All-terrain versus road tyres
Discussion
Bill said:
Umm, coming down a slip road in the wet to a roundabout I needed to brake and the ABS kicked in when I didn't expect it, suggesting there was less grip available than I anticipated. Whether that was due the AT2/rain combo or diesel is the question.
Does that make sense?
Sorry did not mean your statement, the one about being cr*p in the wet further up.Does that make sense?
ive had cooper discovery at s on my pajero for four years great tyre but now ive upgraded to cooper discovery st s have been absolutly brilliant both tyres have worked well for me in all situations dry ,wet grass ,mud and serious of roading .on the road in wet conditions ive pushed hard through corners an i do mean hard and they have never given me any suprises .
TheHeretic said:
ed1983 said:
All terrains are crap on wet Tarmac
Not in my experience. We have had 255/55/19 Grabber AT2s on our ML320CDI for about 2 years. There appear to be no negatives compared with the "road" tyres previously fitted as standard. They grip as well on dry or wet roads, are no noisier, actually last longer and made possible journeys in the snow. In fact, I towed an ML up a hill in the snow which had been "stranded" because of the road tyres (seen him since on a set of AT2s).
They're excellent on waterlogged fields too.
Bought a new set in the Summer (when prices were reasonable) to store until the beginning of the Winter. Noticed they are now only listed as ATs but I'm (fairly) sure they are the same.
They're excellent on waterlogged fields too.
Bought a new set in the Summer (when prices were reasonable) to store until the beginning of the Winter. Noticed they are now only listed as ATs but I'm (fairly) sure they are the same.
Hello people,
Thought this would be the best thread to ask in as its doing my nut in when googling what i want.
What i want is a tyre that i can go 'soft' green laning in (ive got a scooby forester - same ground clearence height of a Freelander roughly, so nothing to harcore) thats also good on the road for the 'winter' months.
When the weather picks back up again, ill stick another set of rims on with my 'summer' tyres so im guessing im looking for A/T tyres but do i need M+S?
Im not looking to spend a fortune on tyres so will probably go down the 2nd hand/ebay route from trusted sources.
Also, are Kingpin tyres just rebranded BFG's or share the same tread pattern?
Thanks
Thought this would be the best thread to ask in as its doing my nut in when googling what i want.
What i want is a tyre that i can go 'soft' green laning in (ive got a scooby forester - same ground clearence height of a Freelander roughly, so nothing to harcore) thats also good on the road for the 'winter' months.
When the weather picks back up again, ill stick another set of rims on with my 'summer' tyres so im guessing im looking for A/T tyres but do i need M+S?
Im not looking to spend a fortune on tyres so will probably go down the 2nd hand/ebay route from trusted sources.
Also, are Kingpin tyres just rebranded BFG's or share the same tread pattern?
Thanks
The AT2 is being dropped in favor (not for all) of the AT, seems a bit strange as you would think AT3 would be the next step, this is mainly down to new EU tyre noise regulations.
There are still a few sizes available in AT2 as follows; 235/75x15, 225/75x16, 235/85x16, 265/75x16 and 265/70x17, these are classed as commercial sizes so will run for hopefully a while yet.
The AT is a very good tyre that tickes most boxes and is very popular, however we do hear a few who like the AT2 more but as we only sell them there is not much we can do about that.
I have just picked up a set of 285/60x18 General AT2's for my Amazon which is great as they have the snowflake/mountain on the sidewall.
Was running 285/65x18 BFGoodrich AT KO's but find them a little slippy in the wet and I know the General will be better for me.
There are still a few sizes available in AT2 as follows; 235/75x15, 225/75x16, 235/85x16, 265/75x16 and 265/70x17, these are classed as commercial sizes so will run for hopefully a while yet.
The AT is a very good tyre that tickes most boxes and is very popular, however we do hear a few who like the AT2 more but as we only sell them there is not much we can do about that.
I have just picked up a set of 285/60x18 General AT2's for my Amazon which is great as they have the snowflake/mountain on the sidewall.
Was running 285/65x18 BFGoodrich AT KO's but find them a little slippy in the wet and I know the General will be better for me.
Interesting that AT is favoured by the EU because of noise. We found them quiter than even the standard "road" tyres that normally come on the ML which was a surprise.
It sounds as though you prefer the AT2 though. Why would that be? It's academic for us as there are so few off road capable tyres for 19 inch wheels. I think BFG does , MT but that would be too aggressive for our mostly road use.
It sounds as though you prefer the AT2 though. Why would that be? It's academic for us as there are so few off road capable tyres for 19 inch wheels. I think BFG does , MT but that would be too aggressive for our mostly road use.
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