What tyres to buy? Thoughts please!

[Pierré]

Hi all.

I am in the market for new tyres for my Toyota bakkie. I have done a search on the forum and tried to read as many discussions as possible. Now I am more confused than before, so please help. Your input and personal experiences would be much appreciated.

I always thought that my next set of tyres would be BFG A/T. But now that I have to spend that money, I need to know that I am doing the right thing.

My driving is 80% + tar and the other 20% is gravel roads, and when the budget allows it my family and I like to do a 4x4 trail.
Mileage is fairly important because I cannot afford to fit tyres every year. I am not a speed freak, my bakkie doesn't allow me. So my driving style I would hope is avg.

Is the hard compound vs. poor road handling ability on the BFG A/T in the wet really such a big problem? (That was one of the complaints I picked up in the discussions)

I have looked at the:

1. BFG A/T
2. Bridgestone dueler.
3. Goodyear AT/SA
4. Maxxis (AT) (Haven't found lot of info on this one.)

Your thoughts please!

Thanks
Pierré

[OOOOMS]

Hi Pierre, as jy goeie km's wil he kry BF All Terrain bande, hulle is wel bietjie duurder as ander brands maar ek's seker jy sal maklik 100 000+ kry.

Goeie padhou vermoei en offroad bande

[oxydog]

Ek moet met Mark saamstem. Ek het BFG MT's op my SFA, en BFG AT's op my Vigo. AT's is BAIE veiliger op 'n nat pad (MT's is scary - werk glad nie op nat teer nie - wel fantasties in modder). Ek het MT's op die Vigo ook gehad, maar besluit om die AT's op te sit vir 1) minder geraas en 2) padhouvermoë in die reën.

[OOOOMS]

Ek moet met Mark saamstem. Ek het BFG MT's op my SFA, en BFG AT's op my Vigo. AT's is BAIE veiliger op 'n nat pad (MT's is scary - werk glad nie op nat teer nie - wel fantasties in modder). Ek het MT's op die Vigo ook gehad, maar besluit om die AT's op te sit vir 1) minder geraas en 2) padhouvermoë in die reën.

Yanee way to go, ma se Tuna se bande het nou al 98 000km op en kan nog maklik 20 000km doen

Thoughts please!

BF ALL Terrain!!!!!!!

[Hilux 1]

Conti World contact ook nie sleg nie, hulle garauntee 70 000km en die prys ook nie te erg nie. Ek ry al 4jr met hulle( stel 2 natuurlik en ek skat ek kry maklik 80 000km met myne- atuurlik ook by gese 95% teer en die ander 5 % ind ie bos/see sand/gravel)

[jacques kotze]

Ek het al n paar soorte bande gehad, hier is my ervaring van hulle. Bridgestone Deuler:(2 stelle gehad) Goeie bande maar slegte killo,s uit hulle gekry, al twee stelle het my so in die omgewing van 38000- 45000 km gegee toe is hul op. Goodyear Wrangler Mud-Terrain:(1 stel) Goed in modder maar uiters swak op n nat pad, ek sal hulle nie eers vir my grootste vyand aanbeveel nie. Weet nie hoeveel kilo,s hulle sou gee nie, het hul na drie maande afgehaal. Khumo Mud-terrain:(1 stel) Nie te sleg op nat pad nie, goed in modder. Nogal baie pad geraas na so 40 000km,s. Side walls is maar pieperig vir n M/T. Het so 70 000km uit hulle gekry. BF Goodrich A/T(2 stelle) BFG M/T(1 stel) Die A/T is vir my goed genoeg op hoe spoed en op nat pad, goed genoeg vir my om gerus te wees en nie heeltyd te wonder wanneer iets gaan verkeerd loop nie. Ek sal dit enige tyd opsit sonder om te wonder, kilo,s is soos ooooms se, goed vir 100 000km. Die M/T is goed in die modder, redelik goed op die natpad(baie,baie beter as die Goodyear) padgeraas is nie te sleg nie, dalk raas my 2.5 d4d se enjin te veel dat ek dink die bande raas nie.Sover het hulle 45 000 km op, kan nog so 20 000/ 25 000km gaan. Sal hulle enige tyd weer opsit.
BFG is baas

[TheoF]

Luister ma na die wyse manne Pierre , jy sal nie verkeerd gaan met BFG AT's nie.

