What winter tyres are best for a Navara NP300?

[Mark Bolam]

Even if you drive over someone?

[openspaceman]

7 minutes ago, josharb87 said:

Lethal? Really?

 

Aftermarket studs fitted to hard compound summer tyres maybe, but quality studded winter tyres are certainly not "lethal" 

I live in SE England so we have roads that very occasionally have packed snow but most of the time they are salted and just wet. Studded 750x16 on a Land Rover had less grip than standard on a wet road. Lethal was probably a poor word to use.  We had to take them out as I believe they are unlawful in UK on the public highway.

 

 

[Rich Rule]

Studs are great in Scandinavia.  They give a little bit of road noise but still handle really well on wet roads.

 

I opted for no studs and my Hilux as the tolls going into Oslo are higher and can run up the costs of you are in and out everyday.

[arbogrunt]

I've got BFG MTs one one Landy and bog-standard Continental ATs on the other. The ATs struggle a bit sometimes with a trailer on, but the MTs are awesome [emoji1360]

[woodwizzard]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/245-70-16-115Q-KUMHO-MT51-MUD-TERRAIN-TYRES-X-4-DELIVERED-PRICE/192394532096?epid=2041513900&hash=item2ccb9b9500:g:7Q8AAOSwB09YJucM

 

I run these. I class them as an aggressive all terrain as they seem to perform as a good all-rounder. Never got on with "normal" AT tyres, as to me, they don't perform that well on road and are useless off road. Not a fan of BF ATs, get them off of any vehicle I have bought with them on. Slide around in the wet on the road and turn to slicks in the mud.

[Mark Bolam]

Nothing is ever going to tick all the boxes in all conditions.

Just get the ones that look the coolest.

[Mick Dempsey]

I’ve had mud terrains on a Land Rover, awesome off road. Noisy af on the road, suck the juice down and wear quickly.

 

Mark is right though, nothing is perfect, ATs are a decent compromise.

 

(getting 4 fitted to my Ranger tomoz so need to justify the €700!)

 

[Mark Bolam]

They look cool though Mick.

Save.

[Mick Dempsey]

I know, I’ll post a photo, anticipating admiring looks from teenagers.

 

Makes it all worthwhile.

Edited December 12, 2017 by Mick Dempsey

[Paul in the woods]

Interesting thread. I've run General Grabber AT2s on my small 4x4 for 7 years now and not really had a problem. New they were fine in the snow, although I tended to avoid driving in snow and ice as there were too many other people skidding all over the place.

 

They've been fine on wet and very muddy/slurry covered roads and have only just started to struggle on very muddy tracks due to wear. They've don't do motorway miles and are narrow at 225/70 R15.

 

Sorry, not much help for the original question.