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Landie Boy

Member Since: 15 Jan 2011
Location: Essex
Posts: 431

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

Sorting out new tyres...

Hi guys,

When the current oem general grabbers need replacing on the puma I am going to try and convince my dad to get some more off road inclined tyres. At the moment I am thinking a 50% on road and 50% off road tyre would be my best bet.

What would you guys recommend that would fit onto the boost alloy?

Thanks Jack

9th Feb 2011 11:29am

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6043

BFG AT

9th Feb 2011 11:42am

JSG

Member Since: 12 Jul 2007
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2412

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Cooper ST or STT

John

http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk

2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS

9th Feb 2011 11:51am

party monkey

Member Since: 31 Dec 2010
Location: Oxon.
Posts: 1311

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Cairns Blue

diesel_jim wrote:
BFG AT

Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless.

9th Feb 2011 11:52am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16931

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

BFG MT

9th Feb 2011 12:10pm

Glynparry25

Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
Location: Miserable Midlands
Posts: 3015

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Tonga Green

blackwolf wrote:
BFG MT

I'll second that

Glyn

9th Feb 2011 12:13pm

The Boy

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: East Northants
Posts: 1459

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Rimini Red

party monkey wrote:
diesel_jim wrote:
BFG AT

9th Feb 2011 12:17pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

Lots of people like BFG, but there are equally capable tyres out there for less money, like cooper STT, Maxxis MT761, Enduro AT etc

9th Feb 2011 12:17pm

Zinke

Member Since: 27 Jan 2009
Location: Scunthorpe
Posts: 670

Enduro AT is a good tyre if your on a budget. I fitted them 2 years ago because i was going to change my 90 but it needed new tyres. I ended up keeping it and ive done 30k on them since with no complaints at all, very capable tyre on and off road.

Pete

9th Feb 2011 12:43pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

The other thing re tyres is that lots aren't now available (brand new deliveries I mean) due to this clean oil legislation and the manufacturers having to switch plants or clean up current plants. Unless the tyre has the designation "LT" on it (or the other one which I cant remember right now), if you buy a set and then need a new one, you may find that you cant get one. Suppliers still have lots of the older non-clean oil made tyres and its fine for them to sell them, but you could end up in a position where they sell out of them then cant get more.

9th Feb 2011 12:46pm

Lorryman100

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 2686

Landie boy, 235/85 x16 are the standard size of tyres fitted to boost alloys. You can go wider as in 265/75 x16 and they will still fit on the boosts as the boosts are 16x7. Going wider will mean getting 16x8 wheels for 285/75 x16 though some people fit these to boosts even though the tyre manufacturers recommend a width of 8 inches (16x8). As to tyres that is totally down to personal choice, I have 5x BFG MT 265/75x16 on mods, 5x GG TR 235x85 x16 on boosts and 5 x Mickey Thomson ATZ's 305x70x16 on Pro comp alloys. Later on this year I am going to swap the BFG's for Mickey thomson MTZ's as I cant fault the ATZ's I have on the Landy just now. Again this is personal choice and everyone has different tastes

9th Feb 2011 12:56pm

The Boy

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: East Northants
Posts: 1459

Zinke wrote:
Enduro AT is a good tyre if your on a budget. I fitted them 2 years ago because i was going to change my 90 but it needed new tyres. I ended up keeping it and ive done 30k on them since with no complaints at all, very capable tyre on and off road.

Pete

Pete what is the wear rate like and do they have good side wall protection (Trigaurd etc)?

Thanks mate

Boy

9th Feb 2011 12:58pm

Zinke

Member Since: 27 Jan 2009
Location: Scunthorpe
Posts: 670

The Boy wrote:
Zinke wrote:
Enduro AT is a good tyre if your on a budget. I fitted them 2 years ago because i was going to change my 90 but it needed new tyres. I ended up keeping it and ive done 30k on them since with no complaints at all, very capable tyre on and off road.

Pete

Pete what is the wear rate like and do they have good side wall protection (Trigaurd etc)?

Thanks mate

Boy

Its very good! 30k and there is still lots left on them, havent mesured them but think they started at 10mm and i would say still 6-7mm left. The side walls seem very strong, cant remember the the ply rating but they are a LT tyre so should be strong.

I do i wide range of work in my landy, from towing a trailer up to scottland to driving accross muddy fields to get to broken down tractors. I have also driven lots of stony lands and tracks and have no major cut or chips to the tread or side walls. In the snow they where very very good, was rescuing lorrys and cars in all the snow we had with no problems at all. Over all they will do everything i ask of them, there not mud terrains and i dont expect them to act like them but can go most places a MT will go.

Over all i think they are one of the most under rated tyres about, a lot of people are put off because they are cheap but mine are anything but. The only reason i got them is because i was going to sell the 90 and it had a brand new one as a spare so got 3 more to make a new set up and used the best grabber as my spare. My next set of tyres will be these tyres though for sure.

Pete.

9th Feb 2011 1:19pm

The Boy

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: East Northants
Posts: 1459

Zinke wrote:
The Boy wrote:
Zinke wrote:
Enduro AT is a good tyre if your on a budget. I fitted them 2 years ago because i was going to change my 90 but it needed new tyres. I ended up keeping it and ive done 30k on them since with no complaints at all, very capable tyre on and off road.

Pete

Pete what is the wear rate like and do they have good side wall protection (Trigaurd etc)?

Thanks mate

Boy

Its very good! 30k and there is still lots left on them, havent mesured them but think they started at 10mm and i would say still 6-7mm left. The side walls seem very strong, cant remember the the ply rating but they are a LT tyre so should be strong.

I do i wide range of work in my landy, from towing a trailer up to scottland to driving accross muddy fields to get to broken down tractors. I have also driven lots of stony lands and tracks and have no major cut or chips to the tread or side walls. In the snow they where very very good, was rescuing lorrys and cars in all the snow we had with no problems at all. Over all they will do everything i ask of them, there not mud terrains and i dont expect them to act like them but can go most places a MT will go.

Over all i think they are one of the most under rated tyres about, a lot of people are put off because they are cheap but mine are anything but. The only reason i got them is because i was going to sell the 90 and it had a brand new one as a spare so got 3 more to make a new set up and used the best grabber as my spare. My next set of tyres will be these tyres though for sure.

Pete.

Thanks Pete

Very informative

9th Feb 2011 1:58pm

robpenrose

Member Since: 15 Jan 2011
Location: Hampshire or Cornwall
Posts: 338

BFG AT Current:D4 HSE
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9th Feb 2011 2:26pm

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