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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby jop on Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:45 am

Apparently wizard performance on the gold coast have some as well..
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Adz on Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:57 am

Size: 265/70/17
Brand: Mickey Thompson
Style: Baja MTZ
Handle on road: So far, fairly good - really quite noisy
Handle off Road: TBA
Wear & Tear: Not sure how many km's they've done but still looking quite good
Price: ?? - These are on loan from Snowman ( cheers mate ;) )
Does Spare fit Y/N: Yes
Overall Diameter: Not sure

I dont know if I would go for this tyre as most of my driving is on the blacktop, but I certainly would like a tyre that will perform really well off-road in mud etc. Its a toss up between ATZ 4 Rib, BFG A/T's or maybe Maxxis tyres...just not sure, so any suggestions would be helpful. :D I guess the other alternative is to buy a set of 16" steelies & put swampies on them!! :lol:
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Greedy on Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:30 pm

Adz wrote:Its a toss up between ATZ 4 Rib, BFG A/T's or maybe Maxxis tyres...just not sure, so any suggestions would be helpful. :D

MT ATZ 4 rib. Can you do it soon and get back to me on what they're like? :lol: :lol: :P
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby 4wd26 on Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:30 pm

Just got rid of my 265/70/17 MTZ's at 22,000kms
All good, down to about 10mm tread, were starting not to perform as well in the bush as previous. not being able to clear mud as well as they used to.

Replaced with the new Goodyear MTR kevlar. This is a different looking tyre to say the least.
They are asymmetrical, with a all terrain inside and mud terrain outer.

Size: 265/70/17
Brand: Goodyear
Style: MTR kevlar
Handle on road: I havn't driven the car yet- the wife took it away for the weekend :oops: , first impressions are the same as the MTZ's
Handle off Road: TBA
Wear & Tear: Not sure
Price: ?? - $370/ tyre
Does Spare fit Y/N: Yes
Overall Diameter: 32"
Oh there not officially released as yet- I must of hounded the right stores to get them sent up from Melbourne.
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby jop on Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:33 pm

Yeah baby - horny as - swap ya? :D

Guess we are going back to ormeau on sunday?

Edit - guess not -
the wife took it away for the weekend
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby spinner on Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:46 pm

Adz, I too am in the same predicament. The choice of tyres for the 17" rim is not very good. So after many hours of reading everyone thoughts on here, on other forums, asking mates and ringing different tyre places I have decided to go with the MT ATZ 4 rib. I have only read and heard good reports of these tyres and I know the size is a bit large at 805mm (265/70/17), but I figured what the hell, I'm not going to worry about the 5mm difference. These are good tyres and will serve me well on and off the road. So bugger the price I was quoted ($347) per tyre i'm getting them. I hope you just bite the bullet and choose some. Now I'm off to do my tax return and getting them. spinner
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Adz on Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:05 am

Greedy wrote:MT ATZ 4 rib. Can you do it soon and get back to me on what they're like? :lol: :lol: :P


:lol: :lol: Mate, I dont know if I will go with the ATZ's now...I got a quote back for Silverstone MT117's for $212.00 F+B :o

F'ing good proce I reckon!!...not sure what they're like tho...I think mmaxxx has them & they look the goods.
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Greedy on Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:46 am

Adz wrote:
Greedy wrote:MT ATZ 4 rib. Can you do it soon and get back to me on what they're like? :lol: :lol: :P

:lol: :lol: Mate, I dont know if I will go with the ATZ's now...I got a quote back for Silverstone MT117's for $212.00 F+B :o
F'ing good proce I reckon!!...not sure what they're like tho...I think mmaxxx has them & they look the goods.

Well, it was worth a try. :lol:
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Adz on Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:54 am

:lol: :lol: Cant blame ya for that mate! ;)
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby boycee on Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:00 pm

any feedback on general tyres. can get em cheap but want to know what they are like first. 8-)
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Homer on Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:29 pm

4wd26 wrote:Replaced with the new Goodyear MTR kevlar. This is a different looking tyre to say the least.
They are asymmetrical, with a all terrain inside and mud terrain outer.


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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Adz on Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:33 pm

boycee wrote:any feedback on general tyres. can get em cheap but want to know what they are like first. 8-)


You got any links to these tyres boycee..wouldnt mind having a look. What sort of price are you gettin em for?
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby spinner on Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:58 pm

Size: 265/70/17
Brand: Mickey Thompson
Style: Baja ATZ 4 rib
Handle on road: Only driven from tyre shop to home but very happy
Handle off Road: TBA This weekend hopefully if I dont get any call outs
Wear & Tear: Suppose to get 80,000kms lets hope so
Price: $347 per tyre F & B
Does Spare fit Y/N: Yes
Overall Diameter: 805mm
Look awesome on the car. It now looks like it should. Just cant wait to try them out.
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby boycee on Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:06 pm

These tyres are made by continental tires. and are cheap. around the $200 mark delivered. not sure what they are like though they look good enough and have 13.5mm of tread so they are comparable to the mickey thompsons. :?
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby sheepo on Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:04 pm

hi i have been looking at these tyres but the 265/75/16 are only Q rated at the triton has to have a S rated tyre fitted or not legal for insurance ,what tyres are there that are S rated?in this size?
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Adz on Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:12 am

Sheepo, you could always go with the 265/70/16 in the Grabber AT if you're concerned about the load rating...these have a SL load rating.
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby sheepo on Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:31 pm

it is more the speed rateing i am chasing, they have to have at least S speed rating and 111 load rating to be legel in sa :roll:
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby boycee on Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:35 pm

I will check it out for you there sheepo. you still in for the border track?
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby 4wd26 on Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:23 pm

While I had the tyre and rim off the vehicle I decided to do a depth check.
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About 15mm brand new on the MTR Kevlar
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Yep they still look strange, but those side tread blocks look pretty big in the flesh
thats a 265/70/17
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Adz on Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:00 am

They're a nice looking tyre 26. I might check around & see what the 16's prices are like. ;)

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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby joker on Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:24 pm

Adz wrote:They're a nice looking tyre 26. I might check around & see what the 16's prices are like. ;)




I checked a set of them yesterday at my local Beaurepaires (265/75 R16, he had 4 in stock). $420 each! :shock: :shock: :shock: He would come down to $400 each when I told him Mickey T MTZ's were only $320 each. :roll:

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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Adz on Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:02 am

:o :o :o God DAMN thats expensive...ditto mate, no wranglers for me either!!
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby 4wd26 on Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:00 pm

Mine are in 17" size and were cheaper than that (usually $50-100 dearer for the privelage of running 17" rims)
mind you the best I could get mickey thompson's in 265/70/17 was $370 for the ATZ and $390 for the MTZ.
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby jgoosen on Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:16 pm

size:265/75/16
Brand:BF GoodRich
Style:A/T
Handle on road: fairly good - noisy
Handle off Road:Fairy Good
Wear & Tear:No idea only done 10 000km/ They still look good
Price: 340Aud ZAR: 2200
Does Spare fit Y/N:Y
Overall Diameter:31.8
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Re: Tyre Survey

Postby Raz89 on Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:50 pm

What Size? 265/75R16

Brand? Mickey Thompson

Style? (L/T,A/T, Claws, M/T) All- Terrain (more like half way between a Muddie and an All-Terrain I think)

Handle on Road? (Grip/noise) On road, so far very happy, slight noise between 80 and 100

Handle off road? (Grip/Noise) Haven't got there yet only had them on for a day

Price per tyre? (if you want) $300

Wear & Tear? (how are they wearing) Unknown
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