What tyres are you running on?
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taza
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My MY02 Forester
What Tyre Brand are you on - Bridgestone 684 H/T Duelers
What Size are they - 205/65R15
What type are they - Wet/Dry. Grippy with more than 70% tread left in wet and very grippy no matter what in the dry
Are they grippy or not? Very on road
Are they noisy or quiet? Reasonably quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Very good on road, Average on sand offroad, SH*T on gravel, rocks and mud (NO GRIP whatso ever)
What Life span are you getting out of them? 25,000km with 30% tread left and very hard and fast driving.
Do you like them or not really? Yeah not bad for onroad use. If I didnt go offroading I would buy them again. Planning on the Dueler 693 or 694 A/T in 215/75R15 next :biggrin:
What Tyre Brand are you on - Bridgestone 684 H/T Duelers
What Size are they - 205/65R15
What type are they - Wet/Dry. Grippy with more than 70% tread left in wet and very grippy no matter what in the dry
Are they grippy or not? Very on road
Are they noisy or quiet? Reasonably quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Very good on road, Average on sand offroad, SH*T on gravel, rocks and mud (NO GRIP whatso ever)
What Life span are you getting out of them? 25,000km with 30% tread left and very hard and fast driving.
Do you like them or not really? Yeah not bad for onroad use. If I didnt go offroading I would buy them again. Planning on the Dueler 693 or 694 A/T in 215/75R15 next :biggrin:
pezimm
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MY07 Forester XT Auto
What Tyre Brand are you on - Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S - G012
What Size are they - 215/60R17
What type are they - All Terrain
Are they grippy or not? Well, they are grippier than the original G900's, but I presume that's no surprise...
Are they noisy or quiet? Quiet enough. A bit of road noise on certain speeds, but nothing concerning
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Good on-road (better than I expected). Had limited offroad so far - gravel tracks only - but are rated good. Will have a long sand trip in a couple weeks, so will update sand performance later.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Have done about 2k kms so far as they still look brand new. I'm expecting around 40k kms.
Do you like them or not really? YES!! They've been very good!
What Tyre Brand are you on - Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S - G012
What Size are they - 215/60R17
What type are they - All Terrain
Are they grippy or not? Well, they are grippier than the original G900's, but I presume that's no surprise...
Are they noisy or quiet? Quiet enough. A bit of road noise on certain speeds, but nothing concerning
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Good on-road (better than I expected). Had limited offroad so far - gravel tracks only - but are rated good. Will have a long sand trip in a couple weeks, so will update sand performance later.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Have done about 2k kms so far as they still look brand new. I'm expecting around 40k kms.
Do you like them or not really? YES!! They've been very good!
plazaxt
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What Tyre Brand are you on? BFG Gforce Sports
What Size are they? 225-50-17
What type are they - wet/dry DRY
Are they grippy or not? very
Are they noisy or quiet? when new very quiet when old noisy
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? both
What Life span are you getting out of them? 25k
Do you like them or not really? They work fine for the street but i hit the mud/ dirt almost everyday so i should have gone with a bigger tire and a a/t- next tire is a 215/60/17 yoko at/s
ive rocked these on pismo beach and many many miles of old loggin roads
What Size are they? 225-50-17
What type are they - wet/dry DRY
Are they grippy or not? very
Are they noisy or quiet? when new very quiet when old noisy
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? both
What Life span are you getting out of them? 25k
Do you like them or not really? They work fine for the street but i hit the mud/ dirt almost everyday so i should have gone with a bigger tire and a a/t- next tire is a 215/60/17 yoko at/s
ive rocked these on pismo beach and many many miles of old loggin roads
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Tweaksta
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What Tyre Brand are you on? Michelin Energy XM1+
What Size are they? 215/60/R16
What type are they - wet/dry Wet & Dry
Are they grippy or not? Extremely grippy
Are they noisy or quiet? Super Quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Both. They are mainly a road tyre but I have been all through the Flinders Ranges, Oodnadatta Track and all over outback South Australia on them. Not one puncture in 4000km offroad on some of the rockiest, roughest terrain in Australia.
