LR4 Tires
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Alignment - maybe. But it had 17 kmi on the clock when I bought it - shouldn't a truck somewhat retain factory alignment at that time? If you look at Chris' posts - his truck seems to exhibit the same trait with the same tires at similar mileage.
Balance was all right, never a problem.
Balance was all right, never a problem.
Alignment is on my list of things to do with this truck - after I replace whatever bushings need to be replaced.
About vibration - you got me there. I am more familiar with the case when the tires are balanced, yet shake my truck to pieces.
You probably have a bent rim, bad tie rod end, bad control arm bushing, or any combination of the three. A road force balance is sometimes necessary on these trucks. Who is balancing the tires? A surprising number of people do not know how to balance tires properly, and the same goes for alignments.
Negative to all three. One control arm bushing is softer than the others - that's about it.
I used one local shop for years and have been pretty happy with them. My results with PepBoys and Discount Tires varied considerably.
If you have a tire vibration, something is not right. A very slight amount of play in any of the suspension can really make a tire balance issue seem way worse.
It all depends on the tech doing the work. I've seen guys at the dealership not set up the balancer for the correct size wheel, and then balancing the tire.
Apologies for muddying an issue. I have vibration problems with 265/75 BFG KM2s on my D1 - because, despite being dynamically balanced well, they are out of round - all six of them I ever had. No vibrations at all on the LR4.
I don't know about that particular tire, but Goodyear makes some of the worst/most expensive tires for Land Rovers.
The Disco 4 owners in RU seem to be pretty stoked with Duratracs.
Chris, do you have a full-size spare or the donut?
Chris, do you have a full-size spare or the donut?
They seem to get all cupped up and noisy at the edges and the tread goes away fast . We sell a lot of NOKIAN brand tires for these things at our shop . They hold up very well and have very good traction in snow . Its not a new tire brand they come from someplace in Europe . Finland I think .
If your just looking for a tire for the street I would take a look at them , if your looking for something more aggressive then these aren't the ones . I have sold so many of these tires that if there was a problem I feel I would know about it . They don't seem to cup up as badly as some of the other tires we see on the LR4 .
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Just saw this... They cup to the point where they are almost undriveable. The low points of the tire will be at 2/32" and the high points at 7/32". If the tires lasted a long time that would be fine, but I would consider them a 10k mile tire where Michelins and Continentals can go for 28k. My mom borrowed an LR3 from a coworker (she drives an '06 Range Rover) and pulled over because she thought she had a flat tire due to the noise.
For whatever it's worth... I realized that these tires have been on our LR4 for the last 20k miles already. No wear noticeable, no cupping whatsoever.
An expensive tire that can only go for 28k miles is a POS. Factory Contis were trashed on our truck when I bought it at 17kmi - so there you go. Last two sets of Michelin LTX AT2s didn't even have a change to wear out - before the sidewalls cracked so badly that they started leaking air.
An expensive tire that can only go for 28k miles is a POS. Factory Contis were trashed on our truck when I bought it at 17kmi - so there you go. Last two sets of Michelin LTX AT2s didn't even have a change to wear out - before the sidewalls cracked so badly that they started leaking air.