Looking for advice on tyres

I bought a Defender 90 TD5 back in June and it has BF Goodrich Mud Terrain tyres fitted (265/75 R16 LT). They are wearing a little thin and I've been told that I should switch them to something else before winter sets in as the mud tyres are (apparently) worse on packed snow/ice than normal car tyres. I've noticed the Landy slip sideways a couple of times round corners in the wet as well.

I mainly drive on the road, but want something that will also get to grips with muddy lanes and fresh snow. Would the BF Goodrich All Terrain tyres be good for this? Or another make?

Cheers

AT's are good for snow and normal driving

If you don't do serious off roading you shouldnt even be using MT's as they wear fast on tarmac

Thanks. What about size? The MTs are 265/75 R16 - the nearest I've found for the all terrains is 265/75 R16 120S. Would that be OK?

If they fit they're fine

The same size should be reet, don't really wanna mess around with it as it could knock the speedo out

If they fit they're fine

The same size should be reet, don't really wanna mess around with it as it could knock the speedo out

is there an echo in here?

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Sorry shouldn't have been feeding the noob, my bad

Its the width that is important. 265s are really too wide for good traction in snow. You need something less wide such as a 215 if your rims will take them so that you cut through the top layer and get down to the solid stuff underneath. Wider tyres are good on deep mud and sand but on snow they act a bit like sleds and slide everywhere. There were plenty of older series 90s trugging about last winter with skinny wheels and tyres where the big posh 4x4s with their wide low profile road tyres went nowhere.

I have two sets of wheels and tyres. BFG 265/75 16s for summer and 215/75 16s for when the winter comes. No trouble with speedo readings as they are the same rolling diameter. They were real cheap at 30 each and are Durango XTs which apparently are an American make. They also seem to be better in the wet than the wider tyres.

Wot Shifty said.

Depends on type of snow and amount of freezing but most peeps agree thinner is generally better.

Wider tyres are also more likely to aquaplane in wet conditions and you have to be more careful of sideways drag with deep puddles at the side of the road.

Shifty1962 said:

I have two sets of wheels and tyres. BFG 265/75 16s for summer and 215/75 16s for when the winter comes. No trouble with speedo readings as they are the same rolling diameter. They were real cheap at 30 each and are Durango XTs which apparently are an American make. They also seem to be better in the wet than the wider tyres.

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How long ago was your last maths lesson? :doh: