Put 2 new BFG tyres on the Navara in Longreach- one made in Japan the other USA - am interested in the long term comparison. Has anyone else experienced this and which tyre lasted longer. I'll back the Japanese. Have put 2 more on in Dubbo - both USA made.
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Jenny and Barry
2009 Roma Elegance / 2013 Colorado. Permanent travellers 2011-2015 now just travel for 4-6 mths
I assume you refer to BF Goodrich. I have the All-Terrain T/A, USA made, on my old Patrol and after approx 87,000Km they have only suffered 1 recent puncture.
That's 87,000km across 5 rotated tyres, not 4 constantly on. I see it as an average per tyre of about 70,000Km.
They are still not down to the safety blocks, but not far off it, and only ever suffered 1 recent puncture. Pretty good after severe off road in those amount of Km's.
It'll be interesting how the nip Vs yank compares.
For me the yanks have done a great job.
Cheers
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Yes nomad246 - same tyres as you. I got only 35,000 out of the Kumo's. I know someone who has done all the major outback tracks always running BFG's and never even had a puncture so that influenced my decision - this time I said "forget the price- get a good tyre" hoping it will pay off in the long run. Mmmm - the van is next.
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Jenny and Barry
2009 Roma Elegance / 2013 Colorado. Permanent travellers 2011-2015 now just travel for 4-6 mths
- this time I said "forget the price- get a good tyre" hoping it will pay off in the long run. Mmmm - the van is next.
Thats what I thought a few years back, fitted a set & had the two rears fall apart within two days of each other in outback Qld. I was not impressed as these had only done low kls & we were in the first week of a lap around the big block,
JC.
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had the two rears fall apart within two days of each other
Wouldn't mind a pic of your 2 rears fallin apart,
I never heard of such a tragic event before, but there's always a first time.
Didnt need a pic to remind me of it, the steel belts just break apart & explode. I had a Micky Thompson do the same thing earlier this year, Ifelt the radical behaviour & was able to stop & change it just before it burst as well.
Over many years in the motor game I have seen dozens of tyres do this, they break up in the belt section & tear the rest of the tyre appart. When the explode they can do sever damage to body work & componets.
JC.
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Have had 2 sets of Cooper HTs and was very happy with them .. around 80,000 Km out of each & replaced just before they got to the wear bars. Curent set around 5 yrs old.
Only do round 10,000 Km per yr these days & no long trips in mind and the '96 Patrol coming to the end of the road with me, so with the price of Coopers at $330 each I thought that I'd look at aletrnatives.
Bob Jane offered a few 'mid range' choices at round $250 each but suggested that USA made General Grabbers might be the go in my situation at $200 each. They look OK with lots of tread, just like the Coopers, so I went that way. Be interesting to see what Kms I get out of them.
