What tyres for your Liberty

Post by **yarney** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:31 pm

I want to know your opinion on the size and make of tyres for a gen 1 liberty lifted with ob struts and 15" rims . Must be minimum all terrain more aggressive the better
I need to get some soon i want to see what you have thanks

Jan

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:43 pm

BFG Mud
Goodyear MTR if they are made in a size suiteable. I don't think they are though

What you really want to make sure of, is that it is a light truck construction. Size is personal thing I think, but if you're after an opinion I wouldn't go over a 28.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:42 pm

I reckon you should get some mudders Jan. I wouldn't recommend mud tyres to many subaru people but you use yours more than most.

wrangler MTR doesnt come in a useful size for you unfortunately. Might have to look at other brands.

I have had an awesome run from my wrangler ATRs (still havnt got a single puncture) but they probably arent agressive enough for you. You can get those in 27" (205/75R15) or 28" (215/75R15). I run the 27's

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:01 pm

Spotted some hankook 215/75 15R MT dynamics.Plenty aggressive tread.
Not sure if you can still get em.

ian059 · Post by **ian059** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:19 pm

if you can get them in Oz. What about maxxis
http://www.maxxis.com/AutomobileLight-T ... eries.aspx
They are usually well priced and they have a great range of A/T's

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:36 pm

http://www.maxxis.com/AutomobileLight-T ... eries.aspx

205/75R15 and 215/75R15 available in that tread. might be a good one to look at?

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:42 pm

Here's the one was looking at available in a 28 8.5 15 and a 215/75 15.Looks like they are available in Aus
Hoping these will fit on my L:mrgreen:

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:44 pm

I'm in need for some new shoes too!

I'm not after what brands are best, as such, but just wanting to know how big I can comfortably go..

The car is a Gen1 wagon with OB struts/std springs to suit but doesn't have OB trailing arms. The rear wheels sit an inch, inch 1/2 from guards.

On it at the moment is standard Forrester rubber, (Geolanders) and they are 215/60/16. I don't think I should go any taller without the OB trailing arms, but how wide could I safely go? And/or should I go taller, just see what they say at the tyre shop...

ALL opinions welcomed

*And a side(wall) note, Geolanders as a brand are horrible on the sidewalls. I've had two punctures with them and am surprised I haven't had more. As the sidewalls have countless scares where its showing a white under skin.*

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:08 pm

I used to have the Hankooks on my Liberty when I first lifted it (the white RS) then I fitted them to the orange wagon. Not a bad tyre at all. I wouldn't go any bigger than them with the set up you have. The 29's I had on the orange car were better but they would drain too much power from your car.

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:45 pm

What were these Hankooks (size). I've just been into my local and they couldn't find anything for my size, well nothing that was aggressive enough for me. Apparently its just the common, falcon/commodore size, so no one makes anything past a road tyre with maybe some light 'sand pattern'

They suggested going for a smaller rim (yes they even specified a 15" Forester rim!)
So I guess I have to rid of my beautiful 16" for some 15" rims. Anyone have any, swapsies

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:13 pm

I've found this tyre (Bridgestone D693)
http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/treads/d693.aspx

And the size I'd be looking at is, 215/65/16C.
So I'm just wondering how much taller would this be to the 215/60/16 (geolander) and also what does the 'C' represent on the end of 215/65/16C, haha!

I know the Bridgestones should defiantly fit, if I had O/B trailing arms fitted. But without them, I'm not too sure. . .
So options are as I see at the moment,
I could go with these tyres on my 16"s & buy (NEW from subaru) trailing arms
OR
Buy a set of 15"s and look at the abundance of options they have on offer.

Post by **yarney** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:01 pm

Bumpty the c is for commercial

Here is a tyre calculator this will help http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

Jan

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:44 pm

they are excellent tyres. a few people on here run them.

talk to captain obvious

Subaman · Post by **Subaman** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:07 pm

Hey Will, I tried to get a set of those for my car before the desert trip last year but was told they werent available in Australia yet, then spotted these on a Triton at the Telegraph Station in Alice spings.

anyway, happy I got the Nankang Wide Conquerors in the end, no punctures , no tread chips and look as new as they were the day we left, and only $125 bucks each.

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:51 am

Bumpty,

i have the D693 and vincent said on my wagon, ob stuts and lifted springs front and rear, these are my second set of these and i am pretty happy with them, for road use they ar quiet adn hold on well and for the offroad i do which is beach, a little bit of bush they are great, they are ok in the mud but they are no mud tyre!!

the reason i run them is the size, it os had to find a 215/65/16 in a offroad style tyre on of others i found was a geolander at but i didnt like the reports it got about them (too soft). and that size works out to be around the 27'' which is about the biggest i would go in a lib with 3.9 gearing and standard low range!!

btw did 8257km on the trip last year and about 1500km on the dirt and did have and issues with them at all!!!

the only this i didnt like about the was the price!!!!!! be sitting down when you get one, is it is only because of the uncommon sizing.

hope this helps.

bryan

ps. i havent got ob trailing arms on mine and they tyres clear but about 10mm, i did give the lip i little touch up with a hammer one day to make a little more.

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:17 pm

Thankyou Bryan!

..$255 it costs for a D693, here.................. I'm not going to even contemplate them

Instead, I've found a set of 15" Steel Forester rims. The tyre bloke said he has a couple of mates who rally. So I'm going to have a look at some 'seconds' for a $100 a pop. Hopefully the rally tyres will look the goods, if not it should be easier to find something that does with the 15" rims, then the 16".

If you don't mind Bryan, could you tell me what your D693s costed about?

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:39 pm

a few years ago i bought a set for $180ea. i was buying 8 tyres at the time and shoped around hard..

Subaman · Post by **Subaman** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:37 pm

D693? Are they the same as Bretts, the ones he got all the punctures with?

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:13 pm

thats a D694

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:53 pm

in think mine were about 220 bumpty