Hi

Bridgestone Duellers coming to the end of the line.

Want new tyres, 265/70/17 (appears to be biggest I can have without modification).

Dont do any off roading but want a good all season tyre suitable for wet and snow.

Do about 20000 miles a year, equal mix motorway/country roads/town (including London suburbs)

Was going to buy BFGs but read a few reviews not so good on wet.

Any suggestions?

Im changing mine next week, im going for Cooper Discoverer AT3s.

What??? Bfg not so good on wet...where did you get that nonsense from,lol.

Theres plenty options available to you..bfg are fatntastic...as are cooper discoverer .i wouldnt rule out remoulds either..ive run insas in the past and they are awsome and very cheap.

Daz

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Im changing mine next week, im going for Cooper Discoverer AT3s.

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Oddly enough I just did a quick search and the Coopers were being mentioned pretty frequently.

Also Hercules (?)

If the BFG were going to be OK for virtually 100% road use I would be happy to spend the money.

I run bfg at's..trust me,they are awsome

Daz

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Quote: Nick wrote in post #2

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Im changing mine next week, im going for Cooper Discoverer AT3s.

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This is the most obvious answer.......

Great in wet, no road noise and at £109 a corner ( I paid ) hard to justify anything more expensive

P.s. Mine are 265 65 17 112s

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Quote: oxfordsurveyors wrote in post #5

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Oddly enough I just did a quick search and the Coopers were being mentioned pretty frequently.

Also Hercules (?)

If the BFG were going to be OK for virtually 100% road use I would be happy to spend the money.

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Yep, if my bfg's ever wear out (thats 15k still good as new) I will go coopers, but I fear the bfg's will outlast me on this vehicle

I just cant decide on what size to go for 245 65 17 or 265 65 17 or 265 70 17

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Quote: Gezza wrote in post #4

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Quote: Nick wrote in post #2

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Im changing mine next week, im going for Cooper Discoverer AT3s.

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This is the most obvious answer.......

Great in wet, no road noise and at £109 a corner ( I paid ) hard to justify anything more expensive

P.s. Mine are 265 65 17 112s

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What's the wear rate like on the Coopers? I've done over 30k miles on my BFGs and reckon there's about another 15-20k left.

Just curious really, is the extra money worthwhile or not?

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Go 265/70 17 mate, fit beautifully.

As to wet performance? Anything will be better than the duellers, just choose from the suggestions on here, pros and cons for all of them.

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I just cant decide on what size to go for 245 65 17 or 265 65 17 or 365 70 17

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Quote: Gezza wrote in post #13

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Quote: Nick wrote in post #10

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I just cant decide on what size to go for 245 65 17 or 265 65 17 or 365 70 17

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I may be wrong, but I think the 245's are only available as 107's which is the wrong load rating for these trucks. Needs to be 111 and above to keep them legal.

Am I talking sh1te?

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Factory standard is 245 65 17 111s

Im really not understanding this bfg road noise and bad handling when wet...i have never ever had an issue with bfg tires and they last forever..

I'm not so sure i would get the same again,but thats due to cost and no other reason..

Daz

Get Cooper stt's 285/75/16's then buy a Classic to put them on

Quote: Gezza wrote in post #4

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Quote: Nick wrote in post #2

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Im changing mine next week, im going for Cooper Discoverer AT3s.

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This is the most obvious answer.......

Great in wet, no road noise and at £109 a corner ( I paid ) hard to justify anything more expensive

P.s. Mine are 265 65 17 112s

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Im really not understanding this bfg road noise and bad handling when wet...i have never ever had an issue with bfg tires and they last forever..

I'm not so sure i would get the same again,but thats due to cost and no other reason..

Daz

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I can get Cooper AT3s at £85 each and fit them for free at work.

Cant argue with that...lol

Daz

Cooper tyre ratings for AT3. Fuel. E, Wet grip. B, 73 decibels. 265/65/17
STT Fuel. F, Wet grip. B. 73 decibels. 285/75/16

Info from :
http://www.coopertire.co.uk/tyres/off-ro.../discoverer-at3

That's impressive wet & noise stats for stt.

I've lost about 2.5 mpg going up from 245 duelers to these 265's

Checkout the cooper site :http://www.coopertire.co.uk/tyres/off-ro.../discoverer-at3
It is surprising as you say.