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Thanks!  Was checking tyre

Fri, 2014-01-24 13:55

Thanks!  Was checking tyre pressure on the GQ yesterday and noticed that every second block was worn :(

 

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Well there you go! Exactly

Fri, 2014-01-24 14:18

Well there you go! Exactly what has happened to my front left on the Cruiser. Tim-O - Funny as fuck and Cluey!

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Front left on my Patrol???? 

Fri, 2014-01-24 14:40

Front left on my Patrol????  What is wrong with our roads in Karratha?

 

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Have also seen front tyres do

Fri, 2014-01-24 16:13

Have also seen front tyres do this on vehicles with seemingly good front shocks but constantly overloaded rear.
Shock absorbers are important....

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Thats good! 

Fri, 2014-01-24 16:18

Thats good!

 

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Cool. I need to look into

Sun, 2014-01-19 09:03

Cool. I need to look into those as my current ones are   285/75/16's

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BF Goodrich AT's

Sun, 2014-01-19 10:15

Cant go wrong with them
should be good for 80-100 000km
had Coopers and never again

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cooper at 3's

Sun, 2014-01-19 10:41

 on my colorado by mistake i shouild add! went for st max's to tyre power rockingham didnt double check them at the time then noticed 3 weeks later they had put on at3's bit late to go back then!!

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 bfgoodrich all terrains get

Sun, 2014-01-19 14:26

 bfgoodrich all terrains get my vote. cant go wrong with em

 

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 Ive gone back and forth

Sun, 2014-01-19 15:26

 Ive gone back and forth  between Duelers A/T and Grand Trek. After 2 sets of each across two vehicles, the Grand Treks get my vote. Quiet on the bitumen, good grip in the wet and no problems in sand. Struggle in mud and havent done enough gravel to give an opinion. Usually around 70-80k out of a set. My main running is bitumen so I want quiet and grip.

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Got Duellers on  my LC200,

Mon, 2014-01-20 22:02

Got Duellers on  my LC200, BFG ATR's on my D40 Navara(Previously had Coopers ATR) and BFG Muddies on my XJ Jeep.

To be honest  I dont see any differences with the  ATR's. Buy what you can afford.The BFG Muddies  on the XJ is a different beast so a bit pointless comparing considering it goes where the  the other 2  Tourers dont go.

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Got Duellers on  my LC200,

Mon, 2014-01-20 22:02

Got Duellers on  my LC200, BFG ATR's on my D40 Navara(Previously had Coopers ATR) and BFG Muddies on my XJ Jeep.

To be honest  I dont see any differences with the  ATR's. Buy what you can afford.The BFG Muddies  on the XJ is a different beast so a bit pointless comparing considering it goes where the  the other 2  Tourers dont go.

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Cant go past mickey thompsons

Tue, 2014-01-21 12:51

Cant go past mickey thompsons baja ATZs... best ATs on the market in my opinion

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4 x bfg at's   from over east

Thu, 2014-01-23 20:24

4 x bfg at's   from over east on e bay

$1060 free delivery to perth - too easy.    prob saved at least $400

thanks for coming and cheers for the heads up Kempy

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BFG's

Fri, 2014-01-24 19:57

Good choice Grayzee

You will get good life and low noise with them.

Damn good price too.

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 got a set of Hercules on my

Thu, 2014-01-23 21:58

 got a set of Hercules on my colarado and are very quiet all terain had them on for a year now and no issues still look like new look similar to the duellers got them from a mob in  orelia can pass on the number if you want very reasonable price from memory

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I've done 20,000kms on my

Fri, 2014-01-24 13:17

I've done 20,000kms on my AT3's on the prado. Pretty happy with them and quite on the road. pretty expensive though on 18' rims

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St maxx

Fri, 2014-01-24 15:50

 Ive got 15k on my Coopers st maxx and rate them better than the stc,s I got 80k out of before them, Bit pricey in Karratha but better value in Perth

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anyone used Pirellis

Fri, 2014-01-24 18:39

 looking at a set of Pirelli Scorpion AT's for the Triton.  Seem to have reasonable reviews.

 

 

 

 

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 BFG AT's all day long!Be

Fri, 2014-02-14 00:12

 BFG AT's all day long!


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BFG AT's again all the

Fri, 2014-02-14 08:53

BFG AT's again all the way!!!  Not too rugged for the sand, fairly quiet.. and 3 ply sidewalls which really looks after the tyre when pressure is down 4x4ing.

I just put a new set on my Mitsi Challenger... 16's...  Got 5 tyres plus fitting for $1800

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BF All Terrains here, love

Fri, 2014-02-14 08:19

BF All Terrains here, love them, i had Coopers but found the rubber chipped away on rocky ground and i staked one within 20km of touching Gravel and having to change it in the dead of summer put me in a bad mood so i'm back with the BF's on my Cruiser. Those prices aren't too bad i needed 18 inch tyres for my old Pajero and they had just come into the country, cost me $640 a corner!!!

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 Got the Bridgestone Dueler

Fri, 2014-02-14 09:47

 Got the Bridgestone Dueler A/T's (D697s) fitted for under $1100 (265/65/17).  They have recieved a lot of warm reviews.