Freelander 1 Freelander Tyres!

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Nodge68 said:
That's the tyres only price. Fitting would be extra. However I having had the Yokohama and Maxxis. I'd definitely rate the Yokohama AT'S as a superior tyre in all conditions, especially wet tarmac.
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£400 fitted, Nodge. Right, I has ordered them and called off the wedding with the Bridgestones :D

When I have them fitted I shall tell you if I cross the Tamar and you can come and suck your teeth and tell me how dreadful they look.,
 
Dartmoor Navigator said:
By 'transform' do you mean look bu993red about with 'Carlos Fandango stylee' ? :D

I can feel a Hamlet moment coming on.

I've been through all that with a 3" lift, two sets of modulars for hoofing great knobblies and another set of even more hoofing great lumps...etc etc etc.... My Disco had modulars, my 110 had modulars... if you start whamming up the profile too far the car corners like a pig on a pogo stick.

I just want some ATs on me Gayla...... errr ahem, Freelander. :)
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LOL!

I'd be planning on using the standard Freelander 16" wheel tyre profile: 215/65R16.

Hmm, Yoko Geolanders... yes, I saw those too: better than Maxxis Nodge? Okay, I feel my fickleness has just led me to change my decision (again). ;)
 
I'm getting the same rims that nodge has hopefully. Plan to paint them black then put 235/65/17 ATs on or possibly MUDs.
 
It is just a wheel. But I'm upgrading to 17s from 16s specifically to achieve the look I'm after. So I'm going with the alloys I like. Yes it's for looks but in reality 1/2" of tyre wall makes little difference to off road ability and it'll spend most of its time on road any way. The deciding factor often is the tyres available in a certain rim size push you in this case to 16" as that has by far the biggest choice but others are available so why not do it if you can find them.
 
I fitted Kumho AT Ventura's on my 16" wheels LT225/75/16. Partly because I heard they are a good tyre but mostly cause they were the ones my local tyre shop had available and I got them for £75 each fitted.

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Dartmoor Navigator said:
Mmm shed loads of room there. I take it 16" was OEM on your car?
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Don't know, it came with crappy aftermarket wheels so I bought these for £50. Found out after getting the tyres fitted they didn't fit cause they came off a 99 car but a set of 5mm spacers sorted the issue. I've lengthened the trailing arms by 16mm since this photo was taken to put the rear wheels back to the centre of the wheel arch.
 
Nodge68 said:
I've got Maxxis Bravo AT 771 in 225/60/17 on my SE. They are larger in overall diameter than the more common factory size of 215/65/16 ;)
It would take a 235/60/17 or a 225/65/17 without clearance problems.

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They look good mate, I take it you have no spacers fitted. Never realized 225/60/17 AT's fitted, with no mods. Wish I'd known a few weeks ago lol. Maybe next year I'll get some.
My Toyo CF2 suv tyres are really grippy in both wet and dry, comfortable and quiet. In standard 225/55/17, standard road Tyre.
 
JC600 said:
They look good mate, I take it you have no spacers fitted. Never realized 225/60/17 AT's fitted, with no mods. Wish I'd known a few weeks ago lol. Maybe next year I'll get some.
My Toyo CF2 suv tyres are really grippy in both wet and dry, comfortable and quiet. In standard 225/55/17, standard road Tyre.
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I don't do spacers. So I used a tyre that I knew would fit standard 17" Trek rims, without spacers.
Having run these for many years, on 2 different Freelanders. I can say they fit without an issue. In fact I could have got a 225/65/17 under the string cups, again without spacers.
When these tyres are done, I'm going to fit 225/65/17 in there place.

225/55/17 are actually smaller in diameter than the standard 16" tyre size. This makes the speedometer very optimistic by something close to 10% out.
My 225/60/17 partially correct this over read down to about 5% out.
 
rob_bell said:
LOL!

I'd be planning on using the standard Freelander 16" wheel tyre profile: 215/65R16.

Hmm, Yoko Geolanders... yes, I saw those too: better than Maxxis Nodge? Okay, I feel my fickleness has just led me to change my decision (again). ;)
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Yes sorry. I know you have just fitted a set the Maxxis Bravo. They are good on all surfaces, but the Yokohama AT'S are better. This is most noticeable on damp or wet roads. The ABS intervenes on the odd occasion with the Maxxis, on a particular corner on my daily commute, when it's damp. However on the Yokohama AT'S, in the same conditions, there's grip to spare at this corner. In thick mud the Maxxis 771 clog up. This is something the Yokohama don't seem to suffer so badly.
Both are similar in noise into the cabin. And both give similar in fuel economy. One other oddity on the Maxxis I've noticed. They get flat spots if parked up for a couple of days after a long trip. The Yokohama never suffered this oddity. They both last similar mileage too. So next change, I'll be fitting the Yokohama AT'S.
 
Nodge68 said:
I don't do spacers. So I used a tyre that I knew would fit standard 17" Trek rims, without spacers.
Having run these for many years, on 2 different Freelanders. I can say they fit without an issue. In fact I could have got a 225/65/17 under the string cups, again without spacers.
When these tyres are done, I'm going to fit 225/65/17 in there place.

225/55/17 are actually smaller in diameter than the standard 16" tyre size. This makes the speedometer very optimistic by something close to 10% out.
My 225/60/17 partially correct this over read down to about 5% out.
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Cool, good to know. Thanks for the info. I ran 205/80/16 Geolandars at one point, I got to say I really liked them on the lanes. And not too bad on the road.
Was thinking about Mitchelin Latitude cross as I will mostly be driving on the road this time round. Which is why I'm currently running road tyres. :)
 
Dartmoor Navigator said:
They come in various styles when I checked... these ones 012 are more aggressive than what was first offered by the tyre shop.
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Yes. Yokohama Geolander 012 AT/s is the correct designation of the tyres I rate. These are a really good, go anywhere, in any condition tyre. They are a little more noisy than a road biased tyre, but otherwise they very good. My all time favourite AT tyre is the Pirelli Scorpion ATR. However they aren't available in any Freelander 1 all sizes in the UK.
So my second choice would be the Yokohama AT'S, simply because they are a bit more noisy than the Pirelli ATR.
 
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I"ve got Westlake RP18"s fitted to my TD4 and I reckon if we have a really bad winter I"m going to be in trouble, so my question is: In my shed I have 2 perfectly good really chunky Kuhmo tyres from my previous TD4. Can I fit these on the front or rear and keep two of the Westlakes on the other axle???
 
mudinuri said:
I"ve got Westlake RP18"s fitted to my TD4 and I reckon if we have a really bad winter I"m going to be in trouble, so my question is: In my shed I have 2 perfectly good really chunky Kuhmo tyres from my previous TD4. Can I fit these on the front or rear and keep two of the Westlakes on the other axle???
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That's a very short answer. No. The Freelander must have 4 matching tyres.
The Freelander has a good 4x4 system, so can perform ok, even on cheap Chinese tyres.
 
Nodge68 said:
Yes. Yokohama Geolander 012 AT/s is the correct designation of the tyres I rate. These are a really good, go anywhere, in any condition tyre. They are a little more noisy than a road biased tyre, but otherwise they very good. My all time favourite AT tyre is the Pirelli Scorpion ATR. However they aren't available in any Freelander 1 all sizes in the UK.
So my second choice would be the Yokohama AT'S, simply because they are a bit more noisy than the Pirelli ATR.
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Some tyre porn.
The Pirelli Scorpion ATR. Sadly not always available in a size that fits the Freelander.
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The Yokohama 012 Geolander AR/s. These are available in a good range of sizes. Often at reasonable prices too.
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