Bridgestone Dueler A/T 697
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This product from Bridgestone are fantastic for on road and off road.
Once you have used Bridgestone styes you'll notice the difference and the long last tread that out Proform other brands. If your the type of person who wants to leave the road for an adventure these tyres will suit your daily driving and your weekends.
Purchased in at Bob Jane T-Marts for $225.
- Tyre Mileage: 3,000 km
- Car Model: Mitsubishi Challenger
- Tyre Pressure Used: 41 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Monthly
Best tyres
Best tyres ever safe Reliable affordable very good driving tyres
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Bridgestone Dueler A/T 697
Priced in the premium range in the offroad tyre market, a good allround onroad / offroad tyre performs well in the dry both on and off road but lacks grip in the wet on the bitumen. Expect to get good mileage out of this tyre which has an L/T rating with a heavy duty casing. Road noise is minimal and handling is slightly better with the stiffer L/T side walls. Tread is self cleaning in heavy mud/clay conditions.
Purchased in at Bridgestone Select for $410.
- Tyre Mileage: 65,000 km
- Car Model: Ford Ranger
- Tyre Pressure Used: 40 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Monthly
Tyres up to the task
Best all round ture I have used in a very long time. We have just completed a 5 month trip across Australia and along the southern coast line taking us to some remote locations. Not once were we let down by these tyres and a big bonus is we didn't have to replace or repair any damage unlike on some other brands we have used. We covered various road surfaces from sand and gravel to black top with some wet weather to boot. These tyres handled all conditions extremely well. Our set up is a 79 series cruiser towing a 3.5 tonne fully off road caravan, not one for the cheap and nasty tyres as they would not have been able to match the performance of the BRIDGESTONE, we entrusted our life's with the BRIDGESTONE tyres.
Purchased in at Bob Jane T-Marts for $350.
- Tyre Mileage: 25,000 km
- Car Model: Toyota 79 series
- Tyre Pressure Used: 40 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Weekly
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Excellent all round performance
Fitted Light truck version to a new Prado GLX in 2021, 55,000km later still got 10-15,000km left on them, brilliant in the wet, & gravel roads, only downside is noise. They howl when over 50% worn, small price to pay though for drama-free driving. Also fitted these to a 2019 HiLux SR5 from new, got 82,000km out of first set, prior to that a 200 series. Best all round tyre for Australian conditions, pity they don't make the size for my 300 series!
Purchased in .
- Tyre Mileage: 55,693 km
- Car Model: Toyota Prado J150
- Tyre Pressure Used: 40 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Monthly
I've made it because of you
I visit my sister across the country, we're both of an age. These tires have taken me safely there and back even side of fifteen years.
Wet weather performance not up to it
Purchased for ASX to handle mix of bitumen and dirt roads in FNQ. Happy enough with tyres all round until relocated car to Cairns. Small trips only until that point with no challenging roads. Handled PDR fine and all other driving through previous 2 years without any complaints worth noting. Once in Cairns it became obvious this tyre is not up to it. Kuranda and Gillies range are fine in the dry but a death trap on these tyres if you push anything close to posted advisory signs in wet weather. Roundabouts through North Cairns and Northern beach
... Read morees at 30kph is where the understeer starts and just gets worse if you follow the 40 kph speed limits. Pressures are fine and wear is tracking well. ASX needs to be in 4WD for any movement from a standing start as front wheels just spin with traction control working overtime to bring under control. This is easily avoided by me with my 35 + years of driving experience but hard to accept this level of risk for my children with less than 1. Tyres have a long way to go before I would deem them used but under the circumstances these are being changed out this week with less than 20k on them. Can't put my trust in the 697's.Purchased in for $500.
- Tyre Mileage: 20,000 km
- Car Model: Mitsubishi ASX XC
- Off-Roading Frequency: Monthly
Had these on my hilux since 2004...just bought a new set...
These are reliable tires....I have never had a flat in 19 years and had these on my hilux from new...done a moderate amount of off roading..sidewalls are reslilient
Purchased in for $280.
