You going full swamper, or more the trekker (swamper type wheels but lowered) look?
My first impression is that I am underwhelmed - am I missing something?
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Trekker look I think. To be honest, until you mentioned it, I didnt know they were called that.. It's all a learning curve
Something like this photo
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Thre's so many choices of tyre. I like the look of AT but I reckon the novelty would wear off when driving on A roads and motorways. One of the chunkier AS tyres would be a good compromise?
Cooper, for example, do 5 AT tyres, ranging from mild to wild. The ATT is at the road oriented end of the range and gives AT looks while behaving pretty much like a road tyre so would suit the type of use you're after.
Some prefer all weathers tyres, many of which perform well in all conditions but dont have the butch look.
Some prefer all weathers tyres, many of which perform well in all conditions but dont have the butch look.
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I have to say that the Falken Wildpeak’s I have fitted recently perform just like the traditional looking road tyres they replaced. Plenty chunky to look at, but no extra noise and very pleased with the extra comfort and handling in both dry and wet.
As @Sasquatch points out, there are AT based AT tyres, but also road based AT tyres, depending on their construction. Some are designed on an AT carcass and then tailored down to be more road like to varying degrees. Then theres those which are road carcasses tailored ti be more AT like. Subtle, I know, but the noisier tyres tend to be based on the AT carcass and tread style.
As @Sasquatch points out, there are AT based AT tyres, but also road based AT tyres, depending on their construction. Some are designed on an AT carcass and then tailored down to be more road like to varying degrees. Then theres those which are road carcasses tailored ti be more AT like. Subtle, I know, but the noisier tyres tend to be based on the AT carcass and tread style.
My brother has also made the switch this week on his T5.1 and his family are amazed at the difference.
Please can I ask, did you go for 17's or 18's and what size tyre did you end up going for?
If you mainly drive on roads try and find an all season tyre that has the looks you like - maybe the Michelin Agilis AS?
All terrain tyres are not great on roads for either noise or grip. Like all tyre sectors they have improved massively in recent years but I wouldn’t risk it personally. Stopping distances are longer than all season tyres which are already longer than summer tyres (although the gap has closed and the distances are better than they were - I’m now finally happy to use an all season based on recent test results).
Tyre Reviews has a summary of a recent ADAC test but oddly no link? Still worth a look, Here
Although it must be mentioned that the above mentioned ATTs behave just like road tyres they really are, and roll very quietly in my van.
With such a wide spread, from road biased to full on rock crawlers, its not possible to generalise about AT tyres. Some are indeed as you suggest, others are essentially road tyres wearing a bouncers leather jacket to look 'ard.
I've been reading up on the Wild Peaks and the majority of people say there's not much difference in road noise and they perform well in dry and wet on tarmac. Then there's the added benefit when off road.
I guess I'll be off road 20% of the time. On a weekly basis I am on a hillside farm with very rough tracks then in the fields. And when I go to events it can be the same.
...other than to say that the best quality road tyres will stop/manoeuvre on the road better than even the most road-biased ATT tyres will... albeit the delta can be very marginal.
Oh, absolutely, and the road rubber will be better then all weathers tyres in the majority of conditions.
Its a case of identifying ones needs and selecting a boot that meets them as close to most of the time as possinle.
the suggestion all ATs are automatically noisy and dodgy on tarmac is apocryphal - some can wail like a banshee and grip the road like a one legged cat buring a turd on a frozen pond, while at the road end of spectrum the grip quite normally and roll quietly. They differ so greatly across a wide spectrum of performance it simply becomes too broad a statement. Thats like saying all French men wear berets.
