Thread: Tyres

2wd crewman so I guess its all good

Originally Posted by Dundee

2wd crewman so I guess its all good

Depends on the tyres too, performance oriented rubber sticks well but wears faster. Think I was getting 20-25k from Bridgestone RE001 and 002 on the Legacy when I was using those, 4wd car but plenty of sideways gravel antics. Some people think I drive like a bit of a nutter for some reason?

I would've thought $75-$80 depends who to and how your selling them I suppose..

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while we're on tyres, fuck the nz tyre industry seems shady. what's up with the practice of not openly advertising any prices & there being like 3 big importers with a virtual monopoly

Nearly got 50K from a set of tyres on my Ranger after about 18 months. Can't recall brand but put new tyres on all 4 corners. Cost almost $1800 to renew them all plus a wheel alignment. Pretty happy with that I thought.

Originally Posted by Dundee

2wd crewman so I guess its all good

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Depends on the tyres too, performance oriented rubber sticks well but wears faster. Think I was getting 20-25k from Bridgestone RE001 and 002 on the Legacy when I was using those, 4wd car but plenty of sideways gravel antics. Some people think I drive like a bit of a nutter for some reason?

I think bens onto it. I'd they were directional tyres I would not be surprised of they were buggered. But I would be disappointed with that amount of kms. And wouldn't be buying the same again

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Cheers all for the comments will upgrade to a better quality tyre next time round. As I never knew if it was good or bad.

Originally Posted by Dundee

Cheers all for the comments will upgrade to a better quality tyre next time round. As I never knew if it was good or bad.

Sometimes its not so much a difference in quality as intended purpose - bit of a simplification but its always a compromise between more grip (softer rubber) and longer life (harder rubber). Tyre shop should be able to recommend something that suits your use and driving style, either way its a fairly heavy vehicle with enough grunt to chew the tyres up!

That's a hard one ,gravel is a killer on rubber and there's a lot of variables.
Hell iv seen quite a few people that only get that sort of mileage when they are driving only on the road , a lot comes down to how hard you stand on that loud pedal and what tyres you are running
quite a few of the budget brands tend to do ok on the gravel as generally they are a harder compound-no grip but better mileage

let me know when its time Dundee and il look after you , shops down you're ways can be rogues.....I should know I ran 1 haha

It's all fairly relative cheap tyres half the cost half the milage.

Ive got 60000 so far out of my tyres on Ranger.Only half worn.Ive got a set of 285s which I put on when im taking truck off road.

Originally Posted by gimp

while we're on tyres, fuck the nz tyre industry seems shady. what's up with the practice of not openly advertising any prices & there being like 3 big importers with a virtual monopoly

Who's the big three cuz?

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