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Hi the time has come for me to put some new rubber on the truck. There are Fedral Cougars MT265 75 16 on it now.
I'd like to put something similar on, I've had a look at a few. Been looking at a set of Kenda Klevar RT601 are the any good, or what would be a good option that won't burst the bank
Are these of interest?
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....t-tyres-88698/
These are my sons and he wants them gone (so do I !) so he’s happy to drop price.
tonys did mine for $1600 full set of muddies....
My inlaws put a set of kendas r/t on there ute about the same time I put a set of hankook at2s. They got 45k out of them before they needed replacing, mine are at 60k and expecting to see 80-90k out of them
You can get those Federals in that size for about $350 each thru offroading now.
I've been running Hankook RT01's and RT02's on my truck for the past 25 years including a modified Range Rover club 4wheeling. IMHO they are the best bang for your buck for offroad, and on road performance from a MT.
Check out the Yokohama Geolander, I've been very impressed with mine for cost, noise, grip and wear.
Desert Hawk XMT only available in limited sizes. My old Surf still wears them in 32" & have been great, now son has it still clocking up the kms.
Have Yoko Geolander MT on my Safari & liking them too. Both noisey on road but that's what you get for grip.
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I have had coopers for years and moved over to yokohama geolanders, They are great rubber.
Ive also had the desert hawks but had one bad scare in the wet and wouldnt get em again.
+1 for Geolanders, mine are ATs and particularly good in snow, not really tried in serious mud.
I have had a great run out of the Geolanders on my small 4wd. But not quite as good a run as I got from my Kumho KL71 MT ....
I've gt 33" Yokohama geolandar M/T and they are much better than my previous BFG mudders. Very quiet on road, great off road and have very aggressive sidewall lugs. Got them on sale on Hyper drive, shipped to one of their installers and have done 60k with zero issues. I highly recommend the Yoko Geo's.
Maxxis Razr MTs have been very good. I use them myself, and have fitted many sets to customers vehicles.
If your doing more on road than off road maybe look at the Maxxis Razr AT.
The Maxxis 764 MT is another good tyre for offroad use but will wear quickly if you do a lot of road driving.
More tyre manufacturers coming out with the RTs which are a cross between ATs and MTs.
Haven't fitted any myself or had any experience with them yet though sorry.
Maxxis is one of the most expensive products out now and the Razr M/T is more like an aggressive A/T.
The Achilles isn't available in NZ anymore and TBH is one of the most scary M/T tyres that I have ever driven on.
The Yokohama G003 is a seriously good M/T tyre all around.
The Federal goes really good and if you have been happy with it......
Razr AT vs MT
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Razr MT vs 764 MT
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I have both razr A/T and M/T, both are excellent tyres.
I'm not wildly impressed with my RAZR MTs. 33x10.5R15 on an old Lux. Getting almost to the point they're stuffed after 24,000km. Pretty sad after ~100k km from the previous BFG KO2s, I know muddies won't last as long but it's pretty dismal
this is also with a set of 5 tyres and rotating the spare through
I've done at least 30ks on mine so far and they're still good. But then I also have a 2nd set of ATs I use for everyday use and only put the muddies on for hunting and 4wd trips.
I have farm customers getting over 60ks out of a set and they get a lot of gravel road use which can shag a set very quickly.
265/75R17 Razr ATQuote:
Originally Posted by Mohawk .308
8ply $402+ea rrp
10ply $460+ea rrp these prob better if you doing 4wding as stronger and handle more loading
Def worth shopping around....
Try TyreMaxx direct. They're the Maxxis distributor and have a retail store on site here in chch in Wigram
I've been running Bridgestone AT Revo 3. 275/55/20 on my VW. They are not a mud tire but an AT. I have done almost 60k on them and they are still in great condition given that I work then quite hard on the road. Quiet running and drive well on the road. I only use them "offroad" on gravel Roads and Farm tracks. (Mix of clay and brown rock.)
Definitely cheaper than the Cooper 285/50/20 that it came with but they are still not cheap.
I found the Coopers quite slipery on wet roads but I changed them off not because they had run out of tread but because I picked up a couple of punctures in close succession. (one was a stone)
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I’m running the Razr AT811s on my new truck and have been very happy with them. I had cheap M/T on my old truck and decided the amount of times I needed the M/T didn’t justify how scary there were on the road for majority of my driving. The Razr is nice and quiet, very happy with dry and wet performance and wear is looking good at 25k so far. Do notice them not performing as well when things get slippery off-road but for the most part they do what I need. Looking at a set of chains to just off-set any need for a M/T
We have just gone to RT because the metal road was chewing out or maxxis RazrMT in about 9 months so far so good
Old forum, but have ran the goodyear wrangler duratrac and they were great on and off the road. Also had a pair of firestone destination at and they were great as a gravel/on road tyre with a bit of off road thrown in, 60k out of them.
Anyone tried the Triangle TR292s? I need a new set on our SUV but I'm struggling to justify the extra for decent tyres because I don't know how long we will be hanging on to it... I don't mind compromising on road noise or mileage, but definitely don't want to compromise on safety. Mostly on-road, but it often goes places it probably shouldn't :XD:
I wouldn't even put triangles on my ex girlfriends carQuote:
Originally Posted by mopheadrob
Are GiTi tyres any good?
Ha - sounds like there are some experiences behind a statement like that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trav-6mmrem
Someone quoted the GiTis to me as well, they just look a bit weird.
Hey Rob, I have Savero A/T tyres on my old Prado. They are excellent on and off road with great road holding for a constant 4wd suv. Not expensive
Depends on your budget. Im running goodrides seem good value for the money, and we havnt had any problems with them
+1 for the Goodrides
+3 for the Goodrides. I needed some tyres for a max ( so I thought) four months until the new ute arrived. It turned out to be more like seven months. Anyway, at the suggestion of a son's mate who is a dealer in Akl, I fitted a set of Goodride ATs to the Ranger. Total fitted cost $880 the set!! When I sold it, the tyres still had plenty of life left in them. They were pretty quiet and had no bad habits on a wet road. The off-road grip was as good as you'd ever expect from the tread pattern. Couldn't complain at all.
What did you end up going with boss?
I'm going to need a set for my truck too. Want to get something that has plenty of deep tread and lasts a long time.
we got 80k from set of bridgestone MT and the ydidnt really need to come off yet...possibly another 15-20 in them... nissan terrano 2.7 and Im a Nana driver so not pushing it at all makes a bit of difference to longivity.
A couple of years ago, when I had to replace my soon to be sold all rounder car MT
I got a set of el cheapo MT from Auckland Tyres.
2 years later...
I'm still driving it and probably the best bang for the buck
I have ever spent on that car.
So with the latest work ute, I did the same.
cant complain, $1800 fitted and all included.
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I wouldn't have thought $1800 is cheap for a set
A set of 4,Quote:
Originally Posted by hunt08
works out at $450 each for MT tyre, rim, balance, and fit.
Used to pay a lot more at my 2 local tire shops.
Plus AT is open 7 days and that's when I get them done.
I just listed a set of 17 in AT duelers oin the buy sell section if they are of any interest to someone.....
