Freelander 2 tyres

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caroline_mccarthy01@hotma

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• Wednesday at 10:49

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Hi, fairly new Freelander 2, 2013 .
Had rear bearings, rear diff and rear nearside driveshaft done.
However got noisy tyres (bell engineering said tyre noise ) as got Wrangler HP all weather 103V on the back .
Looking to change but not sure what to change to.
Any recommendations please
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• Wednesday at 11:08

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Well what do you have on the front? The wrangler shouldn't be particularly noisy

 

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• Wednesday at 11:17

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kermit_rr said:

Well what do you have on the front? The wrangler shouldn't be particularly noisy

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They are only budget ones , triangle suv tyres , thinking of changing all four even though tread is fine and legal

 

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• Wednesday at 12:19

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Should really have all 4 in an ideal world.
What’s your intended use? Solely road? Bit of green laning? Off-road at all?

 

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• Wednesday at 13:02

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Freddie17 said:

Should really have all 4 in an ideal world.
What’s your intended use? Solely road? Bit of green laning? Off-road at all?

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Thanks, was thinking this . At this moment I think it will be mainly road use

 

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• Wednesday at 18:41

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caroline_mccarthy01@hotma said:

Thanks, was thinking this . At this moment I think it will be mainly road use

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The Wrangler HPs are the factory tyre, and aren't that noisy. I'd be checking the suspension alignment, as out of spec alignment will cause the tyres to sawtooth, which makes noise.
Try swapping the tyres left to right, right to left and see if the sound goes away. If so then it's likely the suspension alignment has caused the tyre problem.

 

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caroline_mccarthy01@hotma

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• Wednesday at 18:50

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Thanks , I'll give that a go

 

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• Wednesday at 22:11

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Freddie17 said:

Should really have all 4 in an ideal world.
What’s your intended use? Solely road? Bit of green laning? Off-road at all?

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Hi, you mentioned replacing all 4 , will it cause damage if I drive with different front and rear tyres. Thanks

 

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• Yesterday at 07:05

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caroline_mccarthy01@hotma said:

Hi, you mentioned replacing all 4 , will it cause damage if I drive with different front and rear tyres. Thanks

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An F1 uses a VCU for its 4 wheel drive - that’s super-important to have matching tyres (and therefore diameters).

The F2 uses a Haldex system for its 4 wheel drive management, which is more forgiving. In an ideal world you’d do all 4, but if not, make sure to change both tyres on an axle as a minimum.

 

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• Yesterday at 08:02

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Freddie17 said:

An F1 uses a VCU for its 4 wheel drive - that’s super-important to have matching tyres (and therefore diameters).

The F2 uses a Haldex system for its 4 wheel drive management, which is more forgiving. In an ideal world you’d do all 4, but if not, make sure to change both tyres on an axle as a minimum.

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Thanks for the info , learning all the time . Just need to choose tyres now .

 

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• Yesterday at 08:33

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caroline_mccarthy01@hotma said:

Thanks for the info , learning all the time . Just need to choose tyres now .

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If you do only go for 2 tyres, always put the new ones on the back axle of your F2

 

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• Yesterday at 08:47

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Thanks , appreciate the info

 

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• Yesterday at 15:12

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caroline_mccarthy01@hotma said:

Thanks for the info , learning all the time . Just need to choose tyres now .

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I'd personally fit the same make as the spare, which is normally thr wrangler HP. Some cars left the factory with Continental tyres, which are also good, but can crack between the threads.
My preference is the wrangler HP, as they're rated for all weather conditions, including snow.

Otherwise Yokohama Geolander AT 015 are good, but also similarly priced to the wrangler, so 4 are needed, whereas only 2 wranglers would be needed now, as the old ones can go on the front until replacement is needed.