Random tyre questions

[braydenc]

Has any one used Confoser cf3000 mt's? I'm looking at selling my 265 at's for 285 mt's.

Bloke here at work has them on his D22 Navara, shagged after 25,000, daily drives them though...

Edit: He's 26 and drives like a complete tool...!!!

did he rotate etc that's the problem with Muds they need constant love and attention with pressures rotation etc.

[Blue]

Has any one used Confoser cf3000 mt's? I'm looking at selling my 265 at's for 285 mt's.

Bloke here at work has them on his D22 Navara, shagged after 25,000, daily drives them though...

Edit: He's 26 and drives like a complete tool...!!!

did he rotate etc that's the problem with Muds they need constant love and attention with pressures rotation etc.

Quite possibly, all equally worn...

[Jacobie]

Thanks for that Blue, might steer clear of them.

[snakesoup]

I picked up a couple of second hand bfg ATs today, on close inspection in between the tread block there is lots of little cracks ! no cracks on the sidewalls, however they do seem really dry and hard..
plenty of tread on them but I think there quite a few years old..
what are people's thoughts ? should be right ? or not worth the risk ?
cheers

[moses]

Hit up bfg and ask them mate. I had a great experience with them, had a crack/split in the side wall of a tire and they paid for part of a replacement

[ag9111]

On one side of the tyre there will be a 4 digit code moulded into an oval.
This is the manufature date.
A code like 0209 means the 2nd week of 09, so roughly early Jan 2009.
6 years is the common use by date for tyres but i run my cooper stt's for 8 odd years. They were pretty useless by then in the rocks and on road as they were very hard

[snakesoup]

thanks guys...

[snakesoup]

they ate 10 years old, ya think turf them ?

[ag9111]

Not with the cracking

[4wd26]

they ate 10 years old, ya think turf them ?

Yep to the dumpster
Be the reason they were getting sold
Too old, and a risk especially with the cracking

[snakesoup]

yeah as is what I'm thinking, oh well I got my money back on them anyway nothing lost in the end

[tondo12]

Hi,
Guys just wondering. I haven't had the chance to get to a dealer to have the car looked at.
But I've got what sounds like a clunking noise coming from the diff area. It happens when the car is cold mostly, and happens both through acceraltion and deacceraltion.
Does anyone know what it could be, and I'm hoping it comes under warranty.

[tondo12]

Hi,
Guys just wondering. I haven't had the chance to get to a dealer to have the car looked at.
But I've got what sounds like a clunking noise coming from the diff area. It happens when the car is cold mostly, and happens both through acceraltion and deacceraltion.
Does anyone know what it could be, and I'm hoping it comes under warranty

[tezza08]

What model, how many Ks? Could be backlash in the rear diff or maybe uni joint?

[tondo12]

2103 MN just gone 80k.
are Uni Joint under the warranty? do you know

[ag9111]

Yes

[tezza08]

At 80k I'm not sure? If its a uni you will hear a squeak as well, Diff centre will produce more of a whine. Easy way to check for back lash is to park it on flat ground, chock wheels and leave in neutral then slide under and grab the tail shaft and twist it back and forth and see how much movement you get. If its a uni you will see the tail shaft move but not the pinion, but if they both move together excessively then it may be backlash issues.

[Dan13]

Does anyone have any images of this particular combination of tire and standard rim?

The image on this website shows the rims I'm referring to.

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/ca ... -6-big.htm

[Jacobie]

Does anyone know why my rear wheel would feel like its wobbling?

I recently got a Tyre fitted to the rim and was balanced. The wheel nuts are all tight and haven't done any off roading since they were fitted. They were fine when I drove out, but recently I can feel a wobbly around 20km/h+ it does get worse as I go faster, any ideas?

[dieselweasel]

Steel or aluminium rims?

[Joel]

Did you tighten the nuts in correct order?

[Minza]

Wheel weight hasn't fallen off to put it out of balance?

[Jason91]

Does anyone know why my rear wheel would feel like its wobbling?

I recently got a Tyre fitted to the rim and was balanced. The wheel nuts are all tight and haven't done any off roading since they were fitted. They were fine when I drove out, but recently I can feel a wobbly around 20km/h+ it does get worse as I go faster, any ideas?

I've got a vibration in my steering wheel from 80+ apparently it's a common occurrence in vehicles with disc fronts and drum rears. Apparently means the breaks need to be shimmed, might be the same issue ?

[Maxiy]

Has anyone had any experience with WINRUN tyres, specifically the MT305 mud terrain ?

Looking at getting new tyres, and noticed these pop up in my search, they are really cheap, about $100 less than most others.

Are they cheap for a reason?

Any experiences/comments would be great

[Jacobie]

Just an update on the wobbly Tyre situation.

So turns out that the Tyre was 10 or so years old and when it heated up from driving and turning etc, It "Egged" or "warped" in the center, making it obviously out of place. The Tyre guy said I was lucky the Tyre didn't blow!