Newb tyre question

[lawsy]

Picked up my truck and should hopefuly be going to tony very soon for a service etc

one thing i've noticed that my front tyres are pretty much new, but the rears have tread but are perishing on both between the tread and more worringly on the side walls..

So they obviously need changing - as my budget is dwindling rapidly i cant afford to replace all 4 of the tyres, but I do want some chunkier A/T tyres..

The ones on my truck at the mo are bridgstones and seem to have a more road focused tread pattern - now I may be talking out of my arse as i havent really a clue - but I've read somewhere before that front n rear tyres need to be matched in style/tread pattern etc..

so my question..

Should i put on the same tyres as i have on the front on the rears - then when funds allow, get another set of rims with an A/T (off road/winter) tyres on - which I know the sensible answer should be weekday/summer road tyres on one set and on the other set have the A/T - winter - off road tyres??

Or coud i just whack on some AT tyres on say the rear and run it till i can afford to change the fronts (is it safe??)

[stormforce]

as long as you have the same tyre on the same axel you will be ok.I would just go for some AT's as they will be good all round tyres for what you will need

[lawsy]

thats cool then

I knew you would know.. Cheers Rich

Any recomendations of a good affordable all rounder

I was looking on black circle and they recomend a Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S G012 as a good all rounder..

at about £95 a corner.. is really pushing the budget

[Apache]

Pick up a copy of TOR if you can find one. Lots of tyre ads in there, and some cheap bargains to be had on very serviceable ATs if you aren't too brand conscious.

[lawsy]

not worried on brands to be honest, but do a lot of road driving so want them to good in the wet as well as mud/snow etc..

still contemplating getting a second set of rims with different tyres on

Will keep an eye out and see whats about.. Cheers so far

if i go bigger in dia - whats the biggest on the standard suspension set up - 265/70/15 on there now

[Animal Mother]

Pick up a copy of TOR if you can find one. Lots of tyre ads in there, and some cheap bargains to be had on very serviceable ATs if you aren't too brand conscious.

What is TOR?

[lawsy]

I was guessing at Total Off Road ??

[GBV8]

Have a look at Kumho Road Venture AT KL78.

I just fitted 4 of these and I am very happy with them.

Got them from Camskill at a good price.

[Maverick]

not worried on brands to be honest, but do a lot of road driving so want them to good in the wet as well as mud/snow etc..

still contemplating getting a second set of rims with different tyres on

Will keep an eye out and see whats about.. Cheers so far

if i go bigger in dia - whats the biggest on the standard suspension set up - 265/70/15 on there now

31 10.5 R15 on standard suspension (I Don't know what that is in new money).

I've been running Khumo ATs since my girl was imported in 2003, and she's on her second set now. Can't say I've ever had any problems.

[lawsy]

Cheers guys - I shall shop around in the week..

swmbo insists that they should have white letters on the tyres.. so what she says, she will get..

[Ben_D]

Just put a set of GT Savero HT plus on my gen 3, £297.12 fully fitted from Black Circles. Much better on road than the Dunlop AT21's I have just taken off both wet & dry and got my through some serious mud whilst out fishing this week. Highly recommended so far but I have not yet tried them in very cold / snowy conditions.

Cheers

Ben

[Apache]

I was guessing at Total Off Road ??

You guessed right.

It's more tyre / wheel adverts than anything else these days.

[Hazzo]

I got Maxxis AT for mine £85 a corner fitted, seem to wear well, in fact no noticeable wear over the last year, about 10k, good grip in snow/dry/wet and they have white writing, 751's they are. H

[tintin]

Cheers guys - I shall shop around in the week..

swmbo insists that they should have white letters on the tyres.. so what she says, she will get..

Search for Roadstone at's
they are a copy of bridgestones.
Had 2 fitted to my 2.4(already had the front two done last year) in august for 170 quid.
Really good tyres and wearing very very well!

Alan

[GRASSMAN]

I got Maxxis AT for mine £85 a corner fitted, seem to wear well, in fact no noticeable wear over the last year, about 10k, good grip in snow/dry/wet and they have white writing, 751's they are. H

I've got the same, good tyres been on 2 years
hardly any wear to speak off.

Gman.