What Discovery 2003 tyres for cheap

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mrplebby

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Not sure on tyres to get for 16inch rim was looking at these,

Kingpin Technic Amazon MT Remould 235/70 R16 £54.48
i dont do much off roading but want some meaty tyres for good grip, are remoulds any good for 4x4's i have used them on cars they wear quicker is there any other things i should know about or any recomendations at around £50 a tyre, i am a bit of a tight ars when it comes to parting with cash these days, was thinking of part worn as well.
 
Try Craddocks, was looking around for a couple of friends and about the best value bit of rubber around is the Avon Ranger, an AT pattern, but a bit 'old fasioned' so perhaps not as quiet on road as more modern AT's or AT/2's, but better off road.
Avon have a reputation a bit like Rover used to; they weren't flash, they weren't high performance, but they did the job surprisingly well, and outlasted the competition, and reports on teh ranger would seem to fit with that, and my opwn suspicion that the tread patern is more capable on and off-road than it looks, and with a tread that is to a prod, noticeably harder than most other tyres, likely to offer good tread stability and wear.
BUT, best bit abouyt them is the price; checked them on a few sizes for the different motors needing hoops, and they came out competative or cheaper than equivelent sized remoulds..... and they are a new carcas, so pretty difficult to beat price wise.
As for remoulds.... Land Rover wheels are about twice the size of 'ordinary cars' so the rotational speed of the wheel for the same tyre size is a lot lower, while being bigger they are much better able to disspate the heat that is what normally makes remoulds shed tread or whatever.
Many people reckon that remoulds are more than adequete on a Landy, but, pretty much depends which one, and what you use it for.
On an old series with a 55mph top speed, doing low mileage as a fun-truck, absolutely; for a late model Disco, hammering up and down the motorway, towing, loaded or full of kids, probably not so great an idea.
AND it depends on the remould. Lots of the more extravigant off-road tyres are remoulds, and they get away with it becouse they aren't expected to work well on the road, but there are NOT many 'good' remoulds that are as 'reliable' as a new carcas; they used to reckon that Colways were the best, becouse they applied aviation standard quality control, but there wasn't much else that came close.
But you cant get them any-more as they have gone under...... again!
These days INSA Turbo's seem to have built themselves a good reputation, but prodding a set alongside the Avons, well, pretty much the same money, and the Avons are a harder rubber, so likely to last longer, and be more predictable on the road, AND on a new carcas, even more so.....
So for road rubber, Avon would get my money......
For muds, they would too..... IF they did a mud tyre as competatively, but they dont, unfortunately, so I plumped for a set if Insa Dakars for wet-work; but irrelevent to your need.
Sizing you have mentioned, I presume Disco or Rangie, so I think, the Avons would probably be your most likely bet.
 
I run BFG AT's on steel wheels. Total cost for four wheels and tyres ~£500.

Not cheap, but the best, IMHO.

HOWEVER ... I sell them on at 20-25000 miles when the block edges have rounded off a bit and lost their 'bite' off-road, but there's still 8mm tread or more left! ... the last lot got £250 on ebay, which makes it much more palatable. ;)
 
I've got General grabber AT2's on my 2004 Disco had the car for just under 2 years and the tyres where on when I got it.

Covered over 30,000 miles on the same set mostly roads but was
imprested when I took the car on the off road course at Driffeild in May.

The tyres looks like it will still go another 20,000 before I need to change, not bad for a tyre that costs about £80.
 
Thanks for your responses, i am a little sick today some ar*se*ho*le has wacked my rear driver side door with something and put a dent in it, this has made me angry.
I had tried to sell my discovery2 2003 recently but didnt get want i wanted i have been trying to like it again as i have many things gone wrong with it and just wanted it out my life, i thought about buying it some steps and some nice big chunky tyres and a bull bar and stuff just to like it again you know what i mean, but this latest incedent has knocked me back again.

I was parked down this offbeast track where i left it for about an hour whilst walking with me backpack on into the woods with me stove and newspaper, i know this wasnt like that before i left as i took backpack out of the same door.

How much is a new door or one from breakers and cost of spraying or how much will it be to sort out does one recon.

I will try and get photo of damage.
 
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