My 2020 Jimny overlander build

You've been busy, all nice little mods.

The Rockwool seems an interesting idea.

I finally got off-road today on some green lanes. Had a great time!

Annoyingly it all went too well, now I can't win the battle in my head of convincing myself I NEED the BFG KO2's that I know make it look so much cooler .... I just can't justify the £700ish when I have 5 tyres that work just fine, even off-road.

A real Shame...

The way I have always looked at tyres for green lanes is that if the lane is sufficiently soft and muddy to need a mud tyre then it is probably not in s suitable condition for me to be driving it. If that means that some lanes are summer only that's fine. If it also means that I am not responsible for damage to the lane surface, also good. There is an argument that goes along the lines of knobbly tyres offer more grip and therefore less chances of spinning a wheel but in my experience a mud tyre is always attempting to bite through the surface which breaks it up quicker. More like a plough than a roller.

I'm not saying mud tyres don't have a place but I would suggest it's not on public roads.

I found the standard tyres excellent in all the conditions I used them in. I think people are too quick to dismiss them because they are standard from the factory (and for the look). I don't really get the idea of fitting big knobley tyres on a car that will not go off road, as some people do.
I was going to keep mine until they'd worn out. But decided to swap my alloys to steel wheels as they were getting damaged from rocks, and a set of used Yokohama Geolanders in standard size came available at a good price with about 5000 miles of use, so was a bit of a no brainer.

I agree with Lambert and Soeley, in that the stock tyres are very capable and will most likely get you where you intend to go.

I recently decided to fit BFG K02's to my Gen.4 over other more 'road biased' (yet very capable) All terrains, not from a tyre capability perspective but more for the total piece of mind that I gained in relation to puncture resistance and durability. Any added performance that the K02's offered was a 'bonus' and not the sole reason I purchased the tyres.

I attended a GLASS introductory 4x4 course this weekend with the Gen.4 wearing it's new K02's. It's a fantastic tyre and I'm confident that they'll stand up to more abuse than i'm willing to throw at them. Giving me total peace of mind whilst travelling solo with the other half and the dog.

I'd say it depends more on your intended purpose for the vehicle rather than solely the type of terrain you're likely to play with. If you're travelling to remote locations, often solo then the upgrade would be justified.

Lambert wrote: The way I have always looked at tyres for green lanes is that if the lane is sufficiently soft and muddy to need a mud tyre then it is probably not in s suitable condition for me to be driving it. If that means that some lanes are summer only that's fine. If it also means that I am not responsible for damage to the lane surface, also good. There is an argument that goes along the lines of knobbly tyres offer more grip and therefore less chances of spinning a wheel but in my experience a mud tyre is always attempting to bite through the surface which breaks it up quicker. More like a plough than a roller.

I'm not saying mud tyres don't have a place but I would suggest it's not on public roads.

Dreadnaught, I agree, I wouldn't go with mud tyres as they are a bit much for me. But the BFG KO2's are all terrain tyres. The reason I want them (other than looks) is I had them on my land cruiser and they took me across Africa with no faults (except a few came off the rims in the sand dunes in Namibia, definitely too low pressure and my hard driving) - even when they really should have been destroyed due to the places I was driving. So they have my up most respect, and I wouldn't trust any other tyres like I trust them.

They would be primarily for overland use abroad.