Tyre reviews Venom Power Terra Hunter X/T. Page 3 399

A bit noisy, but not bad. They handled the first snow well. Only time will tell how long they will last.

Hello everyone! I've been considering A/T tires for a long time. Previously, I had a Pajero Sport 2 and during its operation, I used BF Goodrich A/T tires.
But interesting times have arrived and BF has become too expensive, costing 70 thousand per unit…
Due to the cosmic cost, my new Pajero 4 had to find an alternative in the tire world.
The choice fell on these tires.
I give them a honest 5 for their behavior on off-road and a honest 5 for their cost.
If my comment somehow reaches the manufacturer - guys, please make them less noisy. It's just awful. When I put on these tires a month ago, I was even scared in the first kilometers and thought that my transfer case or something else was broken in the car 😂 The hum is like in a turboprop airplane. And on different surfaces - in different tones))
I involuntarily start singing Vysotsky's song "I'm a YAK Fighter, my engine is ringing…"
Ah! Please make the white letters in all sizes, like BF.
But I'm not complaining)) The tires are still quite good, but there's room for improvement.
In all other respects, these are the same Goodrich tires. Only 7 times cheaper, which is the most important thing for off-road tires. And when the manufacturer solves the noise issue of these tires - they will become #1 among jeepers, at least in our market.

I bought a set of 275 60 R20 tires. The actual size of the tires does not match the claimed one. The width is around 265 mm, the diameter of the tire in the claimed size should be 838 mm, in reality it's around 815-820 mm.

The tire is quite noisy, which is not critical for me due to the good soundproofing of the car, it handles off-road fairly well, it's a slight minus on snow and ice, but it holds the road confidently. The only minus is the non-compliance with the claimed standard sizes. I couldn't assess the wear resistance and aquaplaning, so I put average values.

For the summer vacation, tires of size 265/75 R16 were purchased. When receiving the tires, no visible defects were found. However, at the tire mounting shop, an unpleasant surprise emerged. When I came to pick up my car, the master said that one wheel was balanced with a large number of weights and recommended that I come back again in a couple of weeks. On the first trip outside the city, I detected vibration when speeding up above 105 km/h. After two weeks, during the repeated balancing of the wheel, an ellipticity of the wheel along the outer radius was discovered, which is the cause of the vibration. Bad luck.

Then there was an engine failure, a spoiled vacation, a long repair, a transmission failure, waiting for a new gearbox, queues at the service station, and so on.

What unpleasantly surprised me in operation, not related to the defect, is the poor grip on a wet road. No, it's fun, I even often want to have fun, but that's me... And still, it's quite noisy, especially on smooth asphalt, it makes an unpleasant high-pitched sound.

For now, the mileage is not particularly large, driving around the city, and from Voronezh to Moscow and back. First impressions (comparing to Roadcruze in the same size 265/70/16).

It's noisier, quite significantly noisier, already at 70-80 km/h I want to close the windows, on the Cruze I closed the windows because of the wind. It brakes well, no skidding. Road harshness - hello, it throws you around if it catches the side, but I think the problem is with the road)). 130-140 km/h is quite comfortable, there is some vibration, but I think it's the driveshaft, so... I wanted to take the 75th, waited almost 3 weeks for it to arrive in the city, but it came with damage - what a pity. In general, I'm satisfied, my friend and I bought them at the same time, he has an L200, we'll look at the results more objectively.

Not related to the tires, but to the tire mounting. I understand that the faster the tire fitters work, the better, but why not rotate the disk before putting on the tire and identify the heaviest spot. For whom the labels are put, I don't understand, but we'll just stick 150 grams on...

And the evaluation of characteristics. How can I know how summer tires, bought in April, behave on snow?! In general, evaluating tires with stars is not informative, as it forces you to fill out when leaving a review.

It howls at a speed of 50, but not too loud - you get used to it. At 130-140, they hold the road perfectly! On dry dirt, you can't even feel the transition from asphalt to the shoulder at a speed of 80. They grip the grass perfectly. On meadows with wet grass, they drive like caterpillars. When slipping, they dig up the grass along with the turf. On wet, rutted dirt with puddles 20cm deep, they grip, but you can't get out of the rut. I simply got into an open swamp, overdone it. But I got out without problems with the locks. I'm very pleased with the tires. I wouldn't buy them a second time, I'd take quiet Maxxis instead.

The tires, based on first impressions, are excellent. The mileage is still not indicative of anything, but the impressions are:
about noise - for their tread pattern, considering A/T, there is almost no noise (Maxxis is louder), there is a slight hum with the windows open.
about driving in an asphalt rut - it is absolutely not felt.
about softness of the ride - I didn't expect it, it goes very softly. Potholes, cracks, railroad crossings - are almost not noticeable.
about handling - it holds in turns like a rock.
I haven't driven on snow and ice yet, it's not the season, I can't say anything about it, as well as about wear resistance.
I'm very pleased with the tires, I recommend them.

When balancing the wheels after mounting the tires, I was in for a very unpleasant surprise. Three wheels were balanced with weights ranging from 65 to 100 grams, but the fourth wheel required 155 grams. It became clear that the wheels were conditionally balanced, and the fourth wheel eventually had to be replaced and sent to its place as a spare. The fifth wheel turned out to be not much better than the previous one. At speeds above 110 km/h, vibration appears.

To make it clear, I have been using the services of this tire fitting for many years, the master is the same, the approach is always precise, literate, and can be said to be individual.

In view of the above and the corresponding assessments of some criteria. I was also surprised by the handling on wet asphalt, depending on the speed in turns with a small radius, the car tends to skid or drift. The grip on wet asphalt is very weak, and the tire in this size tends to aquaplaning, and despite the decent weight of the car, it can occur even at a speed of 90 km/h. It is worth noting that the tire does not like drying mud, it cleans poorly without a sufficient amount of moisture. On a rocky surface, it shows itself not bad, as long as it's dry, on wet rocks, there is a lack of traction.

In general, the tire forces you to work with the gas and brakes quite carefully on any damp surface.

I've driven a bit on the Venom, previously had BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A KO2 in 17 size.

I bought 16-inch forged wheels and decided to take the Venom. I won't say anything bad, as they don't stand like Goodrich, but are 2 times cheaper.

The tread is 10 mm high, although I could have taken a different model with a 12 mm tread at the store.

The tires are a bit noisier than the Goodrich, so 3 stars. In essence, they are summer tires, although there is an M+S sign on the sidewalls, but this is definitely not for winter, also 3 stars. Everything else is approximately like the Goodrich. Perhaps I didn't feel something, since I have torsions and springs on the rear suspension. Hard "4"!

PS: It's very strange when the site requests a review, but doesn't give the opportunity to add it if the buyer doesn't know how the car behaves on snow (I bought it in early March and there is no snow) and wear resistance, the opinion about which can manifest no earlier than one season of use??? I put 3 stars in these two categories. Maybe I'm wrong, but this is for the site's programmers.

Took tires in size 285/75r16. Visually compared them with Bridgestone of the same size - the same (it turns out not to be undersized). Tire is AT. Soft enough, comfortable handling up to 130 km/h, didn't accelerate further. The tread pattern is aggressive, which adds brutality to the exterior. The tire really liked it. As for the prices - among the analogs in this range, only China, and here it's made in Thailand.