cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
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Geez they've gone up. I remember paying $220 a corner for 215/70/16's back in August 2010.
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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31/Aug/2012, 7:59 pm
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bobnrob
X-TRAIL NEWBIE
Date Registered: 05-2011
Location: Aussie
TOTAL POSTS: 39
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Re: Re:
235/70R 16 Geolandar tyres on...
Still early days, but so far impressed with how they rode the tar and held the bends, and about 10-15% quieter than the old Cooper S/Ts
Got home and took a run out to a track I know. Went all the way in 2wd till the end which becomes a climb of about 25º for about 25-30m. At this point, I put her into 'Lock' mode.
This thing use to buck and pig-root while I rev'ed the crap out've her getting up...this time, not as hard revs and she climbed effortlessly.
So far so good... 8D
BJ's recommends 38 in both front AND rear *lol*, I think I'll be dropping this down to 36 f, 34 r once I've ran a couple of tanks through her to get a milage record.
quote: cooch t31 wrote:
Geez they've gone up. I remember paying $220 a corner for 215/70/16's back in August 2010.
I remember $5 use to get me a return train ticket, movie - with food and drinks, and a couple of games of pool
O'well...the business man still wants his quick high profit, the office worker still gets paid a bundle compared to the labourer who's busting his back for scraps, and life goes on!
--- Bob
1. Year 2006 (1st Rego '07)
2. Model ST-S
3. Series II
4. Manual
5. Engine 2.5 Petrol
Member #X-1924
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2/Sep/2012, 9:45 pm
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Jonesy Laa
X-TRAIL NEWBIE
Date Registered: 11-2012
TOTAL POSTS: 6
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Re: Replacement Tyres
Four new Hercules Terra Trac A/T's 215/70/16 I'll let you know how they go
--- Paul, Brisbane 2005 T30 Ti auto, nudge with spotties, custom window tint, rear side light modification, K&N, 215/70/16 Hercules Terra Trac, custom back box
Wishlist....spring and strut replacement, snazzy seat covers, roof basket
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8/Nov/2012, 5:36 pm
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trailx
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 10-2005
Location: way west of Mareeba FNQ
TOTAL POSTS: 1233
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Re: Replacement Tyres
Thought I better continue this story here.
Bought a set of 5 Yokohama Geolander GO12s, in April 2010.
November 2011, at 47,3520km the front ones suddenly went bald. I have only ever bought full sets of tyres, so this came as a shock. They'd been serviced regularly by Bob Janes where I got them. Only thing I can assume is they were "rotated" side to side, but not all around. (Why would they do this?)
At the time I had to replace the front ones, they told me I'd be lucky to get 5,000km more out of the rear ones, which still looked pretty good to me.
Last Friday, exactly 11months later, I finally replaced them - after a comfortable 20,000km.
I am a bit narky about this, as I feel I've been locked in to Yokohama whether I like it or not.
The Geo's are brilliant tyres on the dirt and perform very well generally for most of the year, but when I'm driving around in the Far North in the middle of the Wet Season with inches of water over the roads, I keep wishing I had my old Cooper CS4s.
I do less than 40km of gravel road out of every 500km I travel (usually fortnightly), so I'm thinking I would be better off with highway tyres, and it would be good encouragement to slow down a bit on the gravel...
Now I'm stuck for another few Wet Seasons before I can change. 'nuff said.
--- Julie X-231(c)
2005 ST Manual Platinum
Yokohama GO12, towbar, roof rack, luggage pod, bonnet protector, weathershields L&R, floormats
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18/Nov/2012, 6:16 pm
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