Winter/off road tyre options/part worn
I'm looking into wheels and tyres for my G. I currently have 15 inch wheels on my w460 which limits the sizes available I think.
I ideally want some BF Goodrich (like the look and white writing) or some Goodyear Wranglers. I would like to keep them on all year round if they are good on the road. We have alot of off road tracks and rough roads where I live ( a regular tour of landy's use my lane for practice) so I will go off road properly as well.
I could change to Merc car 16 inch wheels using adaptors or maybe even some G Wagon 16" alloys if I can find some at the right price in a straight condition. My question is ....the BF Goodrich All Terrain' looks good for the road. Mud Terrain is more off road biased but how does it handle on the road in wet etc.?
I thinking about the 31 or 33 inch size tyres or something wide and tall to fit a 15 or 16 inch rim.
Are the Wranglers any good? Which ones are for off road/4x4 use. I have some Infinity' 265/70/15 on currently but these are rubbish off road but do look good and have done only 2000miles. If any one has some part worns or wants to swap PM me.
D
i run my w460 on cooper tyres quite cheep not to much road noise
last quite well
and have white lettering on 1 side so you get to chose
+1 on the coopers - I have AT's nice, hard wearing and capable off road.
Spider1V
cooper st max is all the rage now..
Hi Montreal,
I have the BFGs - MTs on the Pinz and ATs on the G. The MTs are a serious off road tyre. In the cold wet they are not as good as the ATs. Also the ATs are a LOT quieter. They're both good offroad: obviously the MTs are better here when it comes to the mud, on stoney ground they are equally as good.
My only experience with the Coopers is with mates' cars: they keep slitting the sidewalls. This is why the BFGs are more expensive - they have much stronger sidewalls. If you're offroading regularly, even with ATs, I'd recommend you go for the strongest sidewall possible as this is where a lot of punctures happen with modern off road tyres.
Hope that helps,
Ph
Hmmm After Ph's post, this got me worried, as I have been on Cooper Zeon LTZ A/T's and have'raved' and recomended them to a number of friends. Reading some of the reviews there are some cases of side walls cracking after 40,000-50,000 - which is about where I am at the moment on mine so I have popped down to ATS and got them to check. The bloke down there had not heard and checked his central database - nothing out from the manufacturer as of yet, and don't worry folkes your favourite 500 driver is safe so far, though I will keep my eyes posted for such and will let members know.
From my personal perspective - I have had them on for 2 and a bit years and love'em, the LTZ Zeon's do have armoured (thicker) side walls but in a test against BFG's dunno who would win. What I can say its; rain, hail, snow, mud and pot holes they have done great thus far for an AT.
Cheers for the heads up PH! 
Spider1V
in the old days when my G was new it came with a set of (sempert)spelt wrong
and they had kerb band but you never see this these days
Semperit only in 205/16 but fantastic in snow.
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