Tire recommendations

Time for new tires on my 2000 Disco II. I have the OEM original 255/65/16 Michelin 4x4's on now. Any recommendations for replacements/improvements/tires to avoid? I want to balance cost/performance/tire life. Thanks.

Stay with the 4x4's. Avoid Pirrelli's

while we're on the subject, can you put bigger tires on a Disco II than a Disco I on a stock ride height?

Bait,

Have you had problems with the Pirelli's? I have had Scorpions as my road wheels the last 40K miles. They seemed better (and half the price) of the XPC 4x4's that are stock to the 95 disco.

I will probably replace them with the Michellin Cross Terrain SUV's next go around, as I have them on my wife's Yukon XL and the Pirelli's are hard to get.

For off-road wheels I have used the Goodyear MTR's with good luck.

The Michellin Cross Terrain in my opinion is the best SUV tire in the world. I've had them on other vehicles and I just love em'.They cost a little more but they are worth every penny.Just last Monday I put a set on my Discovery and it feels like a whole new vehicle. The Goodyear's that came off went right into the dumpster,even though they still had lots of tread.(scalloped).The ride is like silk,and all that road noise I was getting with the "Woodyear's" is now gone. I chose the blackwall version instead of the raised white letter though.White letter tires just don't suit a Discovery in my opinion,besides they scream STEAL ME!

I have BFG All-Terrain T/As on my 2000, 245/70/R16. They're great tires. They're coming up the end of their life, though. I'm trying to decide whether I should buy 4 new of those, or switch to another tire, and have to buy 5 . . . Kind of spendy either way . . .

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ORIGINAL: Newfoundlandrover

The Michellin Cross Terrain in my opinion is the best SUV tire in the world. I've had them on other vehicles and I just love em'.They cost a little more but they are worth every penny.Just last Monday I put a set on my Discovery and it feels like a whole new vehicle. The Goodyear's that came off went right into the dumpster,even though they still had lots of tread.(scalloped).The ride is like silk,and all that road noise I was getting with the "Woodyear's" is now gone. I chose the blackwall version instead of the raised white letter though.White letter tires just don't suit a Discovery in my opinion,besides they scream STEAL ME!

i would loveto watch some reject try to steal the wheels off of a Land Rover.

Heh. Seriously. Shoot, I've been to tire shops that have had a hard time figuring out how to get them off . . .

At least go with some AT's for the look

BFGoodrich All Terrain! those are nice!

Anonimus, The Pirrellies have many issues. Cupping, pulling, noise, etc. For the price it is unacceptable. Some people have good luck with them. Most do not. BFG's are pretty good as well.

On this topic, I had another question. I'm currently rolling on 245/70/R16s on my 2000 Disco. Are these the standard size that came on these guys? It's seems like the 75s are more common . . .

The stock size is 255/65/16.

for those who don't know, a tire size is as follows i.e.:


225/55/zr16 m+s <--------- 1994 Ford Mustang GT Convertible

section width/section heighth/speed rating (i think)/wheel size mud+snow

Hey guys....I had michelin XPC's on my 2000 Disco ACE and I loved them sooooo much that I had the dealer put a set of XPC's on my 2003 Disc BEFORE I even picked the truck up.

They have a really nice agressive tread that is great in snow, mud and sand. I took some off road lessons from a couple of Camel Trophy drivers and they all commented on the XPC's being an awesome tire for that truck.

Last week I picked up my new truck.........05 Range Rover and I would have put XPC's on it also if they made them in the 19" size that I needed. the new truck has 4x4 syncros, and its a little too early to give you any input on these.

The factory GoodYears wear unevenly, cup and are noisy.

I've had no better luck with Pirellis.

I found Yokohama Geolanders to provide better traction on and off road, quieter, and so far the wear seems to be quite good. Oh yes and much more reasonable price as well.


Now if I can only find a shop that can properly balance my 18" Disco wheels. On the machine they seem to be balanced as I watch the technician but then I feel a shimmy, take then back after a few thousand miles and find them off again. I seem to recall reading somewhere that a special 5 bolt offset would make for a better balance. Can anyone shed light here?

Your Dealer has the proper 2 part adapter to balance your wheels.

Thanks for the response. Can a major tire store do justice to the balancing? I am not partial to the local dealer and it is not conveniently located.

I'm running 265/70/16 BFG KO's on my 2001 stock Disco with no problems. Bought them at independent dealer and again have had no probelms.