Recomendations for 4x4 tyres

[*Phoenix*]

Would 265/70R17 fit on the Hilux...

[Rutless Tiida]

After the run on sunday I am going to switch back to the tyres that came with the truck..I am going to try and use them up a bit...Those tyres have about 20k to 30k left in them and that would take me about 6-9 months so I am not worried about dry rot of the Toyo's

[lighthammer]

Venum - will do, will check for cracks and crevices forming.
So far everything looks good.

[speedaholic]

Would 265/70R17 fit on the Hilux...

if 22" crim cud fit! i sure they will!!! cuz i have a padna who had 305/45/24 on his lux and it fitt nicee...! yes i said305.. it looked mean from the front or back.. but from the said was jes bleh.... crimss! FTL!

[*Phoenix*]

Stuppeess... That hadda touch tho!!!
I wanna know the biggest size that will fit on OEM rims that wont touch...

[speedaholic]

welll one way to find out.....

[badart]

phoenix i was wondering the same thing..the front looking like it wud touch but the back have plenty space

[3stagevtec]

Would 265/70R17 fit on the Hilux...

if 22" crim cud fit! i sure they will!!! cuz i have a padna who had 305/45/24 on his lux and it fitt nicee...! yes i said305.. it looked mean from the front or back.. but from the said was jes bleh.... crimss! FTL!

A 265/70R17 is actually a 31.6" tyre.. that is almost the same diameter as a 275/70R16..

A 305/45R24 is a 34.8"" tyre and wayyy too tall imo.. will negatively affect fuel economy and ride quality by a significant amount.

[speedaholic]

yeaa.. like they take that into consideration when they buyin rims...

[venum]

who cares about fuel economy, suspension damage, ride quality and practicality when it comes to pweeedy crims

[lighthammer]

certainly not us dieselheads....

with our big-lug tyres, muddy vehicles, and ugly bullbars.


Certain men excluded though - that black hilux who came on the last mini-run on the 24's prove he-self.... that under all that bling, is still the beating heart of a off-road beast.

[speedaholic]

^^

[venum]

anyone know if the 15" steel rims from the new Hilux will fit the sportero

by fit i mean clear the calipers

a buddy of mine offered me his set of steelies

thinking bout painting them pink, outfitting them with some M/T and using them on Teri for offroad

after all ladies need shoes always

[speedaholic]

pink??? seriously?? how about floresent green?

[venum]

^ ^ ^ that is baddis colour

[venum]

anybody on the fitment of the Hilux steelies

lookinmg at teh price of 265\70\17 BFG AT from tire rack - working out to be close to TT$7000 after tax

[speedaholic]

O.o shiett!! das alott!!

[*Phoenix*]

I would love to get my hands on a set of 285/70/17s

[Team Loco]

its been 1 mth since i fitted the new Goodyear Forterras on the lux. after driving the sr5 with crappy roadstone tyres, i must say the difference reminds you about how important tyres are. the forterras i would rate as 10/10. i never thought i'd rate up a goodyear tyre. i use to use goodyear eagles for racing long ago. they were crap and ended up with cracks and never held out. thats when i moved to michelin. however after my last experience with the a/t2 (cracking between threads), i have moved back to goodyear.

definitely worth the price of $1300/piece

[lighthammer]

I want these for the Navara....



After the scorpions have worn out...

[3stagevtec]

I wouldn't mind getting a set in these...

[Team Loco]

^^^ u have a massey furgeson ??

[3stagevtec]

it usually gets driven like one...

[MrCuddles]

I want these for the Navara....



After the scorpions have worn out...

well daz jus a few years away den....

[gtiracer]

Loco where you get those forteras and what size are they?

[lighthammer]

automotive components, masterserve and milagemack have the goodyear fortera, I believe.

[getrishi]

I need tyres badly for Sportero 265/70/16. Stock duellers gave me 69000 KM. Was going to get the TOYO open county, around $1100.00. Milage Mac say container clearing call next Monday. But those Pirelli Scorpion look interesting. both open country and scorpion are traction A temp B, treadware is 520 on scorpion and 500 open country (not much difference).
95% on highway 5% on dirt roads. but the duellers HT suck on wet road and that is my biggest problem right now especially with the rain these days down south.

What i find dissapointing is 90% of places i called only know brand of tyre but not the model name. so is pressure to find reviews.

Pirelli or TOYO ? Maybe i need to borrow that 25cent and flip it?

[CD4Accord]

Well, what price quote you got on the Pirelli?

Considering you are 95% on road, that would be my first choice.. The comparatively quick wear on the Toyo would scare me off if I was you...

[lighthammer]

The price of my Scorpions was about $1485 per tyre, including cost of balancing and fitment. I had asked for a discount and got 5% off the original price, so it came out to about $1485 or around $5900 or so (not including alignment - I did that outside after Automotive Components facked it up and made my truck pull to the left).


I was trying to hold off for the BFG's from Quikserv, but they were really expensive at $1800 or so per tyre. My main consideration though was the same as yours - I drive 95% on-road and 5% off-road, and I read great reviews of the Pirelli Scorpions. Everyone kept saying how it lasted them a long time (65,000km's and more) and they performed very well on road while keeping a decent off-road performance level. The only thing that defeated the scorpions was mud and soft-clay.

I would have gone for the Toyo Open Country, but I wasn't satisfied with the relatively quick wear-rates, although the average life of the tyres from reviews online was around 45,000km. Not too bad but perhaps by taking care of the tyre (regular alignment, rotation & balancing, etc.) it would extend the lifetime.


Here's a side-by-side comparison of my dad's Pirelli Scorpion STR vs my Pirelli Scorpion ATR



His scorpions were bought from Pricesmart in 2007, have about 50,000+ km's on them, and he doesn't drive hard at all.
Funny enough, I think his tyres would do much better in mud and soft clay than the ATR's I have, which are a more road-biased tyre.

[Jeremy Mohd]

Guys who had both can maybe compare them better, but from my end I never regretted or was ever not pleased with the Toyo's.
Fantastic in the dry, good in the wet, and real fun in the mud. They clean themselves great.

The treadwear I guess I will see in time if it was worth it or not.