tyre costs?

[hercules]

have a problem with tyre ratings for my chev . They have 17inch rims instead of the old 16s and the load rating of the bfgs are harder to achieve on the 17s . I now have to go to 285/70/17 to achieve this in a bfg which cost about $ 450 each . I only get 35 - 40 k out of them so its a bit costly .(price of tyres seem to be rising rapidly over the years)
Question is , what are the alternatives? Or should i just harden up a bit
Craig

[Chimo]

Hi H

Suggestion for you in your PMs
Hes been good value for me and mine for yrs now

Cheers
Chimo

[FNQCairns]

Tyres hurt the hip packet, mine anyway, never bought a tyre for the price you are looking at and never ever want to....just grin and bear it I suppose.

with hope you might find something in the $300s at least!

[finga]

Can you change rim sizes??
Either go down or up to achieve a more common tyre size.
The new rims would pay for themselves very quickly when tyres are $450 a pop.

[gr hilly]

my cost for tyres is about the same mate however i get 70%out of them and sell them on ebay i normally get back 75 to 80%of what i paid for them and then buy new again hence im allways running on 1st class rubber and do save good bucks.
Hilly

[steve99]

my cost for tyres is about the same mate however i get 70%out of them and sell them on ebay i normally get back 75 to 80%of what i paid for them and then buy new again hence im allways running on 1st class rubber and do save good bucks.
Hilly

Jeepers,your doing well ! So you wear 70% of your tyres then sell them on ebay for 75 - 80% of original cost ?


I'll have to try that.

[gr hilly]

yes Steve i have done it for years it is always easy to sell a good legal tyre as long as they have worn well and clean up good they sell like hotcakes.
Hilly

[chisel]

hercules - what load rating do you need? and what sizes are ok?
Bridgestone do a 275/65R17 in an LT and Mickey Thompson have a 285/70R17 LT rated at 121Q.

[hercules]

yeah the load is 121 /118 Q . Is the 118 speed ? or is it just the Q as it says a speed not less than Q .
I have some 285/70/17 BFG on back order already that meet the rating , how much for the mickey thompsons and how do they compare to bfgs in wear etc?

craig

[chisel]

I don't have personal experience with the MT's - I just know some guys on lcool (cruiser owners) rave about them. I suspect price is similar, perhaps a bit lower than the BFGs.

The 121 is the load, the Q is the speed.