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any experience with any of these? by hipo1024 on Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:28 pm
So I'm about to order some new boots for the jeep and I'm torn between 3. I'd like a set of bfg AT's but at £150 a corner they can jog on.

Set 1 insa turbo rangers, same pattern as the bfg's but alot cheaper. I've been told they have weak sidewalls and to avoid the insa turbo version of that tyre - any experience of these?

Set 2 roadstone roadian, seems to be a safe bet, not a particularly aggressive pattern so more of a 80/20 tyre, but VERY cheap

Set 3 cooper discoverer at3, these seem to be getting good reviews online as a all rounder tyre. Again any experience with them?

And if push came to shove set 4, yoko geolandar at-s, alittle over my budget but not by too much

I'm looking at getting them in 265 70 17 flavour. Does anyone have any experience with any of them?

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Re: any experience with any of these? by RatCav on Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:00 pm
Roadstones get slated everywhere on all aspects including safety ;)
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Re: any experience with any of these? by RatCav on Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:04 pm
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Re: any experience with any of these? by gregster on Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:04 pm
General grabber at's are good both on and off road..
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Re: any experience with any of these? by RatCav on Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:59 pm
.. and AT2's. Both as good as BF Goodrich, but cheaper. That tyre size is going to limit your options though.
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Rear Limited Slip Differential.
Yota Surf steels, with custom paintjob. (cheers Gregster)
33x12.5" R15 General Grabber AT 2's.
+2" suspension lift.
+3" body lift.
Cat 1 Thatcham approved alarm.
Irmscher wheel arch flares.
Full body restoration/respray. (cheers Gregster again!)
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Re: any experience with any of these? by hipo1024 on Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:21 pm
The General grabbers are just out of my budget. I have a max of £400. The yoko's are £440 iirc so could just about stretch to that but then I have to get them fitted which is another £40 quid. The others I listed are all under £400.

And yeah that size does limit it down but without going to a different size rim that's the most common "bigger" tyre size you can get

Cheers for the comments so far! Keep them coming :)
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Re: any experience with any of these? by RatCav on Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:39 pm
Personally I would go for the Yokohama Geolanders. Find that extra £40. I had them on my Mk.I and were brilliant.
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Front Manual Locking Hubs.
Rear Limited Slip Differential.
Yota Surf steels, with custom paintjob. (cheers Gregster)
33x12.5" R15 General Grabber AT 2's.
+2" suspension lift.
+3" body lift.
Cat 1 Thatcham approved alarm.
Irmscher wheel arch flares.
Full body restoration/respray. (cheers Gregster again!)
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Re: any experience with any of these? by Fatbaz on Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:38 pm
Had the general Grabber AT2s in 33x12.50R15 on a previous truck, wore extremely well never got stuck with them, low road noise and had good road manners. The premium AT in my book....Might be above budget though!

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Re: any experience with any of these? by stretch on Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:13 pm
I think robfog had the rangers on his disco?

I use a set of AT's i got off 4x4tyres were about 300 and have proved very well.
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Re: any experience with any of these? by jimmybhoy on Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:22 am
Yoko Geolanger`s mine :thumbup:
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Re: any experience with any of these? by 2much on Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:21 pm
Bridgestone Dueller, Goodyear Wranglers HP if just for road, both last an age, my Navara is on 46k on original set of GYs but now need replacing.

For something more aggressive then General's as mentioned above or Maxis AT3 all around 440 mark without fitting.

Re; BFG ATs whilst they are expensive, if you want AT and to last they may work out cheaper in long run. My mates L200 is running a set fitted over 70k ago and they are still legal.....
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Re: any experience with any of these? by dazza on Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:36 pm
Been running cooper at3 on my dti for 18 months. Good all rounder, liked them so much, just bought a set for V6
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