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nickski2005
 


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What size Mud tyres for 17 " wheels

I have finally purchased some 17" factory wheels (ebay), now I need to decide what are the best mud tyres to put on them. I am leaning toward Cooper STT, however Icant decide on which size. 245/70/17 or 265/70/17. Any Recommendations?????
  
Post #16664313th Jun 2007 11:17 am
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simon_arch1
 


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Jonesy put his list together in the thread at:
- http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic11701.html

I think the MTR - Goodyear MTR 265/70R17 112P - is the best option! IMHO!

cheers,

Simon
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17" Tyre Options

FWIW, I have been trawling the tyre manufacturer websites - looking for 17" tyre options. Here is my list so far:

17" MT
Cooper STT 245/70R17 119Q (Light Truck)
Mickey Thompson MTZ 265/70/17 113S
Goodyear MTR 265/70R17 112P
Kumho KL71 LT265/70R17 112/109Q

17" AT
Cooper S/T 245/70R17 119Q (Light Truck)
Cooper ATR 235/70R17 111S RE
Micky Thompson ATZ LT245/70R17 119/116R (Light Truck)
Bridgestone D694 265/65R17 112T
Yokohama Geolandar A/T +II G011 265/65R17 112H
Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S 265/65R17 112H
BF Goodrich AT KO LT265/70R17 112H (Light Truck)
Pirelli Scorpion A/T P265/70 R17TL 113Swl m+s
Pirelli Scorpion ATR LT245/70 R17TL 119Rrb m+s (Light Truck)
Pirelli Scorpion ATR LT265/70 R17TL 121Swl m+s (Light Truck)
Dunlop Grandtrek AT2 265/65R17 112S
Toyo Open Country All-Terrain 265/65R17 112S
General Grabber AT2 265/65R17 112T

17" HT
Goodyear Wrangler HP AW 235/70R17 111H (supplied tyre when new)
Cooper HT 245/70R17 119R (Light Truck)
Dunlop Grandtrek 265/65R17 112T
Toyo Open Country H/T 265/65R17 112H

Cheers,
Rob
Edit #3: to add Goodyear's offerings
Edit #4: to add Kumho's offerings
Edit #5: to add Dunlop's offerings
Edit #6: to add Toyo's and General Tire's offerings
Edit #7: to add Cooper ATR
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Post #16665113th Jun 2007 11:58 am
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nickski2005
 


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Hi Simon,

I was just browsing through and noticed that you consider them the best. Do you have any pics of them fitted t 17 inch wheels. Are they more aggressive than STT's.

Nick
  
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LeighW
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Nick - whilst I haven't experience with either, the following images may guide you.


Cooper STT


Goodyear MTR

(Both images copied from the respective manufacturer's Aussie sites.)

HTH, Leigh
 LeighW

The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours) 
 
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simon_arch1
 


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Nick - I don't, but PCH does...

- http://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/displayima...&pos=4

Fitted to 17" BMW wheels Neutral

cheers,

Simon
 D3 - Buckingham Blue, SE, TDV6, 06 model; chipped; underbody armour; Mickey Thompson ATZ 275/65-18 AND MAXXIS Bighorn muddies; rear wheel carrier from 4x4intelligence.com; iPOD aux connection! GME 3200 UHF - aerial mounted on wheel carrier Smile; LR roof rails/cross bars; Autosafe cargo barrier, Safari Snorkel; Traxide - aux battery; ARB bull bar with Tigerz11 winch; Lightforce 240 XGT driving lights (mitchell bros tow hitch to come) 

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BTW - I think the Cooper STT is slightly more aggressive - but the MTR has been around longer...

cheers
 D3 - Buckingham Blue, SE, TDV6, 06 model; chipped; underbody armour; Mickey Thompson ATZ 275/65-18 AND MAXXIS Bighorn muddies; rear wheel carrier from 4x4intelligence.com; iPOD aux connection! GME 3200 UHF - aerial mounted on wheel carrier Smile; LR roof rails/cross bars; Autosafe cargo barrier, Safari Snorkel; Traxide - aux battery; ARB bull bar with Tigerz11 winch; Lightforce 240 XGT driving lights (mitchell bros tow hitch to come)  
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LeighW
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Simon, that's not a play on words is it?

"A round longer" Rolling with laughter

Leigh
 LeighW

The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours) 
 
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disco4x4au
 


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The most aggressive 265/70/17 you can fit in Aussie is probably the Maxxis Bighorn. In the flesh, it has as much void between the lugs as a Super Swamper, with a 19/32" tread depth (a bit more than the STT and the Mickey Thompson MTZ). Supposed to be pretty quiet too.

Cheers,

Gordon
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ex - 2009 D3 TDV6 SE, silver, had lots of stuff too!
Now - 2010 RRS 3.0 TDV6, rimini red, 18" rims + Cooper LTZ, rear eLocker, Spider tuning box, GOE protection plates and rock sliders, GOE 3way shortened rods. 
 
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I think HORTO has these tyres on BMW wheels he bought off e-bay for around $6oo (rims only, I think). They look good (except for the blue & white chevron Twisted Evil on the hubs. A bit of black paint/texta could do the jobby on that though). I believe wheel nuts could be a prob though. Shocked (studs not long enough.)
PM Horto for details.
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Simon, PCH's rims are the same as mine Performance Wheels BB6 17*8. (about $300 each).

I've got 245/70 STT"s. Very happy with them.

Within legal requirements for diameter as well.

Depends what you want to do really. For some stuff a wider tyre is better, but a lot of the stuff here is soft sand and for that a narrower tyre is often better.

They're quite quiet (unless you've got the uneven geometry problem, then they're deafening!)
 Have a nice day!
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2005 HSE D3 (Sold) 
 
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LeighW
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As an aside Jamo, how are your tyres wearing? Is the alignment problem resolved?

PM me if you prefer...

Leigh
 LeighW

The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours) 
 
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Great now! Since it was fixed correctly, I've done around 12,000km on the Coopers and the wear is even all round, so I'm pretty happy.

The STT's seem to generally wear a little faster than the HP+'s, but I suppose that's to be expected from mud tyres.

At the moment, I couldn't be happier with the tyre wear!
Very Happy
 Have a nice day!
2010 Cayenne Diesel with PASM & Off Road Pkg
2005 HSE D3 (Sold) 
 
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