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Old 25 May 2016
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With 8 weeks to go until my wife and I set off from Japan to Europe in our Toyota FJ62, it's time to get the car sorted out with a fresh set of tyres. My current plan is to travel with 2 spare tyres (one on the spare wheel and the other unmounted)

We currently have Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S LT225/75R16 110/107R fitted, which came with the car. The DOT code on the tyres dates them to Nov 2011.


So, I guess my questions would be:

• What tyres have people used on similar journey in their 4WD (Russia, Mongolia, The 'Stans, Turkey)?
• What tyres are available to purchase in these countries in the event that I have to buy a replacement?
• Is 2 spares a sensible approach?

And a bonus question:

• Is it sensible to consider using 2 of the 5-year old tyres as my spares?

Thanks!
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Have you considered BFG 225/75R16 110 Q MudTerrains T/A KM2?
I only use BF Goodrich on mine.
I always carry 2 new spares fitted to spare wheels ready to use.
+4 new fitted to vehicle.
Bonus question- you can but for me it's a No! for the sake of a few $'s - new tyres buy peace of mind especially as you can't pick them up anywhere and they are heavy to ship out to you which = $$$
Remember to rotate them to get best mileage
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Hi Bertrand,

All good advice - thanks!

I put the same question up on a different forum as well and the BFG's seem to be a popular choice there. Out of interest, why the mud terrain over the all terrain?

Re. the bonus question - I was 80% of the same mind so asked the question. As you say, in the long term re-using the old tyres will be a false economy.

Thanks again,

Mark
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M&S (mud&snow) = cover all the bases
I enjoy both but also like to be able to get through both with as little pain as possible!
Using old tyres can be an economy but also can become a false one!
For me, I don't skimp on tyres, brakes and steering!
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Ha ha!

Thanks again
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As Bertrand says you could use these all terrains, but as soon as you hit some wet slick sticky clay / mud any A/T pattern becomes clogged and fairly useless, also the M/T tread has better puncture resistance.
I haven't driven this route before, but we used BFG M/T's in Africa and had to cross a few bog holes and rivers so I was glad I went with the M/T's - I wouldn't use anything else for overlanding. Im guessing you will drive from Vladivostok?, that route is pretty hard on tyres, so carrying 2 spares is a good idea, consider picking up an extra rim and having them both mounted.

I believe the FJ62 came originally with 15 inch rims, so at some point those have been upgraded to 16's, but the same size BFG tyres would be fine. You can buy BFG tyres in Russia and Kazakhstan, though if you do need one order ahead as they may not keep your size on the shelf.

http://www.unityre.kz/page/show/name/about.html



@ Bertrand, how do you find the M/T KM2's compare with the original M/T KM ?
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