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Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2548

I have used the Latitude Cross in 7.50R16 flavour:

They're a good tyre, certainly efficient fuel wise and nice and quiet. They cut down through soft mud to find the hard quite well being narrow in section however in deep mud they falter. It's really a road tyre tread, despite Michelin's claims.

I now run BFG AT KO (i.e. old style) which have been on the car coming up on 18 months now and have done 50k. I like them a lot, they're not appreciably noiser or worse on fuel than either the Latitudes or the Cross-Contacts I had in between, but better off-road than both. Also I find that a 235/85R16 handles slightly nicer than a 7.50R16 on the road, I guess as the lower profile means there's less sidewall flex, however it's not a big deal.

When my BFGs are worn out, probably towards the end of this year, I'll most likely replace them with the new version. Just a shame they made the sidewall more aggressive to appease the fashion-conscious buyers, but I will have to live with it!

21st Feb 2017 9:48pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19572

The sidewall blocks are there for a reason, if you were trying to transverse out of sunken ruts you'd appreciate them.
Otherwise you would be sliding along them sideways, they also help prevent sidewall damage. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧

21st Feb 2017 11:12pm

dashed

Member Since: 12 Jan 2015
Location: Manchester
Posts: 29

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Stornoway Grey

Retroanaconda wrote:
I have used the Latitude Cross in 7.50R16 flavour:

Cheers for the update - appreciate the feedback!

22nd Feb 2017 11:50am

diduan

Member Since: 13 Oct 2016
Location: Central Balkan
Posts: 260

KO on my Wrangler for a long time: absolutely miserable in mud, no steering at all, driving in roots is a nightmair. Snow average, gravel bad as small stones are ejected at high speed only. On road Ok.
KM2 on my 110 puma for 2 years and 25k km, I sold them last year: good mud performance but nothing special. Steering in roots is better than KO. Snow - more than miserable, spend 2 winters on them, just dangerous. On road OK for MT. Stone ejection is fine. I had them in 255/85/16.
KO2 replaced the KM2 on my 110 puma: no stone ejection problems like KO, a guess BFG corrected this. Snow : good, mud better than KO, steering in roots is better, probably the side wall helps here. They fill up with mud for sure, but mud is ejected easier than KO. KM2 was better in mud. On road - quiet when wet road, no steering wheel vibration as with MTs. You can see rubber is really soft. Have them in 285/75/16 as I wanted to replace my old 33" tire with a other 33". However after measuring them they are max 275 wide, height is 32.9".
Cheers,
Delyan

22nd Feb 2017 9:11pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4395

I really hope BFG release these tyres in 255/85/16... Those I would buy in a heartbeat...

22nd Feb 2017 9:52pm

MM

Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Essex
Posts: 3

Both B F Goodwich AT and MT are good. I had the AT to start off with before switching over to KM2. Although they performed a little bit better off road, I wished I stayed with the AT. What ever I tried to do, I couldn't get the tyre to balance as nicely as the AT.

22nd Mar 2017 1:45pm

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7873

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey

geobloke wrote:
I really hope BFG release these tyres in 255/85/16... Those I would buy in a heartbeat...

Exactly my thought too. I did email an enquiry to BFG a couple weeks ago asking this, but with no response yet. James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html
MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641
MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557
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22nd Mar 2017 3:43pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4395

Any particular email address? I will send one too add my weight to the request.

22nd Mar 2017 7:48pm

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7873

Unfortunately I couldn't find an email, so just had to mail a general enquiry through the BFG uk website. James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html
MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641
MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557
Instagram @suffolk_rovers

23rd Mar 2017 1:29am

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