Anybody running Maxxis Buckshot 265/75r16?

[85HiluxSR5]

Looking at getting a set this weekend, have been quoted $265 per tyre + $110 for the black rim so for the price of a replacement set of mickey thompson tyres only i can have a full set of tyres with rims.

are they any good? as they look like an all terrain but i def wanna get them in the mud?

[ML-VR08]

They are a muddy mate, they arnt too bad, wear pretty good aswel, as long as you rotate them! My mate had some on a patrol and got around 45000kms and still have a good 6mm left!

[Adz]

have been quoted $265 per tyre

Where you getting them from 85? Thats a damn good price mate...I'd be happy to pay the extra few $$$'s for those!

[85HiluxSR5]

northern wheels and tyres in melbourne, just making my mind up i want something i think with more beef on the sidewall but don't know what

[Steveo74]

Mate they got a slightly better review than the MTZ's in the 4WD Action Muddie Issue

[ML-VR08]

Go for the Bighorns then! Buckshots are cheaper and your right, they dont have much sidewall protection.

[85HiluxSR5]

im goimg to enquire about Silverstone MT117 Sports, look pretty meaty, you guys heard anything?

http://jeep.cfasp.de/upload/116214.jpg

[85HiluxSR5]

some more pics, they look good to me almost like my mickey thompson claws... i wonder about the noise and road manners...

[Adz]

im goimg to enquire about Silverstone MT117 Sports, look pretty meaty, you guys heard anything?

http://jeep.cfasp.de/upload/116214.jpg

Here's a PM I got back from mmaaxx:

the silverstones are awesome.....on the road I drive like a grandpa so I look after them on bitumen....I have never ever had them slip or loose traction on me even in the wet.

they are noisy.....they have a slight howl but then again which muddies dont.....but between 60 to 80kph, they must achieve some sort of resonance at those speeds where they are alot louder....after 80kph, they quiten down abit....

I dont have any problems....neighter me misses or the 2 kids complain about it.

they are a 2 ply sidewall, but they are a thick 2 plies......you realise this when you air down the tyre offroad...it needs lower pressure to buldge the tyre out compared to my previous maxxis buckshots.

offroad...maaate!

these things rock offroad...they are fantastic on loose shale type rocky mountain trails....they are awesome in mud and everything else in between.

I havent had them fail me at all....those sidewall lugz really help crawling out of deep ruts....dont let people talk you out of them....yes, they are directional....so what, I havent had a problem with it.....even 4x4 action said in their tyre test that the Silverstones surprised them with their performance and recommended them for offroad duties as a second set of tyres.

Ive done 15,000km on mine so far, 99% bitumen and I reckon Id get atleast another 20,000km out of them depending on how far I want to wear them down.

when they get too worn I slap them on me trailer and put the trailer tyres back on the hilux...the buckshots I previously had and get simex for offroad.

price is goos, got mine for 245 each....have heard they are 285 now....shop around.

[85HiluxSR5]

thanks adz, defiantly going to call get some prices

[Adz]

The cheapest I was quoted was $212 fitted & balanced 85.

[85HiluxSR5]

what size did you get priced on?

[Adz]

275/70/16

[85HiluxSR5]

you mean 285/70 yeah? i dont think they come in a 275/70

im looking at the 265/70's which are 31's so might be cheaper again

[Adz]

Yeah I questioned him when he sent me the quote but he reckons they're 275/70/16...but I think he's full of shit!!

They might be mate...let me know how you go!

[85HiluxSR5]

will do, cheers

[cyberhonky]

85-be interesting to see what you come up with, when i was looking at the MT117 Sport the smallest 16" was a 285/75/16 (33") (Hobzee sells them on Ebay) but there might be other sizes now.

[85HiluxSR5]

who the hell sells them?
heres are pdf to the sizes http://www.chapelcornertyres.com.au/files/4x4.pdf

[smeghead]

As honky said Hobzee or 4H as they are also known... they have store on ebay. I am pretty sure they have a shopfront in Melbourne too...

http://www.4h.com.au/

[85HiluxSR5]

just spoke to a stockist and apparantly they only bring them in australia in 33's....
the guy was trying to sell me the 33's and told me he would be able to fit them on the same rim no drama's so not to worry lol and i told him will he fit the lift kit free of charge to be able to put them on without scrapping....

[mmaaxx]

I beleive the silverstone come in a 31/10.5x15 aswell as the 285/75x16....thats the only 2 sizes they come in.

mind you they are a big tyre.......these silverstone are quoted 11.3" wide on their website but are noticeably wider than my previous Buckshots in 285/75x16 which were stated as 11.6 inches wide.

[Adz]

I beleive the silverstone come in a 31/10.5x15 aswell as the 285/75x16....thats the only 2 sizes they come in.

Then what the [censored] was the bloke on about that quoted me $212 for 275/70/16's?

[cyberhonky]

who the hell sells them?
heres are pdf to the sizes http://www.chapelcornertyres.com.au/files/4x4.pdf

yep- spoke to those guys early on- its unknown if anyone has bought that size into australia- chapel st said they've never stocked that size.

hobzee's are the 285/75 (~33") so with a decent amount of lift you should be able to get them under.

wombat offroad in ringwood also had the same size, but for ~$340 a corner you can score simex (can remember if they were ET2 or JT2) which kinda put the simex idea in my head. went to order some black trak2 rims and simex's from him and it all fell apart cause australian stock had run out. that was last year, and i've kinda neglected to do anything since

[85HiluxSR5]

i want no bigger than a 32' cos of standard ride height,

simex is an option, i like the look of them but i might go the bighorns but they are $300 a tyre for a 32'

[mmaaxx]

DUTE over on our side of the fence just bought a set in 31/10.5x15...not sure where from....but pretty sure they are out there.