what all season tyres for discovery 4?

[petemurphy]

Hi,

I have a discovery 4 thats needing a tyre refresh.

The current ones whilst fine on the road struggled with the snow and ice this year so would like a little more grip but dont have the room or inclination to keep 2 sets of tyres.

currently has pirelli scorpian zero 255/50/r20

I do a mixture of mainly country pot holed roads, and main roads, motorway. I don't do any off roading ( sshhh ) but am often in a field for parking for various country events so they do need to deal with some mud.

Thoughts on what ones would be best? also wheres best to buy them am in oxfordshire if it makes a difference.

Thanks

[petemurphy]

hmmm just found out my current tyres are summer tyres that may explain a lot! theyre scorpion zeros..

whats the difference between scorpion zero all season and scorpion verde all season anyone?

thanks

[Massey135]

I have a set of cooper weathermasters on mine. Highly recommended. The rear pair have done nearly 40,000 miles

[petemurphy]

Massey135 said:

I have a set of cooper weathermasters on mine. Highly recommended. The rear pair have done nearly 40,000 miles

thanks - theyre ok in summer for normal road use?

[A.J.M]

If you are staying with the 20s then your choice is limited.

I think you can get the GG AT3 in 20s, it's a light all terrain tyre that has winter capabilities.

You can also get Goodyear Duratrac's in 20s but they are a more aggressive all terrain tyre.

Both tyres have the winter snowflake on them.

For your needs, i would get the AT3.

[juice]

I've got Scorpion Verde all-season on my FL2, 235/55/19 and they have been excellent. Good in all conditions, decent in the snow we had earlier this year. Seem to be wearing well too which is a bonus !

[bakerstreet]

Don't think there is anything wrong with tyres on the OP's vehicle. D3/4s are very capable on road tyres

Sling some General Grabber AT3s on it.

Want something more aggressive? Buy some 19s and get duratraks. noisier on motorway though and reduced mpg too.

[Massey135]

petemurphy said:

thanks - theyre ok in summer for normal road use?

Perfect yeah I do a lot of dual carriageway and open A road miles. Not overly noisy either.

[83AndyJ]

Massey135 said:

I have a set of cooper weathermasters on mine. Highly recommended. The rear pair have done nearly 40,000 miles

I'll second these!

Have been running them for 3 years on my Outlander. I'm on my second set. I do c16,000 miles a year. They have competently taken me through some entertaining off-road adventures, towed a few vehicles in wet muddy situations, and excelled themselves in last winters snow! They're not noisy on the road, they handle well in all conditions and are especially good in heavy rain / standing water.

[Olf]

I'm going to follow Harry Metcalf's advice for my next set. Currently run The standard fit Pirelli's in summer and Vredstein winters for err winter (and skiing). In this video he makes a very strong recommendation for the Pirelli Scorpion VERDE ALL SEASON (points in caps are important) as recommended above also.

https://youtu.be/gl51reRXxgE?t=3m37s

[anonymous-user]

Don't be stuck with 255/50/20 if there isn't a tyre you like. I'm running 275/45/20 just fine on my D4 HSE.
I rate the General Grabber AT3 very highly: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275-45-20-110H-XL-GENER...

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 21st August 16:18

[Bill]

Bump for some further thoughts...

I'm in a similar boat to the OP, with a bit more towing in mud involved. Much as I like the idea of a full AT tyre the compromises on road aren't worth it IMO. Looking at this: http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2018-Auto-Bil... the AT3 is significantly worse than the more road biased tyres (unsurprisingly...) in almost all circumstances but particularly the wet.

I'm currently running Goodyear Ultragrip performance SUV winter tyres and haven't found them wanting, even off road where I did a trial and got as far as any other LWB landy. But I know the dry/wet on road grip is compromised.

I'm eyeing up the Quatrac 5. Or sticking with what I have.

[petemurphy]

Bill said:

Bump for some further thoughts...

I'm in a similar boat to the OP, with a bit more towing in mud involved. Much as I like the idea of a full AT tyre the compromises on road aren't worth it IMO. Looking at this: http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2018-Auto-Bil... the AT3 is significantly worse than the more road biased tyres (unsurprisingly...) in almost all circumstances but particularly the wet.

I'm currently running Goodyear Ultragrip performance SUV winter tyres and haven't found them wanting, even off road where I did a trial and got as far as any other LWB landy. But I know the dry/wet on road grip is compromised.

I'm eyeing up the Quatrac 5. Or sticking with what I have.

i went for the pirelli all season in the end - mainly as i need them for wet road driving like today! would have liked the look of some chunkier ones but new range rovers come with pirellis so there must be a reason!

[stain]

Just switched to Scorpion Verde All Seasons. So far so good. Very good in the wet and more ‘bite’ in the dry than regular Scorpions. Don’t know about mud performance yet, but looking at the number of sipes in the tyre I can see them being very good in the snow.

[Bill]

Cheers.

I'm also wondering if the Goodyear Wrangler AllWeather is worth a look. It's a bit dull but doesn't look a bad compromise. I can't find any independent tests though.