Well let me be the second one to honer Hankook. I had a set about 3 rigs ago, never an issue with the tires. Really hooked up in snow / ice and handled the rocks very well. Lots of off road on those tires and never a problem. Nice and round on the road with min noise. About 30K miles and they start looking used, well maybe well used.Hi Tegan_ca,
I suppose I would go with the Michelins as a large portion of folks on here have given good feedback about those tyres, and your the first one that I know of to mention Hankook tyres, but I am always willing to listen and read about other folks experience.
cheers Maz.
Anyone know if they might rub on a Tin.Hello again, I am looking for a 90% road tyre and 10% off road.
Thanks Maz
Well as i live in UK and dont go to other countries , i would say that i mainly drive on roads that are tarmac 95% and then i also do some work on an estate that is a farm and has some dirt tracks that are muddy when wet with bits of grass .Maz,
What kind of off road? I ask because it matters, if you are taking fire roads or unmaintained tracks vs gravel/dirt county roads it matters. My split in miles is probably the same as yours, but when I go off track I go way off track. Unmaintained roads in N Montana in winter and tracks around the desert in S Cal/ AZ in summer made me go for a tire that travels well on pavement but has handled everything I have been able to throw at it. Almost had an lack of traction issue in Berdoo Canyon but was able to get through, the only time I've had any drama at all.
I drove on the Hankooks on fwy from S Cal to Fla, hit Boston, then back to S Cal for a loop of ~8500 miles last summer on them as well. A few side excursions in there ��
My understanding is the carrier has 2 sets of mounting holes (axle side). If you mount the carrier in the lower set of holes, a larger tire is supposed to fit.Sorry to post about tires in the NCV section but I just put a set of Michelin AT2's on my 06 with my stock 16" alloy wheels. I did go up a size to the 245 75 16's and they look great.
The front clearance to the plastic on the wheel wells is not rubbing on full turns, but it is close.
My question to anyone that knows is: I thought the 245's would fit in the undercarriage carrier but the kid and even a manager at Discount Tire could not make it fit. Any ideas out there?
My second spare on the drivers side rear door had a cover with a MB insignia and the wrap around aluminum locking piece that no longer fits either. I need to find a larger locking cover that fits the 245 75 16. This cover fits the 225 75 16 just fine and is in great shape.
I am going back to the Sprinter Pit Stop in San Diego in the morning because those guys know their stuff and are masters of invention when needed. Maybe just a longer couple of bolts will do the trick.
I do not need an opinion on my choice to go to a size larger because, well, anyone here knows why I felt that had to be stated. Just looking for help on mounting the spare underneath. Thanks to mostly all here. haha