Tyre advice please

On or around Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:24:19 +0100, "Steve L" enlightened us thusly:

Found the Pirellis good for grip but poor for wear, meself. I've also had Avon Ranger AT (gripped OK but can't comment on wear), Goodrich AT (I found 'em slippy on wet tarmac), Michelin Synchrone (fab grip on tarmac, not much cop off road and wore out too quick for the price).

The TDi disco is currently on Goodyear GT+4s, which seem to grip nicely but can't comment on longevity yet.

oh and FWIW, I reckon that for light running, you want 36psi front and rear; for carrying a lot of weight any distance, up the rears to about 40.

I know the book says 28 in the front, and it's wrong - running front tyres at 28 produces classic "under-inflated" wear pattern on all the discos and tyres I've had. The set of Pirellis that I wore down were not rotated front-rear and the front ones wore down as even as you like right to the legal limit.

Brilliant! I think I'll stay with Pirelli, better the devil you know!. I got around 75K miles on my last set, at least 20K of that was towing a heavy boat or caravan. Your comment is really useful, as you say, tyres are worn at the edges, perhaps slightly more on the inside edge at 28psi. I think they may have been rotated once side to side but certainly not front-rear. I will up the pressure as you suggest. Thanks for your reply

Steve

On or around Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:53:47 +0100, "Steve L" enlightened us thusly:

The only downside I found in upping the pressure was that the ride is a touch harsher on rough surfaces.

Even 46,000 miles seems a bit good. Though having said that the STs on my DII have now done 10,000 miles (totated once at about 6k) and possibly only about 1/4 worn but that would be too bald not the wear indicators...

I ran the previous tyres at 28 on the front, definately to low. Not sure what they are at now but the wear is very even. Can't say I've noticed any particular hashness on the cobbled Front Street.

Crikey, thats more than i got from a car once!!! It was a Sierra Sapphire & it got worn smooth after

Nige

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I would suggest an All-Terran or, at the very least, a Mud & Snow. My brand preference is Goodyear. I'm running MT/Rs on both Landies, mine and the missus. My son just bought the MOAT (Mother-Of-All-Trucks). A Ford F-250 4x4 Extended Cab, 8 ft (2.4M) bed and powered with the 7.3L TurboDiesel Engine. He wanted only Goodyear MT/Rs and that's what he got from the dealer. They are the same tyres that are on the HUMVEE.

Just my 2 pence worth of knowledge.

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