TD5 new tyres very soon

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MJI

MJI

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My car has 18" wheels and I am looking for new tyres.

Don't mind going to 60 aspect ratio.

Comfort is important.

Mainly road with some off roading. (80-20)

Changing wheels would be a pain.

Any suggestions please?

Thanks


Martin
 
Camskill, look for Nexen Roadian:

MODEL NAME: Nexen Tyres / SUV 4x4 / Nexen Roadian 542 - 255/60 R18 108H TL
PRICE: OUR PRICE £79.83 inc.VAT

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m65b0s481...V_4x4_Nexen_Roadian_542_-_255_60_R18_108H_TL_

It's a very good tyre, we have 255/65R16's on our D2, just passed 3 years and 47K miles, still got another 8K left in them.

They will ship bare tyres, you don't have to go to them for fitting, we have had a set from them and fitted locally.

Very pleased with them.

Peter
 
+1 on the Nexen Roadian, have some HP's fitted to the RR, (20"s, got them fitted £100 a corner, V cheap for 20"s! )
They are a budget tyre but very quiet, great grip, done 7.5k miles and hasn't touched the tread.

Highly recommend!
 
Thanks for your advice everyone.

The comfort thing is quite big as currently the ride is very jerky, I know tyres can make a huge difference. Not too bad to me but my wife gets a little travel sick on bumpy roads.

Three of the tyres are a few years old 2006 or 2007
 
16 inch rims are the best, having rubber bands for tyres is not that good for comfort.

I had 19" RR Sport rims on my D2 when I bought it, got rid of those pretty quickly and went for 8" rims with 255/65R16 tyres, initially I had Pirelli Scorpions but their wear rate was awful. Now on Nexens which are a world better on wear and not a lot different on grip in normal driving.

Have been good in snow and ploughed fields as well :)

Peter
 
The side walls are still pretty big on the 18" wheels, in fact they do not look low profile.

Anyway I have a few brands to look at and have a nose at.


Thanks all
 
If those W/Ts with a less chunky tread than the A/Ts wear anything like the A/Ts, then you should be quite pleased with how long they last. I've had my D2 just over 12 months now and I'm still on the A/Ts it came with despite enjoying several green laning outings and covering about 12k miles (still have tread higher than the wear indicators!)
 
I had the Nexen Roadian on my Disco when I spun out on a corner at low speed in the rain, the tyres weren't particulary worn, but the road my of been greasy as it was the first rain after a long sunny spell.
Any how, Ive now got a set of Hancook Dynapro ATms and I really rate them, they've been great off road and I'm equally impressed with them on road.
 
DIFFLOCK66 said:
If those W/Ts with a less chunky tread than the A/Ts wear anything like the A/Ts, then you should be quite pleased with how long they last. I've had my D2 just over 12 months now and I'm still on the A/Ts it came with despite enjoying several green laning outings and covering about 12k miles (still have tread higher than the wear indicators!)
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I'd consider anything less than about 35,000 miles to be too fast wearing!
 
iansoady said:
I'd consider anything less than about 35,000 miles to be too fast wearing!
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Sorry, didn't clarify - the tyres weren't new when I bought the D2. Don't know how many miles they'd already done.

What I should have said is that I haven't worn out what tread is there yet :eek:

In my own head I was thinking that a 2.25 ton brick of a 4x4 would wear any tyre out quickly, so I'm pleasantly surprised.
 
Well I had a short list from my local tyre place, so looked them all up.

Went with Avons M&S

Good on the road, quiet and a lot better ride. Yet no more road tyre than the previous.

Still does lanes OK
 
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