This is a great tyre
This is great tyres I purchased
It does the job when 4 wheel driving get through all difficult track
One thing is awesome since I change the tyre from dynapro to dueler AT 697 I go through round about is not skidded anymore.
Great for road tyre too
Purchased in at Tempe Tyres for $960.
- Tyre Mileage: 20,000 km
- Car Model: Volkswagen Amarok 2H.I 4x4
- Tyre Pressure Used: 40 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Yearly
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So far so good.
Had a set put on last week from my local Bridgestone dealer. Replaced the set of HT Dueler 684 tyres, as 3 were not in the best state from nails and cuts.
These new tyres are ever so slightly louder than the HT tyres. The same low music volume heading to the dealer to remove the HT, and driving home at 100K/h, did not have to increase volume of music to enjoy. I just wanted to get that out there for those interested in the noise level. You won't notice in a Z71 at least anyway.
I like the option to have the white sidewall writing, looks q
... Read moreuite nice on my ute. The day after having them installed, it the heavens opened up so I was up to giving the grip a test. Of course I was doing it safely, and driving to conditions. I would give the throttle a good blip coming out of a round about to see if the tail would squirm, to which I can say it did NOT. I tried again coming off a motorway to a negative camber 50km/h corner swinging 180 degrees to travel in the opposite direction. Again, holding the car in the corner at 50km/h and then blipping the throttle would not get the rear to dance. So, in my eyes, these grip well on the bitumen in wet in my town. I feel safe to let my wife or kids drive on these tyres. I haven't commented about durability as I have only had them on for 200km. I'm sure they will perform well over the coming kilometers, being of Light Truck construction. I also expect them to get harder over time, so perhaps the comfort will fade, but its hard to tell with tyres at 40psi anyway :)Purchased in at Bridgestone Tyres for $1,800.
- Tyre Mileage: 200 km
- Car Model: Holden Ute
- Tyre Pressure Used: 40 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Monthly
Very Good.
Just changed tyres after 90000km. Can't fault the the Bridgestone LT265/65 17 on my Triton. Fairly quiet for an A/T tyre. Great wear and dry traction on and off road. Got a little slippery in the wet at the end of their life. Best tyre I have had.
Purchased in at Bridgestone Select for $200.
- Tyre Mileage: 90,000 km
- Car Model: Mitsubishi triton
- Tyre Pressure Used: 45 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Monthly
Great value
On my 3rd set all reach 100000ks great on and off the road
Purchased in at Bridgestone Select for $400.
- Tyre Mileage: 100,000 km
- Car Model: Mazda BT-50
- Tyre Pressure Used: 38 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Monthly
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Happy Now Goodbye Ko 2 slippery heat tyres
Had Goodyear K02 good tyre but BAD IN WET ROADS..Searched the nett and so happy I found Bridgestone AT 697 Rubber.
So more confident now on wet tar..feel stronger, tighter and quieter on Tarmac.Yes the do look smaller on my Raptor but who cares..kind look cool.
Purchased in for $450.
- Tyre Mileage: 1,000 km
- Car Model: Ranger Raptor
- Tyre Pressure Used: 40 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Monthly
Good value
Purchased 4 in Darwin for my Fortuner before travelling the Gibb and going to Mitchell Falls. No problem at all. Since travelled from aPerth to the east a couple of times including Kakadu and Alice Springs. Travelled 90000km and not even a puncture. Could be better in the wet. Due for replacement soon and will buy them again.
Purchased in for $320.
- Tyre Mileage: 90,000 km
- Tyre Pressure Used: 36 PSI
- Off-Roading Frequency: Yearly
Incredibly trustworthy,robust, and durable tyre.
The Bridgestone Dueler AT 697 is now what I would consider my number one All terrain tyre. The reasons are as follows. The Dueller AT has been my travelling companion for many years on many varying 4x4 vehicles. I have found that the wear life of the tyre is approximately 50 to 60 thousand kilometres if driven without abuse and rotated as scheduled. The tyre performs very well in wet conditions and provides premium traction on hard surfaces as well as loose surfaces whilst having very good on road manners. With this being said appropriate tyre
... Read morepressures must be adhered to when the road deteriorates beyond the capacity of two wheel drive. These tyres are in my opinion one of the top most affordable all terrain tyres that money could buy in Australia. Yes other all terrain tyres look the part but I consider safety and reliability above all other matters when I am on the tarmac or somewhere off the beaten track.Questions & Answers
Hello Mates Down Under,
Greetings from the Philippines!
