Thread: Tyres

how come no one will name a tyre shop

Originally Posted by Dermastor

Standard size for a Nissan Safari

Not on any I've seen. Mainly the standard sizes, 31x10.5R15 (265x75R15 I think), 32x11.5R15 or 33x12.5xR15.

Originally Posted by craigc

Gimp; best price on BFG's, I've found, have been Beaurepairs; I usually ask for a cash sale on the best discounted account they can give me. I'm onto my fourth set now.

Every time I go to beaurepaires and ask for a quote it seems like their business model is ripping off middle aged women selling them “extras”

Originally Posted by gimp

Every time I go to beaurepaires and ask for a quote it seems like their business model is ripping off middle aged women selling them “extras”

But I will give them a try.

Just go the 33/12.50, what do you hope to gain by the skinnyer tire?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Just go the 33/12.50, what do you hope to gain by the skinnyer tire?

Same tyre cost for a BFG AT for either size, won’t need flares, better fuel economy, I like skinny tyres

Originally Posted by northdude

how come no one will name a tyre shop

tyre power wigram/hornby in chch. bloody good guys

Originally Posted by gimp

Same tyre cost for a BFG AT for either size, won’t need flares, better fuel economy, I like skinny tyres

Fair enough.

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Skinny better in the coast mud

Originally Posted by Mathias

Skinny better in the coast mud

Better in our mud too quite quietly. Pissed my brother off when I hauled his Hilux with fat feet out of a field using a van with skinny feet. Then I went back for his trailer.

Are you not happy with the duellers you have on there?

Originally Posted by hillclima

Are you not happy with the duellers you have on there?

I just want some more height/clearance & the duellers don’t come in anything taller than 31”. No complaints otherwise

Originally Posted by gimp

I just want some more height/clearance & the duellers don’t come in anything taller than 31”. No complaints otherwise

Fair enough, you should get a discount at beaurepairs but I think they still pricy

In my experience BFG are one of the few who actually produce a tire that is true to size....eg a 33 is actually a 33, lots of "other brands" are not true to size and some are not even close! I have measured 33x12.5x15 that didnt quite make 32" new so a 31 you payed extra for for no gain at all.
Be carefull if going for cheaper brands you actually get the size printed on the sidewall if more clearance is your goal as many/most are undersize.
A "true" 33x12.5x15 looks skinny under a old school LN106 hilux....and when you roll a budget brand next to them they are noticeably smaller even without the weight of the truck on them.

Originally Posted by bigbear

Its like that here in gisborne to. Have driven to hawkes bay as it was cheaper buying tyres from there including fuel and road users. But there must be a fair mark up because they sure know how to discount if they have to

not much margins in tyres , different shops are on different discount structures with suppliers....in saying that I have found that some shops don't mind sticking it up the customer which I don't get as we rely on repeat business