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Hi all
Has anyone had any experience with the kenda tires? Specifically looking at thier r/t and a/t tires.
I need a new set for the work ranger and looking at options. Got Hankooks currently and they were good but considering a set of r/t instead of a/t.
The kenda ones seems quiet cheep compared to other brands.
Cheers
@madmaori
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No experience with them, not even heard of them doing vehicle tyres but worth noting they have been making bicycle tyres for a very long time and have a good reputation there.
Very good quad bike tyres
Yea they have been around since the 60s and have collaborated with well known tire manufacturers
Yes. PM @madmaori. He knows tyres.
His recommendations (and prices) have always worked for me.
I just can’t go past the Mickeys, running the ATs and currently have done 85,000 km on this set and still all sitting at around 8mm. Just have to rotate and keep them aligned and balanced.
They’re a lot more open than a lot of ATs but also nice and quiet still. $550 a tyre, haven’t done the maths but would be worth working out once they’re worn out.
As above, I have run Mickey Ts for years now. 265/70/17s ATs on Prado’s. Always get 70k plus and good traction all the way. Last quote a few weeks back was just under $400 a corner.
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Is that the BAJA ATZP3? That is a very good price. I run the same size.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dicko
Kenda in my opinion have really started to go up in price over the last few years , the supplier of them really are a good bunch of guys that swear they test really well but they get paid when they sell them so I always wait until I have put them through their paces myself or with customers that know how to pedal and are honest with me and as of yet I haven't driven on them.
What size are you running on your vehicle? I have just come off a set of the Federal R/T and was really impressed by them.
Pro's-Super strong construction , really good handling and feedback in the dry , nice and quiet , good aggressive pattern that cleaned well.
Negatives-Got quite noisy with a bit of uneven wear (quietened up when I rotated and they wore flat again) , little bit slippery in the wet (you can't really expect amazing wet performance from a aggressive tyre in wet conditions).
McNotty, got a quote for 4 new tyres last month but yet to pull the trigger. Normally i run the ATS which is now the All Terrain 38's but am going to move to a model with a bit more MT in it. This will be the Baha radial ATZ P3. Fitted and balanced here they are $380n a corner from the dealer for 265/70/17's. You can get a automated quote from MT which was $415 from memory. For comparison Maxi AT811's were quoted a $355. So for the extra $25 i'd go MT no question..Quote:
Originally Posted by McNotty
Hope this helps.
Just clicked that you’re in Oz. Face palm moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dicko
@Dan88Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan88
What Hankook A/Ts are you using?
Looking for some 18" A/T tyres and Hankook seems to be the best value for money by a long ways, just can't find many reviews for them online.
Look at Falken Wildpeaks or the newer Maxxis Razr at881. Both get fantastic reviews. I think I’ll go from running mud tyres back to the Maxxis AT on my Landcruiser.
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Brad (Madmaori) set me up with Toyo Open Country AT11. Am so impressed. Quiet. Excellent plus on wet tarmac. Grippy enough in the rough. Wearing great (48K and looking fresh).
Am sure Brad @madmaori recommended a hankook RF10 AT tire a while back 10ply ?
I sure this is the tire my mate users and he drives hard and got 70thou kms out of them for about $360 a corner.
I know couple people running BFG'S and getting 50 thou from them on hilux's
Wife got less then 30thou out a a set off BFG'S on a the school bus hiace van. Even wear. School bus records aggressive driving and speeds over 90 kmph. For $2000 what a waste off money but she needs a A/t on the mud roads so they put them on again.
My BFGs KM3s currently have nearly 80k on them. Sadly one Left front has worn unevenly to the point it needs replacement ( I am a bit slack with tyre rotations and wheel alignment) however the other 3 all have 10mm + tread remaining.
Even buying only 2 I feel an arse puckering moment coming let alone 4 at once!! To top it off the Colorado needs tyres too before end of year
25k into my Hankook dyna pro AT2 and really rate them, excellent traction wet or dry and still get my ute up some pretty rowdy tracks. Had change out of 1k for a set of 265 70 16s
Yes I would have recommended that tyre , the new pattern (RF11) I don't really rate at all as when they first came out they were chipping extremely bad and delivering really poor mileage compared to the old pattern (RF10)Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
I don't consider the BFG to be the tyre that they once were , really inconsistent mileages out of them.....Cooper is the one that I have found to be kicking ass on a cost per k'm basis
Which may be why I have all three Nissan Patrols wearing them...and cant quite remember how far back it was when I had them fitted. 5 years at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaori
But I certainly know where I'll be coming for a new set:thumbsup:
Ive got Maxxis Razr AT on my Prado and been super pleased with them for both on road and off road. My inlaws run Razr MT's on their farm land cruisers in Taranaki and they are sold on themQuote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
What do you guys recommend for a ranger mostly on road with the od farm track and gravel roads in pureora,have 265/50/20 on mag Attachment 197600rims at the moment ,came fitted but looking to replace the rubber next warrant I reakon,also have the stock ones at 265/65/r17 and looking to refit them at the start of next duck season as that’s when crossing paddocks and launching tinny from dodgy farm boat ramp.
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These are what’s on there now,getting sensors swapped into them tomorrow.
This is going to be a bit of an unpopular comment, but the two tyres I've had really good runs out of are the RF10 10-ply light truck version (don't seem to be that easy to get now but rather good at the time) and the bog standard factory supplied on the Ranger - Dunlop AT22. I've been getting 80,000Km out of a set of the AT22, quiet, stable, reasonably grippy on wet roads, quite well mannered on everything I do from rotten rock and ballast access roads (which can eat harder compound tyres like some of the Coopers) through to grass and clay farm tracks.
Part of that is the Ranger's fake difflock mode using the ABS mechanism to limit the wheel slip - you can be spinning on the spot in 2high, still spinning in 4high, then 4low and just drive away with a grrrrrrr from every corner as the ABS system fires and limits the slip. Very handy that!
Best thing out of the whole lot is often times people replace the factory rims with customs and end up selling off the factory rims and tyres basically brand new for virtually nothing. Already fitted and balanced haha... Probably the only downside with the AT22's is they aren't the best option in serious useage situations, def. don't replace a decent set of muddies if that's what you need.
