Best tires for LR3

[tongagrnlr3]

IM looking at new tires for my LR3. its mt dd so all terrains are what im looking for but i cant deside between the hankook dynapro ATM, cooper zeon LTZ, or nitto terra grappler. I take her off road 6-10 times a year right now with my toyo proxies and they do ok but i really want something less soccer mom!! What R U folks running and how do you like them?

 

[Houm_WA]

...hard to vote against the Zeons.

 

[blackforestham]

The Zeon's are real nice. I ran the TG's for a while and decided to go more aggressive with the GY DuraTrac's. The TG's were fine for loose, dry, rocky conditions and they had a bulletproof sidewall! I spend much of my time in wet clay area's and the GY's work best there but they have a much softer sidewall ( cut 1 the first month).

 

[Houm_WA]

Do the GYs come in a size that fits on a stock LR3?

@tonga: Have you considered BFG All-terrains?

 

[blackforestham]

Do the GYs come in a size that fits on a stock LR3?

Who cares! Muuuaaaahhhhaahahahahah!!



























no

 

[Houm_WA]

I'm guessing the OP does....

 

[SoCal LR3]

nathan woods has a great site with tire info for the LR3:
http://blog.nextstepdesigns.com/?p=46

personally, i am running the TGs and really like them. haven't run the zeons so who knows- they might be better.

 

[tongagrnlr3]

So i think im leaning towards the nitto's. however i like that the hankooks are close to stock size…

how are the nittos on road noise? it looks like the hankooks may be quitter for road/dd driving

at some point im thinking of getting a to get a second set of rims and mt tires for off road use in combo with the johnson rods from the "lift kit anyone?" thread

http://forums.landroverworld.org/showthread.php?t=19353&page=2

but then again it sounds like that setup could be a dd as well… so maybe what i want is an oversize at tire that is quite and can get me through a mud hole… does that exist?

side note has anyone seen / have pics of a lr3 with supper swampers on it?

bottom line having a lux suv that can handle it's poo off road is very confusing but i love it!!!

 

[tongagrnlr3]

i dont really like the bfg's for some reason… too… high school kid with a pre-runner / wana be desert racer… totally biased and void of logic i know. im leaning towards the nitto TGs however i like that the hankooks are close to stock size. it puts my rubbing worries to rest as i use the access hight quite a bit. LA parking structures are low and my girl like to shop. my main concern is punctures and traction when it pours here in California and theres a mud hole that needs to be conquered. rock crawling is only done if there is no other way… or im trying to show off

side note where are the attachment points for recovery on the lr3… yes i know i should know this but i bought the truck quasi recently (8 mounths ago) and have never been close to getting stuck so i haven't really looked for them. had it off road only half a dozen times so dont get too dad on me...

 

[e24kgold]

Rinning Pirelli ATR's and love them- 265/60-18