What Life span are you getting out of them? 85,000km last set, currently up to 71,000km on current set - aiming for 90,000km!
Do you like them or not really? A brilliant tyre, very strong, prodigious puncture resistance, long lasting WITH GREAT GRIP and fuel economy. Will be buying them again for sure.
What Size are they? 215/60/R16
What type are they - wet/dry Wet & Dry
Are they grippy or not? Extremely grippy
Are they noisy or quiet? Super Quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Both. They are mainly a road tyre but I have been all through the Flinders Ranges, Oodnadatta Track and all over outback South Australia on them. Not one puncture in 4000km offroad on some of the rockiest, roughest terrain in Australia.
What Life span are you getting out of them? 85,000km last set, currently up to 71,000km on current set - aiming for 90,000km!
Do you like them or not really? A brilliant tyre, very strong, prodigious puncture resistance, long lasting WITH GREAT GRIP and fuel economy. Will be buying them again for sure.
dogman
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What Tyre Brand are you on?BFG
What Size are they?215/70/16
What type are they - wet/dry very good on both
Are they grippy or not? Road yes-Trails don't know yet
Are they noisy or quiet? A little road noise, so what though
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? They should be great off road, and safer than road biased tires
What Life span are you getting out of them?New
Do you like them or not really?I love them so far.
I wanted General Grabber AT2 but national back order
In the end I am very happy. I think the BFGs might be a bit tougher.
I decided against the yokas because I was out trail riding and saw a yoka get ripped right thru the tread.
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taza
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New tyres
As of 25-03-2011
What Tyre Brand are you on? Yokahama Geolander AT-S
What Size are they? 215/70R15
Stock Size: 205/70R15
What type are they: wet/dry All Terrain
Are they grippy or not? Road yes. Offroad Defernatley. Beat the hell out of H/T's offroad.
Are they noisy or quiet? Very little road noise compared to H/T's
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Good compromise between a Hardcore offroad tyre and highway tyre. Grip like hell on gravel and are excellent on sand of any sorts. Good in rock and rut situations and light mud but not so good in deep mud.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Done nearly 4000km and they look brand new
im expecting 40,000+ from them
Do you like them or not really? Yes, I wanted a bigger size that would fit the wheel wells but that wouldnt rub. The AT-S was one of very few decent brands that offered this size. I didnt want 215/75R15.
They are a good alrounder. Will be getting them again!
Regards
Taza
As of 25-03-2011
What Tyre Brand are you on? Yokahama Geolander AT-S
What Size are they? 215/70R15
Stock Size: 205/70R15
What type are they: wet/dry All Terrain
Are they grippy or not? Road yes. Offroad Defernatley. Beat the hell out of H/T's offroad.
Are they noisy or quiet? Very little road noise compared to H/T's
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Good compromise between a Hardcore offroad tyre and highway tyre. Grip like hell on gravel and are excellent on sand of any sorts. Good in rock and rut situations and light mud but not so good in deep mud.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Done nearly 4000km and they look brand new
Do you like them or not really? Yes, I wanted a bigger size that would fit the wheel wells but that wouldnt rub. The AT-S was one of very few decent brands that offered this size. I didnt want 215/75R15.
They are a good alrounder. Will be getting them again!
Regards
Taza
paffoh
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What Tyre Brand are you on? General Grabber AT2
What Size are they? 215/65/16
What type are they - All Terrain
Are they grippy or not? Road - Damn good considering
they noisy or quiet? Quiet, hum kicks in 60km and less
they good for offroad or just onroad use? Both, on my second set and first set was mainly road use
What Life span are you getting out of them? Last set 65k with alignment issue, this set estimate 80k easy.
Do you like them or not really? Great tyre, no complaints
As mentioned elsewhere second set, wasnt purchasing anything else. Very suprised how good these were on road and in the wet and how quiet they are (If you can hear them over my exhaust). Was told AUD price going up soon and paid $265 a corner, not bad considering I estimate 80k out of this set. Will post up a video breaking them in soon
What Size are they? 215/65/16
What type are they - All Terrain
Are they grippy or not? Road - Damn good considering
they noisy or quiet? Quiet, hum kicks in 60km and less
they good for offroad or just onroad use? Both, on my second set and first set was mainly road use
What Life span are you getting out of them? Last set 65k with alignment issue, this set estimate 80k easy.
Do you like them or not really? Great tyre, no complaints
As mentioned elsewhere second set, wasnt purchasing anything else. Very suprised how good these were on road and in the wet and how quiet they are (If you can hear them over my exhaust). Was told AUD price going up soon and paid $265 a corner, not bad considering I estimate 80k out of this set. Will post up a video breaking them in soon
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What Tyre Brand are you on? BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO's
What Size are they? 215/70/16 (oversized)
What type are they - All-Terrain (Winter Rated)
Are they grippy or not? Great all-round traction regardless of snow, ice, dirt, sand or mud.
they noisy or quiet? Semi-quiet. They add road noise, but nothing bad.
they good for offroad or just onroad use? Great on both.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Some people are getting 50,000+ miles. I'm extremely hard on mine, I have worn them down about 1/3 and I've had them or a mere 10,000 miles.
Do you like them or not really? Yep, would by them again.
I bought these tires for added off-road traction, larger size and snow use. They work absolutely amazing in the snow and slick conditions. They wear very well, on-road handling is actually very good, and I throw the car through corners like they're regular tires and they take the abuse just fine. Haven't been stuck in them yet.
What Size are they? 215/70/16 (oversized)
What type are they - All-Terrain (Winter Rated)
Are they grippy or not? Great all-round traction regardless of snow, ice, dirt, sand or mud.
they noisy or quiet? Semi-quiet. They add road noise, but nothing bad.
they good for offroad or just onroad use? Great on both.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Some people are getting 50,000+ miles. I'm extremely hard on mine, I have worn them down about 1/3 and I've had them or a mere 10,000 miles.
Do you like them or not really? Yep, would by them again.
I bought these tires for added off-road traction, larger size and snow use. They work absolutely amazing in the snow and slick conditions. They wear very well, on-road handling is actually very good, and I throw the car through corners like they're regular tires and they take the abuse just fine. Haven't been stuck in them yet.
yallahyimshi
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What Tyre Brand are you on? General Grabber AT2
What Size are they? 225/70/15 (oversized)
What type are they - All-Terrain (Winter Rated)
Are they grippy or not? Great all-round traction, driven them on road, sand, mud and rocky terrain
Are they noisy or quiet? Semi-quiet. They add a little road noise...
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Great on both.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Dunno because its my first set, what i read they are good for 30-40000km
Do you like them or not really? I would definitly buy them again!
I´m running them on my MY04 Forester 2.0 XT with Team Dynamics Pro Rally 7x15 ET45 on and KYB Excel G + Custom made Springs. No rubbing or other issues!
What Size are they? 225/70/15 (oversized)
What type are they - All-Terrain (Winter Rated)
Are they grippy or not? Great all-round traction, driven them on road, sand, mud and rocky terrain
Are they noisy or quiet? Semi-quiet. They add a little road noise...
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Great on both.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Dunno because its my first set, what i read they are good for 30-40000km
Do you like them or not really? I would definitly buy them again!
I´m running them on my MY04 Forester 2.0 XT with Team Dynamics Pro Rally 7x15 ET45 on and KYB Excel G + Custom made Springs. No rubbing or other issues!
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brand Hankook AT (RF-08)
Size 225/70R15's
Type All Terrain
Grippy Great in the wet and in sand
Noisy No same as my old H/T's
Good for offroad Oooh Yeah
Life span Do not know, just bought them
Do I like them Would definitely buy them again
I have a '97 Forester Ltd with King Springs
Size 225/70R15's
Type All Terrain
Grippy Great in the wet and in sand
Noisy No same as my old H/T's
Good for offroad Oooh Yeah
Life span Do not know, just bought them
Do I like them Would definitely buy them again
I have a '97 Forester Ltd with King Springs
jarrah-forester
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What Tyre Brand are you on? Bridgestone H/L
What Size are they? 215/60/16
What type are they? Highway luxury apparently, however they are great for everything i have used them for so far. mild offroad.
