Off road tyre

[Peninsulakid]

Really excited about getting my syncro tomorrow. At the moment it has 100% road tyres on 14" rims. Got a set of 15" steels on the way but what should I put on them. Obviously want to go green laneing. Probably won't be doing much motorway or commuting stuff. Sorry if this post is going over an old topic but I'm a syncro virgin right now! Cheers

[jed the spread]

Welcome to the smug club

BF Goodridge A/T's will see you right for abit of everything. I have been using them for a while and am trying the M/T ones (second hand) for everyday use but they are noisy as hell and the steering wheel seems harder to turn with them on to. The A/T's are good enough for the bit of off road driving I do every now and again and are great on road too.

jed

[jed the spread]

Lets see some pictures of your new buy then....

jed

[..lee..]

as jed said at`s seemed pretty capable on what we encountered on wales weekend, thats what i`m running only mine are grabber at2`s. if you do decide to run muds permanently on road think about the kumho kl71`s i run a set of these on my delica and are pretty quiet on the tar. if you want off road tyres only i have 2 as new 15" sahara`s that might suit you but they are noisey.

[sandwedge]

So you wont be interested in mine anymore I guess

Did you buy the high top from ebay?

[..lee..]

he`s on about his new doka. camper to follow. hell of a boy.

[sandwedge]

Someones got the syncro bug

[..lee..]

well if your going to get a bug a syncro bug is probally the best....

keep the van ian you`ll miss it if it goes.

[sandwedge]

I know Lee Im really in two minds at the moment, had such good fun driving it in Wales the other weekend , and I know what Ive got mechanically, and structurally.

[Peninsulakid]

Hi Gents

Thanks for the welcome and all the help. Will get some photos posted as soon as poss. Probably have to give ..lee.. some dosh to fix loads first. How long before the next green lane experience?

[John Potter]

I've got 15" KL 71's. They are half the price of the BFG's (paid £45 each for mine last year, fitted) and seem to work fine, clog in wet mud a bit but they are AT's.

[toomanytoys]

Arent yours KL78's Jon?? the 71's are very aggressive MT type... but appear to be very good on road...

KL 71's
http://www.kumhotyre.co.uk/selector.php?tyre_id=22

KL78's
http://www.kumhotyre.co.uk/selector.php?tyre_id=23

[v-lux]

Harrymann is running the KL71's. Could ask for an informed opinion if you were interested in them.

[John Potter]

Yes, KL 78 mine. must learn to read......

I'm thinking about something more MT ish for next year though as I'm going to enjoy the outdoors much more

[..lee..]

i only bought the kl 71`s because a friend of mine ran them on his landy and used to drive passed other landys with bfg muds on that were stuck. could have been he was a good driver but he reconed it was the tyres. he used his landy every day for work and play and they lasted him ages. that, the fact they are conciderably cheaper than bfg and they also get very good reviews in off road tests was good enough for me. only reason i didn`t buy them for the syncro was the size issue. they didn`t do them in the size i wanted.