I truly appreciate your reviews of the Bridgestone Dueler AT 697, especially since you have utilised them in the rough road environment Oz is famous for. When we began running an Isuzu Alterra (the ute version of the DMAX) back in 2011, it came stock with Dueler's, and even though we neglected rotating them consistently, they lasted a good 10 years and 60,000kms without one flat! I should have known better having had such a positive experience with the Duelers, for I replaced all 4 with Yokohama Geolander H/T's (made in Philippines) which functioned fine for the first 40,000kms. Thereafter, I began to get flats from nails, and yesterday on a highway, going about 90km/hour the right rear suddenly burst with a deep slash from rim to tread, and the tread starting to peel off! Had nitrogen in it, and I have no idea what I struck, or if it simply burst on its own? So I'm bent on replacing them with Dueler A/T's.
So my question is, given I do not drive off road but on tarmac, would the tread on the A/T's wear faster than on H/T's?
Cheers!
Carlos
I believe Bridgestone tyre are great doesn't matter A/T or H/T still pretty good
But I would choose the A/T tyres tread depth was better and tougher also they are designed for 4wd and normal road
I have put about 4,000km on my Dueler A/T tyres now and they still look brand new and handle just as good on the wet tarmac as my H/T's did. If you are consistent with your tyre rotation, as well as checking the pressures, you will no doubt get MORE kilometers out of the A/T's as they are classified as 'Light Truck' so the rubber is of a slightly denser construction. They supposedly resist chips and cuts which is what killed my H/T tyres. I only have compressed air in my tyres, as I do the occasional weekend warrior thing and take my car for a run in the sand with 25psi pressures. I then use my compressor to re-inflate to 38-40psi for the bitumen when done playing.
The H/T tyres are quieter at 100km/h on the tarmac, but I only really notice the noise if I have the windows down in my Z71 Colorado. The cab inside my ute is very quiet! When I had my H/T tyres replaced, two of them had cuts in the sidewalls, and the third tyre had a nail in it. They still had enough tread to get me to 60,000km, but the cuts couldn't be repaired so I just bought four new A/T tyres instead.
I'm fairly active on the PR website, so feel free to ask any more questions.
Patrick & Troy, many thanks for your advice, I appreciate it greatly and am encouraged & enlightened. So far so good with A/T's I'm running, they do transmit the bumps or seams on the road quite obviously, I believe they are at 35 PSI nitrogen, will have to double check, for the installer said this was the pressure he placed them at. Crazy just to buy an accurate tire gauge in these parts, but I'll succeed. When I drive on gravel or coarser rocks, the tires handle it with great confidence. I am no longer wary of the tires bursting as was the case with the Philippine made Yokohamas I had. Cheers!
Ahoy Patrick & Troy, I finally got the pressure gauge and found tires were at 40psi. In truth the ride at 40psi has been bumpy, even rough at times. Going over a speed bump at 1kmh felt like solid brass. So, I got them down to 35psi, but I wonder, will I sacrifice fuel mileage as a result? Or will I sacrifice forward roll, as a result of the less inflated tires slowing things down? Or will the tires wear out faster? Years ago in California a tire installer told me, "...if you like to speed, inflate the tires maximally...". In any case I do 99% of my driving on bitumen as you call it. Cheers!
what is the difference between a D697 118S and 116S or OWL off road tyre
That my friend is the weight and speed ratings.
116 means it can hold 1230kg / tyre
118 means it can hold 1320kg / tyre
The S means speed rated to 180km/h
https://www.bobjane.com.au/blog/load-index-speed-symbol-guide
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| Category | 4WD Tyres |
|---|---|
| Width | 215 mm to 285 mm |
| Aspect Ratio / Profile | 60% to 95% |
| Rim Diameter | 15 to 18 inches |
| Load Index | 96 to 123 |
| Speed Rating | H, R, S, T |
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