Again-again

[terrano bob]

WHAT TYRES DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR MY TRUCK I DONT DO OFF ROADING BUT TOW A CARAVAN :thumbs

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Again... BFG's AT's


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[Bigbunny2007]

If I was you I would look at khumo Tyres, not AT's just a standard 4x4 tyre.
If your towing the caravan you will have more road noise with AT's and more than likely wear them out quicker. Loads to choose from, I have khumos on my D3 and love them I have had barum bavarious before and they were super, made by continental. Well worth a look at. :thumb2

 

[AlexD333]

Actually, I would go for a good a/t tyre, they are usually pretty hard wearing.

First comment is pretty good, if you want cheap then get event ml698s

Good road grip :thumb2

 

[macabethiel]

My Terrano r3mR

Looked up my old records my Terrano came with Runway H2 Enduro 265/70 x 16 tyres.
Good all round road tyre and was fine in the snow we had 3 years ago. Did 5 years motoring only replaced one due to a puncture. Did around 70,000 Km on them.
Tyre cost around £68 back then.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

I don't get any noticeable extra road noise from the BFG's and having AT's on a damp grass field with a caravan on the back has been useful so many times. So far 20k on mine and hardly any ware showing.

No point putting road tyres on a 4x4, as you get no benefit on having the four wheel drive. You might as well have just bought a car and saved the money plus extra running costs.

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[quixote]

I have the OE Bridgestone Dueller HT 840 on mine & use it both as a daily driver and some off-road use. On-road they're pretty quiet & handle ok, off-road performance is more than good enough to get me up wet muddy farm tracks, across muddy fields, and general farm access as I do a lot of shooting. Good all-round compromise and not too dear :thumb2

 

[Bigbunny2007]

I don't get any noticeable extra road noise from the BFG's and having AT's on a damp grass field with a caravan on the back has been useful so many times. So far 20k on mine and hardly any ware showing.

No point putting road tyres on a 4x4, as you get no benefit on having the four wheel drive. You might as well have just bought a car and saved the money plus extra running costs.

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A 4x4 will cope with with wet grass on any tyres in good condition you don't need AT's tyres to do that. He has asked advice and ive give my opinion and personal experiences, new 4x4's come with standard road going tyres. As for a having a car instead that's just going off on one!!!

 

[Bigbunny2007]

I have the OE Bridgestone Dueller HT 840 on mine & use it both as a daily driver and some off-road use. On-road they're pretty quiet & handle ok, off-road performance is more than good enough to get me up wet muddy farm tracks, across muddy fields, and general farm access as I do a lot of shooting. Good all-round compromise and not too dear :thumb2

Also a great tyre, had them on a shogun a few years back, I did a 70 mile green Lanning trip round Buxton and surrounding area with no real problems apart from the stone steps!!

 

[jims-terrano]

The older 15inch rims came with bridgestone dualler which is a road tyre.

Ht are road tyres, they are biassed for road use so will be quieter, possibly more economic and most importantly should have more road grip. A good set of road tyres and 4wd should get you off a slippery caravan site.

AT are both but normally biassed 60 40 for off road use so its likely there will not be as much grip for road use but does not necessarily bad for road use. I think there will be more road noise and probably a little less economic.

MT are mud tyres! They are around 80 20 off road use but may vary. They are bound to be noisier and less economic and although probably not dangerous for road use they wont have as much road grip but will get you out of a muddy field and more besides.

These are my opinions based on my experience and different manufacterers will vary and peoples opinions and experiences will also vary. Go to an independant tyre seller and take advice, most expensive doesnt mean theyll be the best.

Personally I would go for a good HT tyre possibly khumo. Look after the tyres, use 4wd carefully and correctly. Check pressures too and also ensure gearbox, transfer box and diffs oils are all changed with correct grades.

 

[Banshee]

BFGoodrich AT's, all day, every day, no contest!!!

They are the hardest wearing tyres on road I've ever known that also offer great traction off road, and in snow!!!! :splif:

 

[makeitfit]

BFGoodrich AT's, all day, every day, no contest!!!

They are the hardest wearing tyres on road I've ever known that also offer great traction off road, and in snow!!!! :splif:

Bingo Have to agree BFG awesome mileage munchers and ofcourse you still get the benefit of a bit of 4x4 action parking the van in a field

 

[Ianinessex]

My opinion, for what it is worth - always buy the tyres for the job you are going to do. If you are going to be on the road, and particularly if you are towing, get tyres that are going to give the best performance and grip on the road. I know the Patrol, and possibly the Terrano used to come as new with Bridgestone Duellers. These gave good performance on the road and most importantly, stopped the fully loaded car well in the wet. :clap

If you go to A/T tyres, these will help on the grass and mud of a caravan site, but add considerably to the stopping distance when stopping with the 'van on the road in the wet. M/T will be even worse. Also remember, the A/T and M/T are not "standard fitments" and therefore your insurance company need to be informed.

