Roverdrive Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hi After being told that one of my tyres cannot be repaired as there are two punctures within an inch of each other, I have a couple of questions. 1. Can I replace just one tyre without damaging the transmission? All present tyres have about 4mm tread left 2. If I replace all 4 tyres, what brand to go for? The present ones are Pirelli Zero, and don't seem to be wearing very well given the 16K miles covered. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Yes you can. The D3 eats tyres whatever, because it weighs half as much as the Moon and requires a lot of effort to make it go around corners! Goodyear make tyres for them but they don't wear well either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinny Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 i put a set of camac terra tyres on my discovery 1 last january 205/16 ive covered approx 18k the fronts are showing signs of wear but the rears are still good i should change them round not the best tyres in the wet but ive no probs with them off road i paid 55 a piece and so far ive got no complaints just my pennies worth chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Bogmonster Was looking at the Goodyears ( £136) but it seems that some pppeople are raving about the general grabbers AT2 (£102) as well. I could put 4 on for the price of 2 Michellin, but are they any good? I guess that is the question. Had Pirellis on my Disco 1 and they lasted forever - the trouble was they were made of bakelite and were cr*p in the wet! These are the opposite. At the Mo it looks like a toss up between the Generals and the Goodyears. Don't feel like paying for the Michellins if they are going to be the same for wear. I agree with the moon comparison. They are far more capable than the TD5 off road until they start to slide, and then you better have a large run off area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 The AT2 is only available for the 18in rims I think, fine if that's what you have. They are certainly a much better tyre than any of the standard factory offerings though I am not sure how well they wear on a D3. I like the AT2s a lot and my new pickup will probably be getting a set of these in due course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 Well after all that my local "back street knows what hes doing" tyre fitter got me Pirellis for £115 so I have gone with them again as he couldn't get the Goodyears. If anyone is in the market for tyres I would recommend ( in the UK ) www.blackcircles.com for looking at price comparisons, and they will deliver to your nearest garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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