WHICH OFF ROAD TYRES SHOULD I USE

[rnd]

Hi all, I am about to put other rims on my Defender. I want to do some off roading but not sure which tyres to buy. I am thinking of the BF Goodridge but not sure of either all terrain or mud terrain. I will be using it on the road as well to tow horses etc.
Which would be the best all round. I will not be doing extreme off roading. Any advice will be helpfull.

Thanks

[Darkslider]

If you're going to be mostly using it on the road with a little bit of playing in the mud every now and then All Terrains might be a better bet, they're fairly capable off road but have very good road manners and will be quieter and more comfortable on longer journeys.

The Mud Terrains are brilliant off road tyres, if you're planning on off roading in your landy frequently, i.e every weekend or more then they will be fine, but they are pretty noisy and don't handle well on the road so it's swings and roundabouts.

If most of your driving will be ON the road, get the all terrains. But if most of your driving is gonna be OFF the road, get the Muds

HTH.

[BLUETHUNDER]

I fitted these on to the Ram.Hankook Dynapro MT 305/70/16. One of the best rated tyres in American four wheeler magazine.I found them brilliant off road,and offered immense grip over the BF Goodrich that i have fitted on the defender.Even during the recent bad weather,the Ram held the road far better than the defender,and even managed to pull loaded 7.5 ton trucks out of the snow.There maybe some rubbing issues,has mine on full lock touch the radius arms.Nothing a pair of lock stops wont cure.Payed £400 for a set of four from Broncho 4x4.

Edited by BLUETHUNDER on Monday 16th March 10:29

[Andy Sargeant]

Sounds to me very much like you need an All-Terrain tyre, maybe a 265/75x16 would suit your requirements.

We think that the BFGoodrich AT is getting tooooooooo expensive, but take a good look at the General AT2, a fantastic tyre all-round with perfect road manners and very good off-road, just as strong as the BFG but possiably not quite as good for mileage.

You can call me if you want anymore help, advice is free.

Andy.

[rnd]

Cheers guys thanks for the info
What pressures would you put in them for
1 Off road
2 on the road

Dell

[300bhp/ton]

BLUETHUNDER said:

I fitted these on to the Ram.Hankook Dynapro MT 305/70/16. One of the best rated tyres in American four wheeler magazine.I found them brilliant off road,and offered immense grip over the BF Goodrich that i have fitted on the defender.Even during the recent bad weather,the Ram held the road far better than the defender,and even managed to pull loaded 7.5 ton trucks out of the snow.There maybe some rubbing issues,has mine on full lock touch the radius arms.Nothing a pair of lock stops wont cure.Payed £400 for a set of four from Broncho 4x4.

Edited by BLUETHUNDER on Monday 16th March 10:29

I do like your Ram, very very nice

[rnd]

Getting mud teraines fited tomorrow can anybody tell me the best pressures to run them on road and off road

[300bhp/ton]

rnd said:

Getting mud teraines fited tomorrow can anybody tell me the best pressures to run them on road and off road

There's no one correct answer.

On the road anywhere from 25-35psi should be fine. Have a play about and see how you like it. For towing I'd run them harder though.

Off road, again no single answer. In theory low pressures give a wider foot print so on slippery surfaces and more grip. But go too low and you might run the risk of the tyre coming off the rim. And if you have no way to pump it up again how are you going to inflate them for road use when you get back on the tarmac.

I probably wouldn't go any lower than 15psi off road unless you have special need to. But most times keeping them the same as they are on the road will be more than fine.

[rnd]

Thanks for that, have bought a 12volt pump to put them back up.
Dell