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Shaunrtp

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Just after abit of advice on whats the biggest or best size of mud terrain tyres and wheels to put on a standard defender 90 td5 also any advice on what to get and where to get them ive been advised to get bf goodrich mud terrain
Thanks shaun
 
depends what you want to do with them? I have insa turbo special tracks on mine, great off road but horrendous on the road, I only drive mine to go play off road in it so can manage with it. my other 90 has bfg mud terrains on however I havnt driven that since October when I brought it, ill probably keep them then get an AT tyre as ill be using it mainly on the road when I finally get around to it. so it depends what you want to use your truck for. however bfg are alright for a bit of both from what ive heard.
 
Cant go wrong with a set of BFG, like I say, all depends what kind of off road you want to do. The more aggressive tyre will get you further off road but they are annoying as hell on the road. A bfg mud terrain doesn't sound too loud on the road and gets you places off road, Green laning ect you could do with standard road tyres as I have done before in my first ever disco.
 
Iamrobbie makes a very good point. The heavy tread on your tyres are good in muddy conditions but noisy when driving on a tarmacadum surface. In an ideal situation, two sets of tyres would be the best solution. However, cost and general convenience have to be considered.

For me, and I am an older retiree, driving 70 miles to your chosen venue, with heavy tread tyres, on normal roads would be a no no. Something like all terrain will give you a compromise, but you might not wish to pay the obvious penalty whenever you go off road, especially if your are off-road for competition. o_O
 
At moment i have a set of boost alloys with normal tyres so ill be keeping them ..should of added i want the mud terrain due to doing alot of farm work also the noise is not a issue for me

Thanks shaun
 
I've got these, they seem ok on the road but I haven't used them in anger

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That said I'll soon be swapping for all terrains which'll hopefully be a bit quieter and give better mpg
 
255 85 16 are a good size not overly fat but about as tall as you want without a lift so give good diff clearance
 
Shaunrtp said:
What about the cooper discover stt pro anyone got any experiance with them
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I put these on 12 months ago, the pro is much quieter than the old ones on the road, quieter than BFG at's in fact. Handle very well on tarmac as long as you get the pressures right and they do give a good bit of grip off road, but not as good as some of the more extreme mud patterns.
 
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