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I'm now also in the market to replace my, ahem, 6yo Maxxis Bighorns. I have them in 285/70r17 on the OEM rims.

I'm thinking that since I don't get off road nearly as much as I used to, and not in nearly as rough terrain, that I would go back to an AT of some sort in a 265/70r17, instead.

I was wondering how noisy some of the aggressive ATs are these days, like the Duratrac etc? The Bighorns are quite loud now, particularly with the doors & roof off. The doors make the biggest difference. Funny that! But they are noisy enough that to hear the stock radio, it has to be set to 20, compared to doors/soft top on where 10-12 is enough at 60-80kph.

I've been pricing tyres locally, & the Duratracs were ~$395ea from Goodyear, down so some less aggressive Falken Wildpeak AT3W at $250 ea from Bob Jane.


Bit of a difference in look, of course, but I guess the Falken would be the quieter of the two and it's supposed to have good life & grip. Any thoughts or suggestions?


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Have a look at the Kanati Trail Hog. They get a good rap in the states and here. http://www.traxindustries.com.au/kan...ail-hogs-tyres

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Have a look at the Comforser CF1000 ATs at http://www.huntsmanproducts.com.au/

I've got the CF3000 MTs on mine and have been really impressed with them considering they are a cheap Chinese brand. I did a lot of research and ended up buying these after I couldn't find a bad review on them.

The brother in law has the CF1000s on his Colorado ute and he is impressed with his.

I'll probably go the CF1000s myself next since I'm mainly on sand. I live 10 minutes from the Watagans but unfortunately don't get in there as much as I'd like.
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Have a look at the Kanati Trail Hog. They get a good rap in the states and here. http://www.traxindustries.com.au/kan...ail-hogs-tyres

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Check out Kelly Safari TSR, similar to the Goodyear Duratrac but more reasonably priced
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Haven't heard anything about falken. Generaltire AT2 are really good, looks like they have gone out of production though. I've just ordered some Kuhmo Mt 51's in 285/75r16 that have good reveiws (270 ea f&b). I know some people have had bad experiences with the Kumho KL range though. Possibly a bit more aggressive than what your after. The AT51's also look decent. Hope to comment on road noise and manners later in the week

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I don't know about the Falken 4wd tyre but after having a set of their performance tyres on my XR6 Turbo I'd never buy Falken again.

No decent grip in the dry and they were like driving on ice as soon as it was wet.

I got stuck at a set of lights on a steep hill at Bondi once with a Highway Patrol car behind me. Couldn't go anywhere due to the lack of grip, I ended up flooring it and spinning the tyres up the hill until they gripped. The Coppers behind understood what was happening and were pissing themselves laughing.

Swapped them for a set of Kumhos and were so impressed I put the same ones on my FPV GT Falcon.
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