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A/T's and H/Ts
Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
mccoy
I have Highway 265/70 R 15's on my vehicle but am now doing some off-roading and wish to go to All Terrains. Off-roading probably 2 to 3 times a month - trails mainly.
Would I be able to do this gradually i.e. place 2 back
tyres
being A/Ts and fronts being H/T, as finances permit? I don't want to stuff up the transmission. The
tyres
would be exactly the same dimensions - Bridgestones - I think the H/Ts are 680s and the A/Ts are D 693s.
Thanks for the help.
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AnswerID: 4087 Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
ray
replied: dont buy bfg a/t mine get punctures just looking at a dirt track
Reply 1 of 4
FollowupID: 1744 Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
Fred posted:
I'm interested in your comment Ray. I have road
tyres
on a Toyota - Dunlop - original
tyres
for the vehicle. On two recent outback trips -
Simpson Desert
and Lake
Eyre
, I have had no tyre troubles. I have helped others in our group changing punctured BFG and Bridgestone All terrain type
tyres
. Friend changed from OE on his Toyota which had given him no trouble to BFG and had sidewall damage within a month in suburbia. Any similar experiences around as I'm looking at replacing my road
tyres
- they've clocked over 103,000km. I was always going to go for BFG A/T as they seem recognised as the best but weighing up my experience I'm leaning towards staying with road
tyres
. I also coped with mud and sand as well as the others. After some heavy rain in Innamincka area we all had difficulty but I noticed that when full of mud an A/T tyre looks much the same as a road tyre!!
FollowUp 1 of 9
FollowupID: 1745 Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
Fred posted:
I'm interested in your comment Ray. I have road
tyres
on a Toyota - Dunlop - original
tyres
for the vehicle. On two recent outback trips -
Simpson Desert
and Lake
Eyre
, I have had no tyre troubles. I have helped others in our group changing punctured BFG and Bridgestone All terrain type
tyres
. Friend changed from OE on his Toyota which had given him no trouble to BFG and had sidewall damage within a month in suburbia. Any similar experiences around as I'm looking at replacing my road
tyres
- they've clocked over 103,000km. I was always going to go for BFG A/T as they seem recognised as the best but weighing up my experience I'm leaning towards staying with road
tyres
. I also coped with mud and sand as well as the others. After some heavy rain in Innamincka area we all had difficulty but I noticed that when full of mud an A/T tyre looks much the same as a road tyre!!
FollowUp 2 of 9
FollowupID: 1746 Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
Fred posted:
I'm interested in your comment Ray. I have road
tyres
on a Toyota - Dunlop - original
tyres
for the vehicle. On two recent outback trips -
Simpson Desert
and Lake
Eyre
, I have had no tyre troubles. I have helped others in our group changing punctured BFG and Bridgestone All terrain type
tyres
. Friend changed from OE on his Toyota which had given him no trouble to BFG and had sidewall damage within a month in suburbia. Any similar experiences around as I'm looking at replacing my road
tyres
- they've clocked over 103,000km. I was always going to go for BFG A/T as they seem recognised as the best but weighing up my experience I'm leaning towards staying with road
tyres
. I also coped with mud and sand as well as the others. After some heavy rain in Innamincka area we all had difficulty but I noticed that when full of mud an A/T tyre looks much the same as a road tyre!!
FollowUp 3 of 9
FollowupID: 1747 Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
Fred posted:
I'm interested in your comment Ray. I have road
tyres
on a Toyota - Dunlop - original
tyres
for the vehicle. On two recent outback trips -
Simpson Desert
and Lake
Eyre
, I have had no tyre troubles. I have helped others in our group changing punctured BFG and Bridgestone All terrain type
tyres
. Friend changed from OE on his Toyota which had given him no trouble to BFG and had sidewall damage within a month in suburbia. Any similar experiences around as I'm looking at replacing my road
tyres
- they've clocked over 103,000km. I was always going to go for BFG A/T as they seem recognised as the best but weighing up my experience I'm leaning towards staying with road
tyres
. I also coped with mud and sand as well as the others. After some heavy rain in Innamincka area we all had difficulty but I noticed that when full of mud an A/T tyre looks much the same as a road tyre!!
FollowUp 4 of 9
FollowupID: 1748 Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
Fred posted:
I'm interested in your comment Ray. I have road
tyres
on a Toyota - Dunlop - original
tyres
for the vehicle. On two recent outback trips -
Simpson Desert
and Lake
Eyre
, I have had no tyre troubles. I have helped others in our group changing punctured BFG and Bridgestone All terrain type
tyres
. Friend changed from OE on his Toyota which had given him no trouble to BFG and had sidewall damage within a month in suburbia. Any similar experiences around as I'm looking at replacing my road
tyres
- they've clocked over 103,000km. I was always going to go for BFG A/T as they seem recognised as the best but weighing up my experience I'm leaning towards staying with road
tyres
. I also coped with mud and sand as well as the others. After some heavy rain in Innamincka area we all had difficulty but I noticed that when full of mud an A/T tyre looks much the same as a road tyre!!
FollowUp 5 of 9
FollowupID: 1749 Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
Fred posted:
I'm interested in your comment Ray. I have road
tyres
on a Toyota - Dunlop - original
tyres
for the vehicle. On two recent outback trips -
Simpson Desert
and Lake
Eyre
, I have had no tyre troubles. I have helped others in our group changing punctured BFG and Bridgestone All terrain type
tyres
. Friend changed from OE on his Toyota which had given him no trouble to BFG and had sidewall damage within a month in suburbia. Any similar experiences around as I'm looking at replacing my road
tyres
- they've clocked over 103,000km. I was always going to go for BFG A/T as they seem recognised as the best but weighing up my experience I'm leaning towards staying with road
tyres
. I also coped with mud and sand as well as the others. After some heavy rain in Innamincka area we all had difficulty but I noticed that when full of mud an A/T tyre looks much the same as a road tyre!!
FollowUp 6 of 9
FollowupID: 1750 Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
Fred posted:
I'm interested in your comment Ray. I have road
tyres
on a Toyota - Dunlop - original
tyres
for the vehicle. On two recent outback trips -
Simpson Desert
and Lake
Eyre
, I have had no tyre troubles. I have helped others in our group changing punctured BFG and Bridgestone All terrain type
tyres
. Friend changed from OE on his Toyota which had given him no trouble to BFG and had sidewall damage within a month in suburbia. Any similar experiences around as I'm looking at replacing my road
tyres
- they've clocked over 103,000km. I was always going to go for BFG A/T as they seem recognised as the best but weighing up my experience I'm leaning towards staying with road
tyres
. I also coped with mud and sand as well as the others. After some heavy rain in Innamincka area we all had difficulty but I noticed that when full of mud an A/T tyre looks much the same as a road tyre!!
FollowUp 7 of 9
FollowupID: 1751 Submitted: Saturday, Jun 08, 2002 at 00:00
Fred posted:
OOPS!! Too many clicks!!
FollowUp 8 of 9
FollowupID: 1886 Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 25, 2002 at 00:00
Member - Allyn posted:
Mine have done Gibb River /
Kalumburu
twice in the past 12 months alomg with numerous other Pilbar/
Kimberley
adventures and I still have a brand new spare sitting on the back. No punctures, no splits in 25000 km's thus far. My only concern is longevity, which I cannot answer at this early stage but I have no apparent signs of wear as yet. I would try others given the right recommendation but will probably stick to BFG A/T's .
FollowUp 9 of 9
AnswerID: 4094 Submitted: Sunday, Jun 09, 2002 at 00:00
RAY
replied: mccoy have a look in Archive april 4 2002 for Rod Harper cooper a/t bfg a/t also look at www.overlander.com go to
technical
then down to bloody bfg . I have used bfg before they used to be a very good tyre but the new a/t ko is not the same tyre at all ,very soft.
Reply 2 of 4
AnswerID: 4136 Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 11, 2002 at 00:00
Royce Moncur
replied: Bad luck mc.... noone actually answered your question. I reckon you would get away with running roadies up front and muddies at the back if you want. Depends how new and swish your vehicle is. My old cruisers wouldn't mind much. Cheers Royce
Reply 3 of 4
AnswerID: 4185 Submitted: Friday, Jun 14, 2002 at 00:00
Kim McFarland
replied: As an alternative, have a look at the Geolander range of
tyres
. I have the same size H/T's as yours and have now done over 65000km on some pretty rough tracks including two trips to the outback. I probably have another 10000km left and will buy the Geolander A/T when the time comes.
During the two outback trips, my mate had nothing but trouble with BFG's
ranging from constant punctures to severe tread damage. The Geolander's never missed a beat-Bloody fantastic tyre!
Reply 4 of 4
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