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Look into Michelin XZY from:

http://www.vass.co.uk/specials.asp?T...9-18C3EB2BB769}


do the search in this tyre in the internet, and see why it it the Rolls Royce of the overland tyres, 70K miles means nothing to these...when these have 12-14 ply desing!!

other good choise for desert is G90, different militarys are using these on the desert, 10 ply desing.

Personally I have been using general grabber, good US made tyre that has lasted nicely 90 000km, before changing
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Look into Michelin XZY from:

http://www.vass.co.uk/specials.asp?T...9-18C3EB2BB769}


do the search in this tyre in the internet, and see why it it the Rolls Royce of the overland tyres, 70K miles means nothing to these...when these have 12-14 ply desing!!

other good choise for desert is G90, different militarys are using these on the desert, 10 ply desing.

Personally I have been using general grabber, good US made tyre that has lasted nicely 90 000km, before changing

I've used both tyres - XZY will last a very long time, and very puncture resistant but are surprisingly heavy (maybe twice the weight of a G90) and not very good in mud, I also doubt they would run that well aired down in sand due to the thickness of the sidewall.
G90 were ok in sand, not the best, and were awful in everything else and very loud on the road - they also wore down quite quickly. No idea why the military use them, must have got a very good deal??
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xzy are ok on a heavy truck - not on a LR90 etc.

14 ply sidewalls do take a bit of bending
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BFG All Terrains 3 Ply side walls and quiet drive through France and Spain (and back again) to Morocco.
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you would expect the ATs to be superior in the sand, however, this would appear to not necessarilly be the case. most of the dakar runners use MTs, principally because they're tougher but also good in sand. I made the mistake of running Michelin Xs in Morocco and they got cut to shreds on the rocks. no punctures but more damage than the MOT man would like!!
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I know the question I am about to ask has not much to do with this post but I am running BFG AT on a defender 110 fully loaded 235/85R16 and wanted to kno what sort of tyre pressures I should be looking at for:

sand
hard dirt road
tarmac

on various posts I have read on these forums some state as low as 1.7 bar for sand but that looks way too low. I don't seem to be able to find a recomended chart either from BFG!
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BFG tyre pressures
I run my BFGs at 2.5bar front and 3-3.5 bar rear on tarmac.

On sand, 1.5 bar all round. Good compromise if you encounter gravel/rocky patches.

1 bar if you're in sand all day.

In emergencies only 0.5 bar will get you moving but then straight back up to 1-1.5 bar.

Check sidewall temperatures regularly.

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