advise on tires

[barney]

Guys,

am looking at buying a yoko geolander AT to replace the BF goodrich am currently using. my concern is the Subic Paj i bought does not have the spoilers (?) in the fender. the tires am currently using has 30x9.5r15 specs and the one am planning to buy has 31x10.5r15. with the increase in width, hindi ba pangit tignan if portion of the tire is out of the body? or what other size would you recommend?

Thanks!

[baiskee]

OT: do you want to consider other brands?

[barney]

baiskee,
budget ko is for yoko lang and am quite satisfied with the reviews i have read.

[Ungas]

Spoiler... hmmmm me thinks you were referring to fender flares or flexi flares in some countires. You can still opt for 31x10.5R15, optional fender flares are readily available from reputable 4x4 shops. It's not the exact look as the OE flares but it will perform its duties still the same.

[jackaroo]

The yoko AT are good tires. The wider tire size is also taller so may affect your overall gearing. If using a diesel then may reduce torque.

[OTEP]

You can go up to a 33" tire on a Pajero 4d56 before having gearing problems.

A 31x10.5R15 tire will not look out of proportion on a Pajero (I have seen it, GEN I and GEN II).

Now what you have to consider is what rim are you using? Ideal rim width for a 10.5" tire is 7", you probably have a 6" rim. Yes it will still work. But some people get really anal about it and shift to 7" rims. Btw, I'm running 12.5" tires on a 7" rim. The recommended rim for my tire is around 8".

[barney]

Ungas,
your right thats what i'm referring to the fender flares (not spoiler), i did ask around before but the price quoted to me was around P16-20K for the four set (which is already my budget for the tires). is this really the selling price?

OTEP,
the rim (mags) i'm using is similar to your blue pajero on the picture (had the orig mags traded at t. mapua). is it 6 or 7 inches? another question (pardon my ignorance), when you say 6" rim is that the diameter of the mags?

thanks for the inputs

[Ungas]

Sad to say those quoted prices are common for fender flares.

OEM rim sizes are locally sold have standard 15x7 for older SUVs while newer batches are sold with 16x7. 15s & 16s indicating rim diameter while 7 is the rim width. Some imported SUVs sporting 18x6 rims.

[OTEP]

My rims are 7" (that is width). It is 15" in diameter. It is the ideal size for a 31X10.5R15 tire.

We have used a similar set-up on our GEN I Pajero. The tires did not portrude outside of the bodywork.

[voltscastillo]

yoko ATs are great tires. good ride quality din...they wear out about 20% faster than others, pero that's because of the softer compound. if you're set on yokos na talaga, get the AT geolandars AT+2, because the at+1 version has an even softer compound that will wear as fast as the tyres of a compact car.

sayang, will sell you mine pa naman. medjo nabibigatan kasi crv ko sa geolandars e, gasoline kasi. pero i've got 225/70/15s..medjo maliit for your vehicle.

if your pajero is the flat roof, non-cladded type, you'll have more tyre choices dun sa orig rims nya...15s lang ata yun, 205 pa. pero since you upgraded, you have little choice but to go all terrain na...or yung tyres ng everest (dueler HT...they come in the sizes you speak of).

[109]

sayang, will sell you mine pa naman. medjo nabibigatan kasi crv ko sa geolandars e, gasoline kasi. pero i've got 225/70/15s.

nabili na ba tires mo?
225/70/15 fortera ang tires ko kaso palitin na.

[JCEE]

OT: pag ba nagpalit ako ng mas malaking rims and tires sa AUV ano ba magiging epekto nito sa handling? masagwa ba pag deisel ang sasakyan mo tapos naka bling bling na rims and tires? hehe

[OTEP]

That would depend. Yung size ng rim is not a very big factor. You must also consider the weight for the rims, the offset and what the overall diameter will be after you put in the tires.

[barney]

am now also considering bridgestone so.....between bridgestone dueler AT 694 (P5,400.00) and yokohama geo AT ++ (P4,900.00) which would you guys prefer (not taking into account the price difference)? thanks.

[Ungas]

Yoko's na! I don't know, nakakasawa lang siguro laging makita OEM tires na AT694 on almost every vehicle rolling on our streets.

[OTEP]

Yokohamas for me, too.

[barney]

Ungas/OTEP,

thanks for the advise, will let you know this weekend if its dueler or geo (am still haggling with the shop). i must agree with ungas, dueler is like a nokia so might consider another brand.

[barney]

finally bought yokos (P4,709.00) at Minerva in Alabang, last saturday swak nga siya sa body no need for fender flares