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after the piece of crap Goodyear OEM tires wear out. I have had great performance from the Pirelli tires in the deep snow up in the California Sierra mountains. Check these pics out for the kind of testing I took the Pirelli's through: http://www.pikiwiki.com:80/ews/editor.jsp?2jFyEEeK7mejzlkbT80UxoA
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Replying to: tzo (Jan 07, 2008 5:27 pm)  We got about 9" up high from the remnants of the Sierra storms over here in Boise btw and are expecting a few more tonight. Got about 4" in town. |
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I have an 06 LR3 SE V8 with 285/60 - 18 Nitto Terra Grappler tires. I have about 8000 miles on these tires now and they are still quiet, smooth, wearing evenly, and have lots of tread left. Based upon the amount of tread used, I expect a little over 30K miles before I hit the minimum tread depth at the wear bars. I like them a lot and get lots of compliments. I noticed a new size available from BF Goodrich in the All Terrain T/A KO model. It is 265/65R18 which would be a 31.56 inch diameter (computed, not checked by Goodrich specs) compared with my Nitto Terra Grapplers 31.38 inch diameter and the original factory Goodyear of 30 inches. I won't need tires for years but this is definately a new possibility for owners with the 18 inch wheels. By the way, I noticed that Nitto now has an LT Terra Grappler in the size LT285/60 - 18 which has another 1/8 inch of tread depth than my non LT version, and an overall diameter of 31.5 inches
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Replying to: lr3maybe (Jan 09, 2008 6:43 am)
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Replying to: lr3maybe (Jan 09, 2008 6:43 am)
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| I went with the A/T-S's as they are within 2% of OE diameter, are only a few pounds heavier than the GY's, HR-rated, and thus OK with my LR Dealer. Can only speak to on-road performance, but they are smoother and quieter with better hydroplane resistance than the GY's. Dry/Wet grip seem about the same, though I never purposely explore the limits of my beast. They are much quieter and smoother than the Revo's I had on my recently sold GX. I really liked the Revo's for grip on/off-road, but they were significantly heavier, a tad louder, and less smooth than the GX's OE Michelin's. | |
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Replying to: lr3looser (Jan 09, 2008 2:49 pm) Sorry you did not have good luck with your LR3. As mentioned by others, there are some unhappy owners of every vehicle brand or model. Your Land Rover dealer owner blames the LR3 suspension for destroying any tire. As with vehicles, there are good dealers and not so good dealers. As evidenced by the owners on this forum, not all LR3's eat tires. We are glad you have sold your LR3 and hope you have a happy new life with your Tahoe. They must be nice vehicles as evidenced by there being so many on the road. Hopefully you will have better luck with it than with the LR3. If you no longer have your LR3, why are you still reading this forum? You should not reply to this question because you should have moved on with your life and be reading the Tahoe forum.
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Replying to: ssp1 (Jan 09, 2008 9:14 am) So, my original Goodyears were still quiet at 6000 miles. My Nittos seemed just as smooth and almost as quiet. They don't howl on the highway, but they do have a bit more road noise. But they also have a lot more contact area since they are bigger. I can ride comfortably with the windows open. I'm sure there was a tradeoff with a bit more noise and more rolling resistance, but I wanted a vehicle I felt comfortable with off road and the Goodyears didn't do it for me. At 8000 plus miles on the Nittos, I haven't noticed any more noise than when new. |
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Replying to: lr3maybe (Jan 10, 2008 9:23 am) |
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Replying to: lr3maybe (Jan 10, 2008 9:12 am) Current owners, prior owners and non-owners are all welcome to participate here. If you don't care to read someone's post, scroll on down. |
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