Light truck or standard?

[Shangus Find all posts View Profile Close Shangus]

Something like the Pirelli scorpions or yoko geolander might be worth a look. Caravanners seem to luv em and there a miserly bunch lol My dad just had michelin latitude cross recommended to him by his tyre dealer, he only ever does occasional beach driving and tows a van. He's running bfg long trails at the moment on his 90series and they've served him well. Good luck with your choice and let us all know how you go

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

I'm running Pirelli Scorpions in 275/65 17 on my 150. Not LT construction but a higher load rating than the Grandtreks. I ran a few sets of the same size in BFG A/Ts on the 120 and they were heavy. So I opted for a change. Definitely recommend them for fire trail, road and sand. Too shallow a pattern for mud but then most AT tyres will be the same. I will fit them again.

[Breakit Fixit Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Breakit Fixit]

Is it possible to get lighter LT tyres? Going from Factory Grandtreks to the Cooper ATR Light truck I find the unsprung weight heavier and acceleration a tad slower on my Petrol v6. I assume over time this will affect slightly fuel economy. Is there a tough Passenger tyre thats close to light truck?

I noticed my Cooper has 80psi max rating. Any passenger that can go to 60psi?

Hey Minh. Bridgestone d697 265/65r17LT max pressure is around the 60 psi. There are 8 ply rated, yes they are LT construction, but they are at least 2/3rds the carcass weight of my Cooper AT3s on my Prado. same with most great 10 ply LTs like BFG, Mickeys and the like, they are all heavy for a reason ........ There is more material in the tyre construction. They have higher load ratings, hence higher max pressures.

Anything less than an 8 ply rating at 60 psi your headed for tyre fractures and blow outs, forget passenger construction at 60 psi in a 265/65r17. Also, running any tyres at max pressure without thought to the tyre loading means uneven tyre wear, premature replacement, costing more money that you thought you might have been saving on fuel, wasted on a new set of tyres coz your last ones only did 50-60kkm. It's a vicious circle.

When choosing my tyres I looked at what performance I could NOT compromise when I needed them the most. That was load rating and carcass strength, fracture resistance etc. My two cents. Stick with an LT type for your magical 60 psi pressure mate, like the Bridgies. Cheers. Let us know what you come up with.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Why are people obsessed with 60psi? There are a couple of threads about tyre pressures,have a look through there. At 60psi you will be needing a kidney belt and new fillings.

[fido666 Banned Find all posts View Profile Close fido666]

I run my D697 LTs (265/60/R18) at 40 PSI around town, down to somewhere between 20-25 PSI off-road. Have had the Prado on a weighbridge with a Bridgestone rep and the recommended pressure was actually 43 PSI. Don't know where people are getting 60 PSI from, even at 40 the ride is a bit hard.

[BiLLz0r Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close BiLLz0r]

I do the same as fido, 40 around town. 20-25 off road (or lower 20 for sand).

[Breakit Fixit Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Breakit Fixit]

Why are people obsessed with 60psi? There are a couple of threads about tyre pressures,have a look through there. At 60psi you will be needing a kidney belt and new fillings.

Exactly mjr. Hence my sarcasm in saying "your magical 60 psi". If anyone finds the origins of this "60 psi" magic number, recommendation, statement or rumour ........ Please post the link as I cannot find it and I need the laugh.

[Shangus Find all posts View Profile Close Shangus]

Exactly mjr. Hence my sarcasm in saying "your magical 60 psi". If anyone finds the origins of this "60 psi" magic number, recommendation, statement or rumour ........ Please post the link as I cannot find it and I need the laugh.

Don't you all know, the higher your tyre pressure the lighter your car so the more fuel you save..... lol