P38A 255/65/16 tyre choice. in your words!!

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When i had my bfg at ko2s fitted I had to stop the kid cross threading my wheel nuts before he did too much damage :eek:
They had mine on a 4 poster but couldn't get it high enough to clear the bigger tyres with the lift jack (I went from 55 profile to 75) they were jacking off the chassis rails had to gently suggest going off the radius arms....
 
it's not nice to point these things out them, but it's better than a finger pointing session about who's bloody broke what and whether it was broken before they touched it!!! I hate leaving things to others when you know how to do it yourself... My own tyre fitting gear is coming soon... So one less thing left for me to pay out for..apart from a 3000€ tyre fitting kit...:eek:
 
Piercy - sorry for reviving a golden oldie. I am in a dilemma about tyres having changed my D2 18" rims for 16". I want 255/65/16 tyres and spent a day or two reading reviews and all the best ones (except GGATs) don't offer tyres in this size. I am now restricted to only a few options, best ones I can find are Toyo OC, Yoko Geolander, or these GG AT3s. I know someone who raved about the GG AT, and the AT2, but has no idea about the AT3. Since it's been a while, I would love to hear any up to date comments from you on how they have been?

main things I'd love to know being:

On road performance, dry and wet handling, wear and fuel economy
Off road abilities, if any. (I won't be doing rough stuff, but may leave the roads now and then, especially on way home from pub. JOKE :D)

Thanks
 
john snoo said:
Piercy - sorry for reviving a golden oldie. I am in a dilemma about tyres having changed my D2 18" rims for 16". I want 255/65/16 tyres and spent a day or two reading reviews and all the best ones (except GGATs) don't offer tyres in this size. I am now restricted to only a few options, best ones I can find are Toyo OC, Yoko Geolander, or these GG AT3s. I know someone who raved about the GG AT, and the AT2, but has no idea about the AT3. Since it's been a while, I would love to hear any up to date comments from you on how they have been?

main things I'd love to know being:

On road performance, dry and wet handling, wear and fuel economy
Off road abilities, if any. (I won't be doing rough stuff, but may leave the roads now and then, especially on way home from pub. JOKE :D)

Thanks
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Not à problèm, 2 and à bit years and they are going fine. Average 30mpg on the motorway at 70mph. (programmed engine). In the wet I've never felt uneasy but then I do drive a little more carefully.
No more road noise than the previous cheapo tyres it was wearing.
Off road, they are pretty good. Not so well in clay!! I've not run them at a lower psi which is something I'd like to do this year at the off road weekend... If it's still on that is:eek:..
I've done around 40.000mls on them and still have around 5-6mm:cool:
 
Merci beaucoup!

I won't go near clay but some field work and a few bumpy lanes now and then, rest is all on road but ****ty country roads, not much motorway stuff. not sure about fuel economy, just wondered if you notice they were particularly terrible compared to previous ones. Doesn't sound like it, so that's cool :)
I have remapped my disco and hoping for a bit better fuel economy, but the change of tyres may scupper that. But i don't care enough not to go for all terrains, was just curious! It's always a telling sign when someone vouches for something they have been running for a couple of years as, by now, if you hated them I would expect you to say :D (in other words you're well past that buyer's confirmation bias :D)
Merci encore
 
Your more than welcome,
When I was searching I couldn't get hold of the geolander g14's? For the love of money.. I caught a video from the 4xoverland on YouTube that said the geolanders weren't very tuff off-road compared to other tyres.
It's always a risk buying tyres even off the back of an avis. Good luck in your search. :cool:
 
I have probably a 75/25 on/off road tyre in 255/65/r16 in the shape of UniRoyal Rallye 4x4 Street, been using them for the last, 6 years or so (obviously not the same set), and they do wonderfully. Not super expensive, obviously road biased, but they have never let me down, come rain or shine. Even when we had snow a few years back.

If you're after more 50/50 then I'd look else where. But for tarting about in the odd field, but lots of road driving, they are a treat.
 
General Grabbers make a good all-rounder but if you are going off road then you might need something chunkier. Completely shredded good condition Generals on a rocky section in Wales and had to upgrade to proper Cooper Discoverer’s - but then you lose the road comfort and handling. So, it depends on what kind of off road you are doing. A few hundred yards of particularly pointy rocks will shred a compromise tyre, so it’s not about how much off road you will do as what type?
 
Salisbury Nick said:
General Grabbers make a good all-rounder but if you are going off road then you might need something chunkier. Completely shredded good condition Generals on a rocky section in Wales and had to upgrade to proper Cooper Discoverer’s - but then you lose the road comfort and handling. So, it depends on what kind of off road you are doing. A few hundred yards of particularly pointy rocks will shred a compromise tyre, so it’s not about how much off road you will do as what type?
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Yes, I love the AT2. Not sure about AT3 as pattern looks like it might get clogged up more easily. Better for road I am sure. Think Mark is running AT3s off-road, although he did just have to be rescued from a puddle by a tractor.
 
RangeRoller dt said:
There was no Freelanders about to tow him out
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LOL! :p

I used to work in an out of the way old manor house a few years ago - a lot of years ago - North of Bristol. You had to drive down a long lane to get to the offices. One morning following pretty heavy snow one of the lads in a fiesta came off the road into a drift and walked to the office to get help. One of the Salesmen - of course - leapt to help in his Freelander - disappeared off to the rescue. He had had many arguments along the lines of "No, its not a hairdressers car, its a proper Land Rover and you wait until it snows then we'll see..." and now was his chance to prove it - and he made sure everyone knew that he was going to the rescue!

He snook back in half an hour later on the quiet, young lad still stuck.

Offie manager, can't remember her name - but she had a Disco - popped out and 10 min' later she and young lad and his car are safely in the car park.

The salesman has never lived it down since although none of us have worked together for years - the on-line community that still know him and remember it just won't forget it!
 
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