Sadly live nowhere near our site sponsor but they have recommended someone local to me.
I have a 57 plate HSE with 255/55R19 tyres. Will need to be replaced shortly. Looking for a good hard wearing (who isn't) tyre. Do about 30k miles per annum and mostly motorway. Any particular ones I should look for?
26th Jan 2009 6:25 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15264
For a decent road tyre doing heavy mileage, I'd go for the Wrangler.
Got around 33k out of mine....... always on the road less travelled 🚧
Michelin Synchrones are superb tooGoogsy
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26th Jan 2009 7:20 pm
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Cooper HT+s will last a lot longer than any of them. Didn't even get 33,000 km out of my Wranglers. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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You could always try the MTR good for 40k I am told (only done 5k on mine.
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26th Jan 2009 8:41 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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caverD3 wrote:
Didn't even get 33,000 km out of my Wranglers.
Huge difference between your 33km and my 33k miles?
But reckon that's cause you must get the subtandard ones down under.
More likely our 350 days/yr of warm sunshine causes the bitumen on roads to evaporate, leaving a more sandpaper like surface on the road. This wears out the tyres more quickly but panic stops (think roos or camels on the road at night) are really quick. Jim Dowell - D4 HSE TDi, 12,000 hydraulic winch & hidden winch mount, MTRs, TyreDog, Traxide 2 x aux battery system, fixed air compressor, Dolium roof rack, MitchHitch.
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27th Jan 2009 6:45 am
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Our roads are cr@p and tyres always take a hiding, we have very coarse asphalt. A lot of Euro Tyres are very noisy hear. Maybe I drive like a nutter too.
Looking at Pirelli ATRs as off road tyres anyone know what they are like?“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
27th Jan 2009 7:20 am
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
Beat me to it DingMark. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
27th Jan 2009 7:35 am
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
ATR's are fine off road
27th Jan 2009 7:39 am
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
They have had some good reviews but I am concerned they may not wear as well as the GGs.
http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/tips_tyres.php“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
27th Jan 2009 9:18 am
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
Well 7k in UK and showing no signs of wear (cant state for your extremes of temp thou)
27th Jan 2009 9:34 am
aquasurfer
Member Since: 05 Jan 2009
Location: Drogheda
Posts: 155
ive just recieved 275 45 20 110 general grabber UHP from AJS. Have not got them fitted yet are they a good tyre?
Cheers for the great servise from ANDY by the way .
27th Jan 2009 9:43 am
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15264
The 20" General Grabber UHP is an excellent tyre.
Been running these now for a good while [in 295/45/20]
Wear rate is far better than I would have expected.
Many that run 20" wheels, swear by them on this ste....... always on the road less travelled 🚧
27th Jan 2009 11:06 am
Ken
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ronp wrote:
The 20" General Grabber UHP is an excellent tyre.
Been running these now for a good while [in 295/45/20]
Wear rate is far better than I would have expected.
Many that run 20" wheels, swear AT them on this ste.
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causes the bitumen on roads to evaporate, leaving a more sandpaper like surface on the road. This wears out the tyres more quickly but panic stops (think roos or camels on the road at night) are really quick. 
