From new, my Landrover Defender (2005) CSW 110 has had fitted General Grabber TR tyres, 235/85R 16C tubeless.
I have run them on-road at 48 psi back and 28psi front, the pressures reccd in the LR handbook. For various off-road terrains Ive run them at what I believed to be suitable pressures: maybe 10 lbs less at the back and 3 -4 lbs less at the front for dirt track, roughish track, for example, and sometimes less in other conditions.
At the edges, particularly at the back, bits of tread are damaged and missing through rough usage, and the tread is at replace point (especially in the centre at the back, which suggests overinflation).
This is at about 34,000 km, perhaps one-third of that on non-paved roads, some very or extremely rough and rocky.
Some time ago I damaged a front tyre and was obliged to replace it. I bought a Michelin LTX A/T 235/85 R16 Tubeless, largely because I planned to use Michelin in future, but also that that was easiest to buy at the time.
I am wondering what four tyres to buy as replacements. Im assuming that if theyre not Michelin LTX A/T nothing is going to hurt for a short time by having that tyre on an axle with another radial specification/make.
I expect to continue the same usage pattern as before, maybe one third on non-paved roads, or perhaps a bit more. Where I drive is almost always dry (no rain), though if my next set of tyres last substantially longer than the General Grabber have, all-weather usage could apply. Noise IS an issue. Hell this Defender is so noisy as it is.
Which tyres would you recommend and why?
I have run them on-road at 48 psi back and 28psi front, the pressures reccd in the LR handbook. For various off-road terrains Ive run them at what I believed to be suitable pressures: maybe 10 lbs less at the back and 3 -4 lbs less at the front for dirt track, roughish track, for example, and sometimes less in other conditions.
At the edges, particularly at the back, bits of tread are damaged and missing through rough usage, and the tread is at replace point (especially in the centre at the back, which suggests overinflation).
This is at about 34,000 km, perhaps one-third of that on non-paved roads, some very or extremely rough and rocky.
Some time ago I damaged a front tyre and was obliged to replace it. I bought a Michelin LTX A/T 235/85 R16 Tubeless, largely because I planned to use Michelin in future, but also that that was easiest to buy at the time.
I am wondering what four tyres to buy as replacements. Im assuming that if theyre not Michelin LTX A/T nothing is going to hurt for a short time by having that tyre on an axle with another radial specification/make.
I expect to continue the same usage pattern as before, maybe one third on non-paved roads, or perhaps a bit more. Where I drive is almost always dry (no rain), though if my next set of tyres last substantially longer than the General Grabber have, all-weather usage could apply. Noise IS an issue. Hell this Defender is so noisy as it is.
Which tyres would you recommend and why?
