Lej

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Hi all,

So I currently have a colossal set of BFG all terrains on my defender which are spot on for off roading, but I've recently had to commute a fair distance regularly and have realised that they just aren't practical for a number of reasons.

I'm after a few of things;

Tyres that won't look ridiculous on a 2" lift.
Tyres that will last.
Tyres that don't add to all the noise.
Tyres that are not too big as to increase wear on drive components.

Any help is appreciated,

Thank you!
 
Hi all,

So I currently have a colossal set of BFG all terrains on my defender which are spot on for off roading, but I've recently had to commute a fair distance regularly and have realised that they just aren't practical for a number of reasons.

I'm after a few of things;

Tyres that won't look ridiculous on a 2" lift.
Tyres that will last.
Tyres that don't add to all the noise.
Tyres that are not too big as to increase wear on drive components.

Any help is appreciated,

Thank you!
BFG AT’s are ideal for road use. Hence being standard fit on many vehicles.
 
Indeed. I’ve had several sets of road tyres and BFG ATs on mine and never noticed a difference in noise or fuel economy. Last set of BFGs did 72,000 miles in two years, so very good value for money also.

A set of 235/85/R16 BFG ATs and lose the 2” lift would be my recommendation.
 
A set of 235/85/R16 BFG AT

Exactly what I run on standard suspension, had them on my disco 2 as well. Very well mannered on road and more than capable for the off roading I've done at the landy shows and anything else you'd attempt in a standard defender I would've thought
 
Exactly what I run on standard suspension, had them on my disco 2 as well. Very well mannered on road and more than capable for the off roading I've done at the landy shows and anything else you'd attempt in a standard defender I would've thought
They are good for general use. Hence the name “all terrain”. Not much cop for serious muddy off roading in the U.K. though. They are more designed for the US market. Their terrain is quite different to ours.

But highly capable all round tyres.

Standard Defenders are perfectly capable of quite serious off roading however. :)
 
They are good for general use. Hence the name “all terrain”. Not much cop for serious muddy off roading in the U.K. though. Standard Defenders are perfectly capable of quite serious off roading however.

Yes, I've found they dont grip as well as they look like they should in deep claggy mud. If I was doing 'serious' off roading regularly in a standard defender I'd be running muds.

@Lej are yours the original bfg AT's or the new(ish) KO2s?
 
I ran insa all terrains , direct pattern of bfg allterains but half the price and no road noise , and half the price great tyres
 
Indeed. I’ve had several sets of road tyres and BFG ATs on mine and never noticed a difference in noise or fuel economy. Last set of BFGs did 72,000 miles in two years, so very good value for money also.

A set of 235/85/R16 BFG ATs and lose the 2” lift would be my recommendation.

I did look at these, I know BFG's have some of the best on the market, I do however want to keep the 2" lift because I will be keeping my much larger tyres for winter and when I do eventually take it off-roading again. My concern is whether these would look ridiculous if i didn't lose the lift?
 
They are more designed for the US market. Their terrain is quite different to ours.

Read this elsewhere and would probably have to agree, they are excellent in gravel/rocky Sandy stuff. Fantastic in the snow as well.


Just to clarify I'm running the KO2s
 
I did look at these, I know BFG's have some of the best on the market, I do however want to keep the 2" lift because I will be keeping my much larger tyres for winter and when I do eventually take it off-roading again. My concern is whether these would look ridiculous if i didn't lose the lift?
Your opening post says you already have BFG AT’s ????
 
Yes, I've found they dont grip as well as they look like they should in deep claggy mud. If I was doing 'serious' off roading regularly in a standard defender I'd be running muds.

@Lej are yours the original bfg AT's or the new(ish) KO2s?


They're the originals
 
Not much cop for serious muddy off roading in the U.K. though. They are more designed for the US market. Their terrain is quite different to ours.

Quite agree, they’re no good for proper mud plugging. They work for me because of my road use and because the off-reading I do undertake is generally on hard rocky/gravelly routes for which they are very well suited. They also work well in snow.
 
Your opening post says you already have BFG AT’s ????
Yes, but I have far larger ones which would only end up costing me money rather than saving me money. I would hope with them being smaller it would make the noise more tolerable and decrease wear on bearings, as well as economy and helping my landy not feel like so much of a boat lol.
 

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