Road bias tyres

Lewis07 · Friday at 07:32

Currently running my TD5 110 station wagon on BFG AT tyres which are now ten years old. Considering that I never really go off road other than banks and ditches on the lanes I live by, I was thinking of swapping to a road tyre. This would enable the truck to fit under most height restrictions at multi storey car parks etc and give a quieter drive when on proper A roads or motorways. Any recommendations people?

Thanks

tottot · Friday at 07:47

There will not be a huge difference between AT and what are often called "all weather" noise wise.
Fitting a lower profile tyre to fit into multi story's will upset your gearing, needing more revs to obtain the same road speed as before.
You have a roof rack in your pic. Take it off to reduce hight, reduce wind noise and gain milage. Do you really need it all the time?

kermit_rr · Friday at 08:12

A "proper" roof rack like that will massacre mpg and add tons of noise with what is already a brick.
Most tyres have a noise rating but remember db is not a linear scale

Anaconda · Friday at 09:01

I have BFG AT and don't really notice any tyre noise.
My son has BFG MT and a roof rack, that is noisy, I have to open the window to let the noise out!

300bhp/ton · Friday at 09:09

Lewis07 said:
Currently running my TD5 110 station wagon on BFG AT tyres which are now ten years old. Considering that I never really go off road other than banks and ditches on the lanes I live by, I was thinking of swapping to a road tyre. This would enable the truck to fit under most height restrictions at multi storey car parks etc and give a quieter drive when on proper A roads or motorways. Any recommendations people?

Thanks

There won't be any height difference just by going for a road tyre, unless you change size. Which is an option, but depends what size you have now. Smaller tyres will also impact gearing. It is all possible however.

In terms of tyres... do you drive hard or fast? If no, then any quality tyre is likely to be 100% fine. I'd personally avoid budget ditch finders.

Again, depending how you drive, you may want to get a milder AT or even a winter biased or all season tyre. A pure road tyre is fine, but if you would use the vehicle in the snow, you may find them underwhelming.

miktdish · Friday at 10:01

300bhp/ton said:
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Again, depending how you drive, you may want to get a milder AT or even a winter biased or all season tyre. A pure road tyre is fine, but if you would use the vehicle in the snow, you may find them underwhelming.

To be fair i'm impressed that you can hear the tyre noise above all the other noise that your 110 creates.

Great line (above) from @300bhp/ton

tottot · Friday at 12:29

I have a couple of roof bars for when needed. I DO NOT leave them on, loads of wind noise and great when off road for catching over growth.

Phill · Friday at 12:43

tottot said:
I have a couple of roof bars for when needed. I DO NOT leave them on, loads of wind noise and great when off road for catching over growth.

You just need a louder engine. I don't ear any wind noise from my roof rack

Almonds · Friday at 13:24

Just to stick my oar in.

I ran Insa Turbo Rangers (265/75 R16, with 50mm spacers) for the last 10 years. Recently had exactly the same thought - "when was the last time i went off road in this thing?"

I splashed out and bought a set of Michelin Latitude Cross 235/85 R16, and honestly, road noise quieter, motorway driving feels far more refined, the steering wheel shudder I put up with all the way from 40 to 60mph disappeared.
[...I am not sponsored by Michelin...]

Best 400-something quid I've spent for a long time. Kept the Insas just in case I need them, but for a daily drive, this is a sheet load better.

Alm.

Dippypud · Friday at 13:32

Almonds said:
Just to stick my oar in.

I ran Insa Turbo Rangers (265/75 R16, with 50mm spacers) for the last 10 years. Recently had exactly the same thought - "when was the last time i went off road in this thing?"

I splashed out and bought a set of Michelin Latitude Cross 235/85 R16, and honestly, road noise quieter, motorway driving feels far more refined, the steering wheel shudder I put up with all the way from 40 to 60mph disappeared.
[...I am not sponsored by Michelin...]

Best 400-something quid I've spent for a long time. Kept the Insas just in case I need them, but for a daily drive, this is a sheet load better.

Alm.

Steering wheel shudder is usually swivel pre-load ...

Lewis07 · Friday at 13:52

Thanks all. I stripped all the rack, bars, lights etc off years ago. I like the sound of the Michelin Latitude Cross 235/85 R16,

Lewis07 · Friday at 17:57

Almonds said:
Just to stick my oar in.

I ran Insa Turbo Rangers (265/75 R16, with 50mm spacers) for the last 10 years. Recently had exactly the same thought - "when was the last time i went off road in this thing?"

I splashed out and bought a set of Michelin Latitude Cross 235/85 R16, and honestly, road noise quieter, motorway driving feels far more refined, the steering wheel shudder I put up with all the way from 40 to 60mph disappeared.
[...I am not sponsored by Michelin...]

Best 400-something quid I've spent for a long time. Kept the Insas just in case I need them, but for a daily drive, this is a sheet load better.

Alm.

£400 sounds very cheap?

Hicap phill · Friday at 18:57

Lewis07 said:
Thanks all. I stripped all the rack, bars, lights etc off years ago. I like the sound of the Michelin Latitude Cross 235/85 R16,

Even good off road…
Not had any problems on road or bad wear

Yes I do off road with these

Hicap phill · Friday at 18:58

Sorry these are 7.50x16. Standard rims etc

Lewis07 · 2025-05-31T07:34:27+0100

Hicap phill said:
Sorry these are 7.50x16. Standard rims etc

What sidewall depth?

Hicap phill · 2025-05-31T12:58:56+0100

Lewis07 said:
What sidewall depth?

Don’t know… these are just stamped as 7.50x16
If I get chance will measure these later

Phill · 2025-05-31T13:13:14+0100

Lewis07 said:
Currently running my TD5 110 station wagon on BFG AT tyres which are now ten years old. Considering that I never really go off road other than banks and ditches on the lanes I live by, I was thinking of swapping to a road tyre. This would enable the truck to fit under most height restrictions at multi storey car parks etc and give a quieter drive when on proper A roads or motorways. Any recommendations people?

Thanks

Kumho AT52. Much quieter than the mud pluggers the last own had on mine. Wearing very well. Good in the dry and wet. Only driven on grass and gravel as "offroading" goes and they were absolutely fine.

Knappster · 2025-06-01T00:13:34+0100

The BFG AT’s on my disco 1 were the best tyres I’ve had. They had excellent wear and Road holding for a Land Rover. I’ve currently got Cooper ATR’s on my 90 and they are all terrain but with a slightly more Road-biased pattern and again last well and have good road manners.

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