What tyres for your Liberty

Tim82 · Post by **Tim82** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:38 am

What kind of problems did brett have with the 694 bridgestones? these are one of the styles i have been looking at, do you know what size they were and if they were a light truck construction?

Cheers Tim

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:03 pm

the sidewalls are very exposed with these tyres. He got about 4 flats on the trip.

That said he does drive like a madman

Will ran the same tyres on his outback for no punctures.

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:49 pm

I got 3 punctures. All of them were from driving through the shell grit on the beach. One directly through the tread, one on the edge of the tread close to the side wall and the last one in the side wall.

I was worried about them before we crossed the desert but they were faultless in that sort of terrain. They are OK on the beach but not great. Probably a sensible choice for the car considering how much offroad use it gets though which is no where near as much as the old Liberty.

Tim82 · Post by **Tim82** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:28 pm

What size were those ones brett?

ive been looking at the 694's or some yoko at/s both in approx 215 75 15.

wanting an all terrain that mainly gets use in sand and dirt (no mud in sa)

Cheers Tim

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:51 pm

you have tons of choices in a 215/75R15

look at a goodyear wrangler ATR or a nankang wide conquerer. both excellent on the beach

Tim82 · Post by **Tim82** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:16 pm

thanks guys.

ill stop the hijack now!!

Cheers Tim

Post by **yarney** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:58 am

I just spoke to the tyre distributor of Queensland for Nankang tyres they said that both supper trippers and wide conqueror are not available any more (bugger)
There replacement are (super tripper) FT4 http://www.nankangtyres.com.au/prodDetail.php?pid=37
(wide conqueror) FT7 http://www.nankangtyres.com.au/prodDetail.php?pid=38

Jan

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:26 am

scott runs those FT7's on his brumby. he loves them

shame about the FT4 - they look useless

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:24 pm

I've got the ft7 as a spare for the l.It doesn't look aggressive enough for what i have planned.
On the 694's they aren't bad.The smaller sizes aren't light truck rating and kmart sells em cheaper than bridgestone, go figure

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Yarney have you got new tyres for the lib yet?

Post by **yarney** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:05 pm

stamp_licker wrote:I've got the ft7 as a spare for the l.It doesn't look aggressive enough for what i have planned.
On the 694's they aren't bad.The smaller sizes aren't light truck rating and kmart sells em cheaper than bridgestone, go figure.
Yarney have you got new tyres for the lib yet?

No not yet

Jan