They are also one of the few tires with 3 ply sidewalls, and were the
first one with it. They are a good on/off road tire, but of course
there are much better pure off-road tires.
Jean-Leon Morin wrote:
>
> Niall, BFG AT's?
>
> Ewww, EwWwWw.
>
> WORST off road tire I've seen, period. The tight tread gets packed up with
> crud, and unless you drive a V8, your series rig will never put out enough
> wheel spin to clean them out. On top of that, they cost a fortune, and
> (gulp) can be had on stock Jeeps!
>
> They do have some advantages, though. They are definitely a good road tire,
> and in a case where roadability is of primary concern, they might be a good
> choice. They should be pretty good in sand...
>
> They seem to be the hot ticket on Jeeps with expensive alloy wheels, which
> in my mind rings a very loud alarm bell.
>
> J-L
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: N Forbes <forbesn@hotmail.com>
> To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 5:23 PM
> Subject: Re: LRO: Tires - oops - Tyres
>
> > What?!?!?! You already have two BFG ATs ?!?! I didn't realise that. In
> that
> > case, yes, absolutely you should get two more and have them all mounted
> > white lettering in. They really are a great tire. Wish I'd gone with them
> > instead of my MTs.
> >
> > Niall Forbes
> > 66 IIa 88SW - The Red Zit
> > Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
> > The Nova Scotian Rover - http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/forbes/intro.htm
> >
> > "See the happy moron,
> > He doesn't give a damn.
> > I wish I were a moron.
> > My God! Perhaps I am!"
> > --author unknown
> >
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-- Jim Hall 1966 88" Elephant Chaser http://www.users.qwest.net/~jimfoo "You know, I never really damaged my Rover 'till I started wheeling with Jim." Mitch Stockdale
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