On the make of tyre, there are so many to choose from that it comes down to personal choice, depth of pocket and the mileage you do. Back in Japan, the home of the Patrol & Terrano (although I have only rarely seen them in my travels there), they will be on domestic tyres, Bridgestone or Yokohamas

Ian

 

[bry]

In my opinion (and use) BF Goodrich AT are the mutt nuts.Good road manners, very hard wearing .And of course brilliant off road. Of course all this comes at a cost.My other Truck as Technic Tracker's, and perform well enough.
My first t2 came with Duellers and it performed well in snow, i never took them off road.So i have no idea how they would perform.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

A 4x4 will cope with with wet grass on any tyres in good condition you don't need AT's tyres to do that. He has asked advice and ive give my opinion and personal experiences, new 4x4's come with standard road going tyres. As for a having a car instead that's just going off on one!!!

Each to their own, just as you are allowed your opinion, I am allowed mine, and I was quoting as the OP asked, my opinion, based on my own experiences of towing caravans with a multitude of vehicles, including 4x4's and cars, over many years on many tyre types.

I have always found that AT's give the best compromise on a 4x4 which is used as a 4x4, rather than a Chelsea tractor, or a poor mans SUV.

I stand by, if you have a 4x4 like a Terrano, there is no point in expecting to use it only on the road, and if you do, then you purchased the wrong vehicle. It is a work horse, designed on the same premiss as a tractor, just with a compromise on speed, comfort and passenger carrying ability. If you just want 4wd to cope in the odd day of snow, then there are a lot of 4wd SUV's available that would be a lot safer, as they are designed to use the 4wd correctly and safely on a metalled road surface, with out issues of "windup" "locking hubs" and "transfer boxes" etc, and will work just as well towing a caravan, with out any of the overheads and compromises of a rough and ready 4x4.

The T2 is not a quiet vehicle, and therefore, an extra bit of road noise of AT's over road tyres is hardly going to notice once inside, and it is not a performance car, designed to belt round corners at high speeds or beat everyone away from the lights, so a small amount of loss in road manors compared to having the ability to drive most places on and of road, and have the added advantages of being less likely to get a puncture must all be taken into account. Even the difference in fuel economy is not going to show up in the same way on a vehicle that only does about 25mpg, compared to a car that may do 60mpg.

When I had my first 4x4, it was a Vitara which is a very capable little off roader, but because of the market it was aimed at, it had Duellers on as standard. The first time I towed the caravan, I got stuck in a dip on a grass field, and on several muddy tracks going into and out of caravan sites. Once I changed to the AT's I never had to be towed again. The same goes for the Terrano, when I had the original tyres on it, I got stuck going down a chewed up track onto the caravan site at Strumpshaw Steam fair. Since then, I have been back twice more, with the same vehicle, but a heavier caravan, and both years, the mud has been worse, but the AT's took the outfit on with minimal issues.

So based on MY experience, AT's, of which I have tried a couple of makes, and found BFG's to be the best for how I use MY car, to tow MY caravan, is MY answer to the OP's question.

 

[Sweety]

I run cooper AT3's & so far can't falt them:thumb2 been on a few very wet camp sites my old road tyre would just spin on the grass fitted the AT's & it hasn't happened again plus road holding on wet roads is much better which i've found every time i've binned road tyres & fitted AT's:augie

 

[Terranical]

My opinion, for what it is worth - always buy the tyres for the job you are going to do. If you are going to be on the road, and particularly if you are towing, get tyres that are going to give the best performance and grip on the road. I know the Patrol, and possibly the Terrano used to come as new with Bridgestone Duellers. These gave good performance on the road and most importantly, stopped the fully loaded car well in the wet. :clap

If you go to A/T tyres, these will help on the grass and mud of a caravan site, but add considerably to the stopping distance when stopping with the 'van on the road in the wet. M/T will be even worse. Also remember, the A/T and M/T are not "standard fitments" and therefore your insurance company need to be informed.

On the make of tyre, there are so many to choose from that it comes down to personal choice, depth of pocket and the mileage you do. Back in Japan, the home of the Patrol & Terrano (although I have only rarely seen them in my travels there), they will be on domestic tyres, Bridgestone or Yokohamas

Ian

I've got Bridgestone Duellers on mine, seem to be wearing very well and suited to the combination of very variable Spanish roads and the daily drives up and down the rutted (some 12" -15" deep), potholed and when wet, boggy, tracks to my daughters' house near Malaga.

 

[Bigbunny2007]

Lots of replies to your question about tyres now mate. Anyone got a bigger stick???

 

[Banshee]

Lots of replies to your question about tyres now mate. Anyone got a bigger stick???

:lol

Seems BFGoodrich AT's have got the majority vote at the moment

Duellers were fitted as standard to the Terrano when they first came about and IIRC I read somewhere that a hell of a lot of cars were recalled due to a sidewall defect causing the tyre to explode :doh

 

[AlexD333]

I guess you have to weigh up what you will use em for. I loved the event ML 698.

I was dubious when I bought them, expecting them to be crap, given how cheap they were, but actually, I gave em some real stick and they behaived flawlessly.

The only dissapointing bit was trying to drift, as they were more grippy than I sometimes wanted them :lol