Are they grippy or not? They do there job, WA pea gravel if difficult to class tyres as grippy on it.
Are they noisy or quiet? on road they are fine, minimal noise.
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? good for both, but im sure they would fine there limitations in really muddy boggy stuff.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Not sure yet. They have only done 15000km
Do you like them or not really? Yeah they are fine, but next lot of tyres i will get something a bit more chunky (ATs)
What Size are they? 215/60/16
What type are they? Highway luxury apparently, however they are great for everything i have used them for so far. mild offroad.
Are they grippy or not? They do there job, WA pea gravel if difficult to class tyres as grippy on it.
Are they noisy or quiet? on road they are fine, minimal noise.
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? good for both, but im sure they would fine there limitations in really muddy boggy stuff.
What Life span are you getting out of them? Not sure yet. They have only done 15000km
Do you like them or not really? Yeah they are fine, but next lot of tyres i will get something a bit more chunky (ATs)
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Update!
What Tyre Brand are you on? Yokohama AT-S
What Size are they? 215/60/16
What type are they - All Terrain LT construction
Are they grippy or not? grippy on road and dirt
Are they noisy or quiet? Pretty quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Good in the sand and great dirt, also good on the road.
What Life span are you getting out of them? So far they've covered about 10,000km Wear is looking very good so far.
Do you like them or not really? I really like them yes. I have taken them across the blacktop, gravel roads, gibber plains and sand so far. Only problem is I got 3 punctures in 2 weeks. Not fun, but they're
Would I buy them again? So far, yes, cos they're awesome on all terrains...
What Tyre Brand are you on? Yokohama AT-S
What Size are they? 215/60/16
What type are they - All Terrain LT construction
Are they grippy or not? grippy on road and dirt
Are they noisy or quiet? Pretty quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Good in the sand and great dirt, also good on the road.
What Life span are you getting out of them? So far they've covered about 10,000km Wear is looking very good so far.
Do you like them or not really? I really like them yes. I have taken them across the blacktop, gravel roads, gibber plains and sand so far. Only problem is I got 3 punctures in 2 weeks. Not fun, but they're
Would I buy them again? So far, yes, cos they're awesome on all terrains...
FCmaniac
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2001 Forester L
What Tyre Brand are you on? General Grabber AT2
What Size are they? 205/75/15
What type are they All Terrain
Are they grippy or not? Yes
they noisy or quiet? A bit of road noise around 40+ but nothing of concern
they good for offroad or just onroad use? Both
What Life span are you getting out of them? Not sure yet, only 3k on them
Do you like them or not really? Best AT tire I could get for the price
What Tyre Brand are you on? General Grabber AT2
What Size are they? 205/75/15
What type are they All Terrain
Are they grippy or not? Yes
they noisy or quiet? A bit of road noise around 40+ but nothing of concern
they good for offroad or just onroad use? Both
What Life span are you getting out of them? Not sure yet, only 3k on them
Do you like them or not really? Best AT tire I could get for the price
bombsquad
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2001 Forester S
What Tyre Brand are you on? Arizonian Rocky Mountain
What Size are they? 225/60/16
What type are they - wet/dry All Season
Are they grippy or not? Good dry grip/Good wet grip
Are they noisy or quiet? Very quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Good for offroad
What Life span are you getting out of them? only 1K miles use
Do you like them or not really? They are ok for all around use
What Tyre Brand are you on? Arizonian Rocky Mountain
What Size are they? 225/60/16
What type are they - wet/dry All Season
Are they grippy or not? Good dry grip/Good wet grip
Are they noisy or quiet? Very quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? Good for offroad
What Life span are you getting out of them? only 1K miles use
Do you like them or not really? They are ok for all around use
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What Tyre Brand are you on? Bridgestone Turanza GR90
What Size are they? 225/16/60
What type are they? normal car tyre - touring
Are they grippy or not? grippy enough
they noisy or quiet? quiet
they good for offroad or just onroad use? good offroad because of extra sidewall depth from 225 size. No probs in Gawler Ranges incl some rough side tracks on Mt Ive Station.
