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Cheap tyre options?

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25 Mar 2018 15:35 #190853 by Dazv
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Hi all, I'm in need of some more information from you knowledgeable blokes!
After doing a few things on my new(to me) Jim the next thing I want to save up for are some sort of tyres which will allow me to take her off road mainly green lanes near me. What sort of tyres would you guys suggest and roughly how much? I'm working on a tight budget so will probably be part worn anywhere online that sells cheap used tyres?
Thanks again guys in advance much appreciated
Darren

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25 Mar 2018 19:07 #190860 by 1390_taz
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Camskill tyres do a pay monthly plan. I don't think you will get any part worn tyres anywhere unless ebay have any. Just for the peace of mind buy new if you can

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25 Mar 2018 19:58 #190867 by Dazv
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I'll have a took on eBay! I'll bare that company in mind though thanks mate
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25 Mar 2018 20:58 #190870 by Busta
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Part worn tyres are generally a false economy. The trouble with part-worn off-road tyres is they need deep tread to work off-road. I sold a set of BFG mud terrains with 7mm of tread left. They were still perfectly serviceable tyres with probably 30,000 miles of road life left in them, yet the off-road performance had deteriorated greatly from new, when they had about 15mm of tread.
The other issue is age. Those tyres were 4 years old when I sold them. I've seen similar tyres in sizes/tread patterns that haven't been available for at least 10 years being sold with 'plenty of life left in them'. You really don't want to be spending money on, or driving around on, 10+ year old tyres!

I'd hunt around for a good deal on some decent quality tyres rather than try to save money on the things that make the biggest difference to how your truck will perform off and on road. I paid £400 for my first set of BFG KM2s and sold them for £200. So it cost me £200 for 45,000 miles/4 years of daily off-road use, green laning, pay and play sites etc. That's pretty cheap in my book.

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25 Mar 2018 22:01 - 25 Mar 2018 22:02 #190874 by Eskimo
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I can recommend the Hankook Dynapro MTs, got them from Mytyres for about £85 a tyre, can't remember exactly how much but included shipping too.

I personally wouldn't use part worns, unless absolutely no choice, as you have no idea of the history and how they've been treated. At minimum I would be looking at remoulds, but again for me, as the tyre is the only contact with the ground/road I will always fit new tyres.
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26 Mar 2018 05:26 #190879 by kirkynut
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There's also the Kumho mud terrains that are quite good and cheap in comparison to others.

Remoulds have their place but wear quickly for daily use.

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26 Mar 2018 06:36 #190883 by Dazv
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Thanks for you help guys, what are remouldes? You can tell I'm new to this hahah

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26 Mar 2018 08:55 #190886 by Lambert
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That's where you take an old tyre and strip the tread off and relayer it with a fresh outer patterns. They are allegedly cheaper than a new built tyre, are certainly more environmentally friendly and are always bigger than the same size new tyre. As has been said they generally wear quicker too. Lot's of people swear by them but personally I can only ever put premium new tyres on a car as they're going to be the only thing touching the road and keeping me out of trouble.

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26 Mar 2018 18:04 #190893 by 1066Boy
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I am happy with remoulds offroad but proper tires for mainly road use.

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26 Mar 2018 18:34 #190894 by helijohn
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Dazv wrote: I'm working on a tight budget so will probably be part worn anywhere online that sells cheap used tyres?
Thanks again guys in advance much appreciated
Darren


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26 Mar 2018 19:55 #190898 by Dazv
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Thanks for all the help and options! Hopefully will sort some out soon! Cheers guys

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