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timothystuartdennis · Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2005 Posts: 5

Hello, i have 275/70/R16 tyres on my land cruiser, enduro on the back from www.4x4accessoriesandtyres.com £55 each plus vat they are 6 ply and very hard wearing and cheap, but i'm not happy with the grip.
The front has maxis 751's light truck 8 ply realy good grip and strong..
What i would like to know is what are the best tyres to fit, i do very high milages into europe and eastern europe, and tow for most of this milage i have used michelin on former nissans but they are very expensive,, also will larger 285's fit i think 285/75/R16 i think i was quoted for. I would prefer 8 ply as i can run at higher pressures for towing and they are stronger. from Tim Smile

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DaveN · ******* Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 1190 Location: Sweden

You can fit 285/75's without problems. I have a 2" lift and have had no rubbing using the existing bumpstops. But don't forget they'll increase the overall gearing.

Best tyres I've had have always been BF Goodrich. AT's are good for general stuff and I swapped mine at 40K miles still with plenty of tread for MT's.

Don't know what all that 6/8 ply stuff is, doesn't that only apply to cross ply tyres used on trucks and old cars?

timothystuartdennis · Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2005 Posts: 5

RADIOTWO · ****** Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 816 Location: GLOSSOP

Hi Tim

I am not going into 6 or 8 ply tyres, but why not just try 285/70/16 then you won't need to change any gearing !

Look at this link and it will show the tyre aspect ratio's

http://www.tyresave.co.uk/tyresize.html

Steve

DaveN · ******* Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 1190 Location: Sweden

How much weight are you putting on it? The MGW is something like 3000kg, which is about 7000lb. Divide by 4 equals max load per tyre of 1800lb/tyre, so in theory pretty much whatever you fit will have enough load rating.

Sarmajor · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 5 Location: New Zealand

I have BFG 285/75R16 mtr on my 93 80 series cruiser. They have lasted great and currently have in excess of 50,000km on them and still have 30% tread left. Getting a bit stufed now for mud plgging but stil great n the road.
Speedo reads 100kmhr and GPS indicates 104kmhr so the gearing is not wildly wrong either.

timothystuartdennis · Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2005 Posts: 5

timothystuartdennis · Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2005 Posts: 5

500SEC · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 19:46 Post subject:

I've just fitted five Falkens all terrains. A popular brand in Australia. 85 pounds each. I used them in Australia on my Ford Falcon with great success. On the TLC, I have standard size. These replaced big BFG's which were noisy and uncomfortable. I recommend don't go large, esp if you're doing lots of motorway miles in Europe. Big tyres cause long term wear in other places esp on TLCs. I just returned from a Europe trip including Poland and CZ. The Falkens were terrific. Returned fantastic fuel economy. Low noise. Look great. Plenty of grip for mud. My ten cents.
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Hilux · * Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 19 Location: North Herts

Towpack · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 23:23 Post subject:

I've had some of these on the front,fitted by the vehicle seller,for the last 5000m and I'm well pleased with them.They have good grip,are wearing well and you can get them for £80 fitted.They may be classed as 'Budget' tyres but budget doesn't have to mean *beep*.I'm about to get 2 more to replace the Generals on the back.

http://www.gititire.com/tiredetail.asp?tireid=149&brand=RUNWAY&language=1
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