What Life span are you getting out of them? cant tell - only done 6000km so far but like new
Do you like them or not really? I like them.
Previous tyres Bridgestone Turanza ER592 - had 70,000km plus on them before I changed - still good for another 10,000 at least but was heading bush so changed them for the estra security of new tyres.
What Size are they? 225/16/60
What type are they? normal car tyre - touring
Are they grippy or not? grippy enough
they noisy or quiet? quiet
they good for offroad or just onroad use? good offroad because of extra sidewall depth from 225 size. No probs in Gawler Ranges incl some rough side tracks on Mt Ive Station.
What Life span are you getting out of them? cant tell - only done 6000km so far but like new
Do you like them or not really? I like them.
Previous tyres Bridgestone Turanza ER592 - had 70,000km plus on them before I changed - still good for another 10,000 at least but was heading bush so changed them for the estra security of new tyres.
NachaLuva
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What Tyre Brand are you on? Yokohama Geolander AT-S
What Size are they? standard...205/70/15
What type are they - All terrain (silica)
Are they grippy or not? V. good onroad, exc offroad
Are they noisy or quiet? quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? both
What Life span are you getting out of them? still new
Do you like them or not really? Awesome, fantastic, unreal...i dream about em at night
What Size are they? standard...205/70/15
What type are they - All terrain (silica)
Are they grippy or not? V. good onroad, exc offroad
Are they noisy or quiet? quiet
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? both
What Life span are you getting out of them? still new
Do you like them or not really? Awesome, fantastic, unreal...i dream about em at night
What Tyre Brand are you on? MICHELIN Energy MXV8
What Size are they? standard...215/55/17
What type are they - Road
Are they grippy or not? Reasonably grippy on road, not as good as the standard geolanders on dirt
Are they noisy or quiet? quiet (mostly)
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? mostly just onroad
What Life span are you getting out of them? About 55k km, the front left is just about gone, I haven't rotated them and we have lots of roundabouts..
Do you like them or not really? Happy with how long they lasted (only got 20k out of the OEM tyres) would like something that was ok on gravel
What Size are they? standard...215/55/17
What type are they - Road
Are they grippy or not? Reasonably grippy on road, not as good as the standard geolanders on dirt
Are they noisy or quiet? quiet (mostly)
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? mostly just onroad
What Life span are you getting out of them? About 55k km, the front left is just about gone, I haven't rotated them and we have lots of roundabouts..
Do you like them or not really? Happy with how long they lasted (only got 20k out of the OEM tyres) would like something that was ok on gravel
plazaxt
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New tires
What Tyre Brand are you on? Yokohama ats
What Size are they? 215-60-17
What type are they - wet/dry DRY
Are they grippy or not? Not the best on road
Are they noisy or quiet? Deff louder than the bfg gforce
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? both
What Life span are you getting out of them? ?
Do you like them or not really? so far they have done great in the snow and backroads a lil noisier than others but worth it.
What Tyre Brand are you on? Yokohama ats
What Size are they? 215-60-17
What type are they - wet/dry DRY
Are they grippy or not? Not the best on road
Are they noisy or quiet? Deff louder than the bfg gforce
Are they good for offroad or just onroad use? both
What Life span are you getting out of them? ?
Do you like them or not really? so far they have done great in the snow and backroads a lil noisier than others but worth it.
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I have just updated my data at post #18 in this thread.
What Life span are you getting out of them? I initially said that I got 56,000 kms from my first set of Michelin Energy XM1's.
With the current set (2nd) I am now looking at 64,841 kms, I had this set fitted at 135,159 kms and in 2 weeks time the Forester goes in for it's 200,000 km Service still with the same set of tyres still fitted.
I am very happy indeed with the longevity and grip these tyres have given me. :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
What Life span are you getting out of them? I initially said that I got 56,000 kms from my first set of Michelin Energy XM1's.
With the current set (2nd) I am now looking at 64,841 kms, I had this set fitted at 135,159 kms and in 2 weeks time the Forester goes in for it's 200,000 km Service still with the same set of tyres still fitted.
I am very happy indeed with the longevity and grip these tyres have given me. :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: