NPC73
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 12-2004
Location: Mount Isa, QLD
TOTAL POSTS: 1247
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Re: AT tyres
Hi Wayne,
Welcome to the Australian X-Trail Forums.
The factory tyres are usuallly very restrictive and not suitable for all road conditions. I only got 36,000km out of my 16" Bridgestone 689 on-road tyres. Admittedly I didn’t get any wheel alignments either which is probably the cause for the low kms.
If you want a harder compound your better off going for an A/T tyre. Finding an A/T tyre for the 15" rims for the X-Trail can be very difficult. You don’t have to stick with the standard 215/70/15 profiles either.
If you have a look on our main page HERE under the “Technical” section you will find a Tyre Calculator. You can alter the widths and profiles of your tyres so long as you stay under 3% difference you will be fine.
Bridgestone have an A/T tyre in 215/75/15 (D694) which would be suitable for you. One of our members in Sydney has these, and paid $906.45 + GST for 5 of them. As reported you can expect some loss of power and higher fuel consumption with these heavier duty tyres.
If you want a wider range of choice in tyres, I also suggest switching to 16" rims. 
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Last edited by NPC73, 5/Mar/2006, 9:51 pm
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Member ID: X-072 (Retired Administrator)
2003 X-trail, TI, Manual, (Series 1) - (with the works)
2013 Toyota Prado, Manual, Turbo Diesel - (Snorkel-K&N-Full Exhaust, 20" Low Profiles, Chrome Bullbar, HID Spots, + All the Bling!)
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5/Mar/2006, 9:37 pm
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