Tyre Survey

[paqueras]

What Size? 265/70 R16

Brand? BF GoodRich Baja Champion

Style? (L/T,A/T, Claws, M/T) A/T KO

Handle on Road? (Grip/noise) Excellent Grip wet or Dry.

Handle off road? (Grip/Noise) Superb Grip in Gravel at high speed.

Price per tyre? (if you want) US$ 221.50

Wear & Tear? (how are they wearing) Mixing road and gravel Rally Style driving..about 1 year.

I think if you want to go fast on road and offroad you dont need a tire that it too big in the walls. The perfect measure 265/70R16 Highly recommended for the TRITON. DONT TRY TO FILL THE GAP with a bigger tire. Get precision!

I used the 265/75 R16 for about a week and i dont like it..the steering wheel was harder and dont have the same precision.

Its not about the height or the wide its all about the grip!

[rocklicker]

Size: standard which i think is 245/70 x 16
Brand: BF Goodrich
Style: all terrain
Handle on road: fine, can be a bit slippy in the wet if you are pushing it
Handle off Road: fine, spend a lot of time on dirt roads as geologist, work ok in mud.
Wear & Tear: get about 45000km per set (6 months)
Price: 320 per tyre
Does Spare fit Y/N: yes,
Overall Diameter: ??

went through the standard duelers 40,000km, tried my first set of bfg lasted a bit longer 45,000km, then tried geolanders too soft got on first name terms with the dude in the tyre repair shop 6 flats in 6 months, now on my fifth set of bfg, do a fair bit of driving in long grass with no tracks, lots of logs and rocks etc... no flat tyres for a fair while now as the bfg seem to be a fairly tough walled tyre. could describe the compound as a little hard as the roads at work are usually sheeted with crushed basalt, the sharp edges tend to chop the blocks up resulting in replacing the tyres before they reach the wear blocks, and now that i have said no flats for a while Mr Murphy is bound to come pay me a visit

[har05l]

What Size? 265/70/17

Brand? Maxxis Bighorn

Style? (L/T,A/T, Claws, M/T) M/T

Handle on Road? (Grip/noise) Good in dry and not to noisy, better than the stock dueller's in the wet

Handle off road? (Grip/Noise) bloody awesome

Price per tyre? (if you want) $310 fitted and balanced

Wear & Tear? (how are they wearing) These tyres wear evenly and very easily get good km's so long as regular rotation, balance and alignments are done

[chef]

What Size 265/75/16

Brand Maxxis Bighorn 762

Style? M/T

Handle on Road? To early to tell as they are only for trips

Handle off road? Hopefully not to far away to provide information

Price per tyre $235

Regards
Chef

[joshua.alexander]

235/85/16

COOPERS

DISCOVERER ST (A/T 50/50)

Very grippy on road, skinnyer tyre makes bumps a bit harder, taller profile increases centre of gravity, so the car feels a bit scary around a medium to sharp (65 to 75 kmh recommended) corner at high speeds, Loud on the road

They do have the traction in mud, bumps a bit harder, Havnt fully tested them but they are nice and grippy on road

Price per tyre? (if you want) 280.00

Does throw speedo out by 5km/h

[andyj]

245/70/16 Coopers ST

First set have got about 90000ks and still some tread,


have got 2 spares so i rotate on a regular basis

[eroled]

305 /35 /24 /114 load rating ,no noise, heaps grip, more ground clearance what elsed do you want ....mmmmmm........shit off road tho

[Honu]

Size:245/70R/16
Brand:Yokohama
Style: Geolander
Handle on road: Good
Handle off Road:Sand Excellent /Rock OK/ MUD not so require lots of spin to clear tread
Wear & Tear: 120,000 klms
Price: 250 ea
Does Spare fit Y/N: yes
Overall Diameter: to lazy to measure.

Have used car to tow work trailer boat to remote locations. Yet to have puncture. Have had a wheel alignment twice in life of tyres but rotated every 15,000 klm. Have produced even wear and run tyre pressures from 10 psi to 40 psi. Up for reshoe going to put Geolanders back on I rate them for what I do.
Regards

[tyson09]

I have put maxxis Bighorn 265/70/17 on my ml 3.2 , since i have put these tyres on my fuel economy has increased by approx 3 litres per hundred . I average between 13 and 14 litres per hundred , has any one else noticed this .
other thatn that the tyres are great ,

[4wd26]

I have put maxxis Bighorn 265/70/17 on my ml 3.2 , since i have put these tyres on my fuel economy has increased by approx 3 litres per hundred . I average between 13 and 14 litres per hundred , has any one else noticed this .
other thatn that the tyres are great ,

I bet you have a auto.
pretty common unfortunatly- though usually not that bad around 12-13 in my case

[Kegsy]

Take into account your tyres are now bigger than stock so your trip computer will read incorrectly. True readings will have to be done via the pump and an adjusted odometer.

