Mileage from Tyres

The Guvnor

In the market for more Tyres. :rolleyes:

2 years ago I changed all 4 tyres to Goodyear Efficient Grip SUV 255/55/18

I got 28,342 miles - mostly motorway from the front set.

These were replaced with a set of Bridgestone's which need to be replaced now with about 21,000 miles on them. These suffered from being over inflated at the start leading to some uneven wear.

The rear tyres due to be replaced now have almost 50,000 miles on them - they are still legal but not by much.

I do mostly motorway driving - very impressed with the rear mileage.

Now that I need to do all 4 again my thoughts are why get anything other than the Efficient Grips seen as they lasted so well - I do not expect to get the same mileage from them but you never know.

I drive an auto 3.0l Touareg.

Secondary question is tyre pressure - opinions vary wildly on this what do you guys reckon - various garages/mechanic mates would have them anywhere from 34-42. 40+ seems way too much imo.

bazz26

Different brand and model tyres have different characteristics, some tyres are designed for superior grip and as a result have a shorter lifespan whereas others have poorer grip but wear better.

Tyre pressure levels are usually listed on a label either on the inside of the fuel filler door or front driver's door.

_Brian

The milage seems good for the size of jeep.

Last two tyres of the rear of my x-trail had 105k km's on them, continentals.
Fronts would do about 20k but basically all secondary and minor road driving for me.

Rears run at 40 or 45 with the caravan behind.
Fronts run at 38 all the time.

R.O.R

No direct personal experience, but BF Goodrich were very highly recommended by a customer who got 80,000km of Motorway Mileage from a set on a Patrol.

We fitted them (all terrain) tyres to a D-Max 3.0 in March 2013 - that was in with us recently for a DOE and they still looked like there was plenty of tread left, but it had only done 21,000km since they were fitted. Factory tyres (Bridgestone Dueller's I think) got to 37,500 before all 4 replaced, but this vehicle does have a separate set of full Winter/Off Road (very chunky BF Goodrich's), so I'm not sure if all mileage was on the "road" tyres.

boardsuser1

From experience I found Michelin primacy hp and pirelli p7 great, although i don't have a jeep I do almost all city driving, and the current set of michelin's are now after doing 27,000kms,I should comfortably get to about 40k Imo provided I don't get a blowout etc,similar experience with the pirelli tyres

The Guvnor

105KM's from the rears! That is impressive.
I think I will opt for a full set of the Goodyear's and see if it they last similar to the last set.

What size Tyres Brian on yours?

_Brian wrote: »

The milage seems good for the size of jeep.

Last two tyres of the rear of my x-trail had 105k km's on them, continentals.
Fronts would do about 20k but basically all secondary and minor road driving for me.

Rears run at 40 or 45 with the caravan behind.
Fronts run at 38 all the time.

The Guvnor

Thanks ROR I will have a look at the Goodrich as the efficient grips in my size are not that common and may not be available.

R.O.R wrote: »

No direct personal experience, but BF Goodrich were very highly recommended by a customer who got 80,000km of Motorway Mileage from a set on a Patrol.

We fitted them (all terrain) tyres to a D-Max 3.0 in March 2013 - that was in with us recently for a DOE and they still looked like there was plenty of tread left, but it had only done 21,000km since they were fitted. Factory tyres (Bridgestone Dueller's I think) got to 37,500 before all 4 replaced, but this vehicle does have a separate set of full Winter/Off Road (very chunky BF Goodrich's), so I'm not sure if all mileage was on the "road" tyres.

Glenalla

The Guvnor wrote: »

In the market for more Tyres. :rolleyes:

2 years ago I changed all 4 tyres to Goodyear Efficient Grip SUV 255/55/18

I got 28,342 miles - mostly motorway from the front set.

These were replaced with a set of Bridgestone's which need to be replaced now with about 21,000 miles on them. These suffered from being over inflated at the start leading to some uneven wear.

The rear tyres due to be replaced now have almost 50,000 miles on them - they are still legal but not by much.

I do mostly motorway driving - very impressed with the rear mileage.

Now that I need to do all 4 again my thoughts are why get anything other than the Efficient Grips seen as they lasted so well - I do not expect to get the same mileage from them but you never know.

I drive an auto 3.0l Touareg.

Secondary question is tyre pressure - opinions vary wildly on this what do you guys reckon - various garages/mechanic mates would have them anywhere from 34-42. 40+ seems way too much imo.

Just replaced my Bridgestone Dueller's on a Toyota Hilux at 62,000 miles. Doing a mix of motorway and city driving.

