jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
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Re: Budget (sub $200) Tyres
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exuberant wrote:
Hi Exuberant - welcome to the forum.
The Federal tyres are rubbish - I would be at least ditching the steers!
Hey Richard, did you just answer your own post above? LOL 
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10/Nov/2010, 1:40 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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hahaha No worries mate, I think no one heard of such tyre brand, that's why you didn't get an answer, so your decision to change them is a wise one 
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10/Nov/2010, 4:37 pm
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JKS
X-TRAIL NEWBIE
Date Registered: 08-2009
TOTAL POSTS: 43
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Re: Budget (sub $200) Tyres
Just got 5 new 225/75r15's fitted to our Exy.
I believe the Toyos previously fitted were the original tyres (we bought our vehicle at 43000km) and with a stop-gap second hand pair to get us through 2011 while we were overseas (parents and in-laws shared the car while we were gone), they would've traveled ~75000km on the original 4 and out to 86000km when finally changed.
After a lot of research, I had been trying to track down a Hercules Terra Trac AT which I had been quoted ~$135ea before we went away. These are sourced from the states and have nice aggressive looking tread backed by solid reviews (the few I could find). Unfortunately I couldn't get hold of the 225/75r15's anywhere in Australia (believe me, I tried!) and the wait on a special order, plus lack of replacement tyres meant we gave that option away.
We ended up going with 5 x 225/75r15 Kenda KR28 Klever AT's. These aren't as aggressive looking as the Hercules, but they should be fine. We paid $750 for all 5 including fitting, balancing and a wheel alignment in Moorooka, Brisbane. The wheel alignment is usually $65 for the exy, so I guess this makes the tyres $137ea.
With a spring lift, the tyres fill the guards nicely and everything ran very well on a trip up to Harry's Hut last weekend (loaded up with 3 nights worth of camping gear and supplies, plus a canoe up top). The last half hour or so off road wasn't exactly intense, but with a night of rain before we headed home, we had a bit of fun and I was very pleased with how everything handled.
These tyres are also surprisingly quiet on the bitumen. If you listen for it, there is some noise at around 60kph, but on the highway we didn't even notice them!
So I guess here's another option for people looking for reasonable quality cheap tyres. If I remember, I'll update how they're performing sometime down the track. At less than 65% the fitted price of big brand tyres, we've only got to get past ~50000km to be ahead (assuming we'd easily get to 80000km on a big money set).
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John
2005 Manual ST
(nudge bar, roof racks, tow bar)
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2/May/2012, 12:42 pm
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- Now I on to some light reading of the 81 pages on replacement tyres