[ChrisF]

This is what my Worldcontacts looked like after 19 ooo km. Both rear tires were showing signs of severe wear after 15k, then during our Namibia trip the two rear tires started throwing off blocks .....

MOST of these kilos were on gravel and trails.

I have only done 1 000km on the BFG tires, but happy so far.

I bought the BFG on the recommendation of a number of friends that DO many trails and have had a number of sets of BFG.

[Traveler]

BF's se padhou is ok. Baie makliker om hulle om draaie te laat skree as Bridgestone D694's. Maar D694 is duurder as BF's.

GY se Wrangler AT/SA is 'n beter band as altwee as dit kom by padhou op teer en grondpad, en kos ook minder, en sy casing het Kevlar in. Jy kan so 70,000 km verwag, wat minder as die BF's is.

Maak maar voorsiening vir langer stop afstande met die BF's. Ek het al 'n Almera en 'n Jetta se gatkante herrangskik.

[Gerrit S]

Ek beplan ook om onlangs 'n paar BF Goodrich te koop maar kan nie besluit op All Terrain of Mud Terrain nie. Doen so 90% teerpad en 10% grondpad. Raas die Mud Terrain nie baie op die teer nie? Is die beste opsie maar All Terrain?(ry meestal teerpad) Die Mud Terrain is weer vir my die mooier band van die twee. Besluite, besluite........

[oxydog]

Gerrit, die MT is natuurlik ook bietjie goedkoper (en ja, hulle lyk mooi), maar ek sal vir padhouvermoë (jou en jou familie se veiligheid) eerder die AT's opsit. Die MT's kom eers werklik tot hulle reg as jy erg modder of baie nat grondwalle ry.

[Traveler]

Gerrit, die MT is natuurlik ook bietjie goedkoper (en ja, hulle lyk mooi), maar ek sal vir padhouvermoë (jou en jou familie se veiligheid) eerder die AT's opsit. Die MT's kom eers werklik tot hulle reg as jy erg modder of baie nat grondwalle ry.

BAIE goeie raad.

[Traveler]

PS. whatever tyres you fit, rotate every 5,000km and you will get best possible km's.

[Pierré]

Hi all.

Thank you all for your input and advice. It REALLY helped alot.
I have decided on BFG A/T and I got a really sweet deal at TWT Wonderboom (comparing to other places that I got quotes from).
Tyres + fitment for R6000 incl.

Thanks again. I'll place some pics when the BFG's are fitted. Can't wait its going to look so .........!

Cheers vir eers.
Pierré

[oxydog]

Man, that IS a sweet deal. Do you know someone there, or did you just haggle a bit?

[Traveler]

Size dependant, that is a good deal.

But whatever TWT tells you; rotate every 5,000km that comes from Michelin SA directly. They negated my warranty claim cause I rotated at 10,000km (as TWT told me).

[jacques kotze]

Hi all.

Thank you all for your input and advice. It REALLY helped alot.
I have decided on BFG A/T and I got a really sweet deal at TWT Wonderboom (comparing to other places that I got quotes from).
Tyres + fitment for R6000 incl.

Thanks again. I'll place some pics when the BFG's are fitted. Can't wait its going to look so .........!

Cheers vir eers.
Pierré

Good choice, Hope you like them

[Pierré]

Man, that IS a sweet deal. Do you know someone there, or did you just haggle a bit?

Jarus.

True what Heinrich said, price is definitely size dependent.
I bought 30x9.5 R15, and no don't know anyone there and did not really haggle.

The sales person asked what I was quoted by other dealers. I told him and also told him what I have to spend.
He was quite for a minute and then said he wants the business and will do it for R6000.

I must say: that I appreciate from him, wanting the business and are willing to do a deal.

Regards.
Pierré

[oxydog]

Very true, you don't get that very often. Admirable.

[Animul]

I fitted BFG's A/T on the Jeep about three months ago and up to now cannot complain one bit. Actually it would have been nice if I could have fitted mine for R6k

It really makes a big difference when going off-road!