The Guvnor

That is impressive Glen - assuming this is the rear tyres gave you 62,000 miles - they would be big tyres as well - 245+?

Glenalla

The Guvnor wrote: »

That is impressive Glen - assuming this is the rear tyres gave you 62,000 miles - they would be big tyres as well - 245+?

Swapped the rear and front tyres around some time ago.
Tyres are 255 x 70 x 15

kay 9

Bfg ats 265 70 16 on a pajero giving 50k+ miles. No compromise in performance over durability.

_Brian

The Guvnor wrote: »

105KM's from the rears! That is impressive.
I think I will opt for a full set of the Goodyear's and see if it they last similar to the last set.

What size Tyres Brian on yours?

17', I think 225/55

Julio1

A friend has a '12 Subaru Forester and asked to have all season tyres put on from new instead of the factory tyre. He now has 115km or so on that set - Hankook 225 60 17's. He does mostly motorway trips and has them rotated every service.

The Guvnor

Going to rotate mine when they have 12k miles on them and see how we fair this time.

Got the full set for £590 including the usual balance, tracking, new valves etc.

A good price imo.

creedp

Julio1 wrote: »

A friend has a '12 Subaru Forester and asked to have all season tyres put on from new instead of the factory tyre. He now has 115km or so on that set - Hankook 225 60 17's. He does mostly motorway trips and has them rotated every service.

It never ceases to amaze me how much mileage people can squeeze out of a set of tyres. My 2l S-Max gets between 15 and 18k miles from a set of front tyres. A set of Bridgesone Potenzas got just shy of 18k miles while a pair of Kumhos go just over 15k. For the last 2 sets of tyres I have rotated them regularly and got just over 35k on a set of Kuhmos and currently have a set of Hankooks. As I also have a set of winters, the summer tyres last that bit longer. Will see later this hear how the hankooks fare comapred to the Kumho's. However, no matter how careful I am with tyres I could never see myself getting 115k kms (72k miles) from a set of tyres

enricoh

the oul boy got 60 odd thou miles out of the bridgestones that came new on his landcruiser and i'd say there was near 3mm left when he changed them, on my yoke it'd be a miracle to get 20k. id say if he changed at the legal depth 1.6mm he'd have got 70+. i too would call it pub talk only i saw it myself

The Guvnor

Great mileage lads - I am hopeful that with the rotating to get maybe mid 30's from all 4 this time - I'd be happy with that.

b_mac2

Yer all doing well lads, my rear tyre is shot and I've only clocked up 4000 km on a Michelin Pilot Road 4...

YouTookMyName

BFGoodrich AT's will perish before they wear.

Savage Tyre.

The Guvnor

What kind of car b mac?

A lad I know who had an m3 was lucky to get 5k miles from his but he did drive it like he stole it!

CiniO

creedp wrote: »

It never ceases to amaze me how much mileage people can squeeze out of a set of tyres. My 2l S-Max gets between 15 and 18k miles from a set of front tyres.

Because it depands greatly on type of roads you are driving.
Generally Irish roads tent to wear down tyre treads very quickly compared f.e. with roads on the Continent.

F.e. in my region most roads are done by "surface dressing" technique so they consist of plenty of very sharp chippings. On top of that roads in my region are very bendy (you are pretty much turning left or right most of the time).
This mixture gives me approx 12k km (7.5k miles) from set of front tyres. Obviously it varies by brands, but an average would be about that.

On the other hand, with the same car and driving style, trip to Continent of about 10k kilometres, wear less than 1mm of the tread of my front tyres.
So If I was travelling only like that, my front tyres could easily do 80k kilometres instead of 12k they do here locally in Mayo.
As you can see, difference is just tremendous.

Glenalla

creedp wrote: »

It never ceases to amaze me how much mileage people can squeeze out of a set of tyres. My 2l S-Max gets between 15 and 18k miles from a set of front tyres. A set of Bridgesone Potenzas got just shy of 18k miles while a pair of Kumhos go just over 15k.

A lot is down to driving behavior. I used to travel from Newry to Dunlaoghaire and back regularly for work, a colleague used to do the same trip and meet me in Dunlaoghaire for work. He used to tear away from lights like a scalded cat and had a very heavy right foot, also when it came to braking he would wait until the last minute then slam on the brakes. No matter how hard he drove we would both leave Dunlaoghaire at the same time and be in Newry at about the same time. He used to go through tyres every 15K miles while I got 60k out of a set. He still didn't get there any faster. He also went through brake pads at a phenomenal rate.
Easy on the accelerator and brake well ahead of junctions, roundabouts and lights seems to extend the life of tyres and brakes greatly.

OldMrBrennan83

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