[ML-VR08]

Hmmm it appears all things arnt equal... mine is still getting constant 11L/100kms round town and better on the highway. Thats with 33's, bullbar, steel tray and auto...

[tyson09]

Mine is a 09 manual, Kn filter snorkel, lift kit all the usal stuff . I drive it pretty tame . I have fitted a Ironman Long range tank , 125 litres . I am flat out getting 800 km out of it . The old tyres i got easy 650 km from the standard tank . My trip computer has been way off from new . Even with the bad economy the tyres are good on road and great off . i paid $ 250 each .

[har05l]

I have put maxxis Bighorn 265/70/17 on my ml 3.2 , since i have put these tyres on my fuel economy has increased by approx 3 litres per hundred . I average between 13 and 14 litres per hundred , has any one else noticed this .
other thatn that the tyres are great ,

I have exactly the same tyre, MN though and average 10-11 per 100

What Size? 265/70/17

Brand? Maxxis Bighorn

Style? (L/T,A/T, Claws, M/T) M/T

Handle on Road? (Grip/noise) Good in dry and not to noisy, better than the stock dueller's in the wet

Handle off road? (Grip/Noise) bloody awesome

Price per tyre? (if you want) $310 fitted and balanced

Wear & Tear? (how are they wearing) To early to know

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[salt36]

What Size? 245/75/17

Brand? Goodyear Silent Armour

Style? (L/T,A/T, Claws, M/T) A/T

Handle on Road? (Grip/noise) Completely silent, even quieter than the stock Bridgestones. Awesome grip, cannot make them squeak in the dry, have to wait till it rains to test the wet. The tyres are very soft to ride on even with 38 psi.

Handle off road? (Grip/Noise) Limited trial but so far very good

Price per tyre? (if you want) $235 each ( got a great deal )

Wear & Tear? (how are they wearing) Still new, less than 1,000 klm's so far

[Wizza]

What Size? 255/70/16

Brand? Cooper ST

Style? Aggressive A/T

Handle on Road? (Grip/noise) Very good grip on the hard stuff in the wet and dry @ 36 Psi. Slight noise on road

Handle off road? (Grip/Noise) Also very good on the dirt and rocks, waiting to give it a go in the mud

Price per tyre? $200 each ( change over from slightly used H/T )

Wear & Tear? (how are they wearing) Only done 8000Km, so far so good

[LUCKYTINIO]

Has anybody tried fitting their Tritons with 20" rims with say 285/60/20 tires?

[har05l]

Has anybody tried fitting their Tritons with 20" rims with say 285/60/20 tires?

No offroad action for this ride

[fridgie]

Might be a 2wd variant

[Joe]

eroled runs 22"

Have a look at his shed profile

[reeldreamer]

I indeed had 22"s! 305/40 R22 even lowered it 50mm and no worries! Eroled bought the old suspension and he is actually running 24"s

[reeldreamer]

I am looking at the Maxxis big horn MT762 275/65 R18 and was wondering if anyone can give me some info regarding road noise, performance on the beach and fuel consumption?

Thanks Mitch

[borngeek]

I am looking at the Maxxis big horn MT762 275/65 R18 and was wondering if anyone can give me some info regarding road noise, performance on the beach and fuel consumption?

Thanks Mitch

More play tyres?
your on a mission there Mitch

[reeldreamer]

Hahah bg Yeah i'm never satisfied mate its a curse! .......Selling the federals and i'd rather get a good tyre on the 18's cause i hate changing them! Plus i havent seen muddies on 18" rims fitted to a triton!

Mitch

[mff64]

Size: 245/75/16
Brand: BF Goodrich M/T KM2
Style: M/T
Handle on road: So far all is good
Handle off Road: So far all is good
Wear & Tear: Only done 600 kms
Price: $290.00
Does Spare fit Y/N: Yes
Overall Diameter: 773.6mm

Talking to a number of tyre dealers and owners the KM2 are getting good mileage on the black top. I had to wait 3 months for the tyres to turn up, all sorts of stories getting around...... didn't order on time (importer), didn't make enough to meet demand, outsold supply.
Road noise is less than the older M/T and not that much louder than the standard 205R 16.
The 245/75/16 size has corrected the speedo to read true ground speed(going by my GPS), the standard tyres were reading 5.5kmh too slow.
edit.. had fast instead of slow

Update
These KM2's are not wearing anything like the old mud terrains, have only done 19000km and already are half worn out on the rears. Not towing any loads and sticking to the speed limit. The fronts are starting to heal and toe and the wheel alignment has been checked.