Naturally, this will vary depending on the size you require.
So for five tyres, the total bill comes to $1750. The cost per tyre (285/75R16) fitted, balanced and with the old tyres disposed of was $350 per corner. I had these fitted up at Bridgestone Eastern Creek, which is a huge (and incredibly clean) store. I’m yet to try them on sand, but will be putting them through their paces in the warmer months. Being such an aggressive tyre, they clear mud and clay without complaint, and mould to rocks well. Off-road, they suit the conditions we experience in the NSW Blue Mountains to a tee. I know, kind of boring right … but it’s nice when things just work. They stop well without skating, and have very few annoying quirks worth mentioning. This has not been an issue with these so far. One thing I hate with some mud terrains is how poorly they pull-up on wet roads … they just don’t. Nothing a turbo won’t fix! The on-road noise and handling dynamics exceed the ability of a 1989 GQ Patrol’s steering and braking performance. As mentioned earlier, my fuel economy has gone up slightly, and being a naturally aspirated TD42 with over 500,000km on the clock, a slight drop off in power was noticed over the all-terrains I had on previously. I’ve had no punctures and there has been no funky wear patterns either. There are zero chips or cuts, as you’d expect. I’ve found some slight understeer on loose dirt, but this is the result of having a tight LSD in the back of the Patrol pushing the vehicle forward through corners. It is very early days, with these tyres doing just under 5000km so far, but my initial impressions are positive. So I decided to show you how the Bridgestone Dueler M/T 674 responds to pressure adjustments. Do they bag out?Īs they say, a picture says a thousand words. I put this down to the aggressive tread pattern, and again this is something I’m willing to live with as the benefits far outweigh the negatives for my needs. Fuel economy has gone slightly south since fitting them, not much but it is worth noting. If you are looking purely for a quiet highway ride, perhaps a mud tyre isn’t for you, but in my eyes the additional traction off-road far outweighs a little hum on the highway. I actually find them to be rather quiet and certainly not an annoying pitch like other muddies I’ve driven on, even at highway speeds. But so far, these tyres aren’t as loud as I thought they would be considering how aggressive the tread pattern is. It’s very loud inside, thanks to a lack of insulation and a dirty old lump of a diesel motor (not to mention that iconic GQ window rattle). This is a tough one to answer, as my GQ Patrol is hardly the pinnacle of a compliant ride. So, here’s what I’ve found out this far into the experience.ĬLICK HERE TO READ THIS FIRST IMPRESSION IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Are they loud? And without sacrificing road handling in the process from what he tells me … not that his Defender has any road handling (no offence, Sam). He’s had them for nearly four years, and taken them everywhere from the Madigan Line in the Simpson Desert (twice) to rock crawling at our local test track without one single failure. I decided it was time to get out of my comfort zone and try something new, so I fitted up a set of Bridgestone Dueler 674 mud terrains purely based off the run our New Vehicle Editor, Sam Purcell, had with the set on his Defender. Much like I use Samsung phones as I’m yet to kill one. I’ve seen no reason to change, as it simply worked. Now, I’ve used the same tyre brand pretty much for the last 10 years. No matter what facts are presented, once you make your own mind up it’s really hard to sway opinions.
BRIDGESTONE DUELER 285 75R16 DRIVERS
If there are two things in this world us four-wheel drivers will argue about, it’s where the best pie shop is, and what is the best off-road tyre.
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