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Re: Best Tyres
A 205 width on a Carat rim fits in my spare wheel carrier under the front end just fine. i too had trouble finding 'good brand' 205/70/14 C rated tyres for mine, so i fitted 195/75/14C Continental Vanco's to my carat rims, which are within 1.5% if you check it out on a tyre calculator website, great tyres, improved the handling, much better ride quality and steering than the Semperit 205/70R14's that were on it, the Vanco's are 8 ply, the old Semperit's were 6 ply. think they were around 60 quid each from E-Tyres.
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Re: Best Tyres
Final update I think!
Have found Firestone Vanhawks 185R14C 102/100r 8 ply for £203 fitted balanced etc.
Continentals Vancos at fitted £235.
Michelins Agilias at £285.
Has anyone out there run Firestones?
Thanks again
John
Have found Firestone Vanhawks 185R14C 102/100r 8 ply for £203 fitted balanced etc.
Continentals Vancos at fitted £235.
Michelins Agilias at £285.
Has anyone out there run Firestones?
Thanks again
John
Hmm How much did you say?For that you gotto be joking....
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I was just going to add all those prices to my website!
Not as cheap as that though.
Not as cheap as that though.
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I'm running Firestone Firehawks. 225 60 R15.
Good looking tyres and seem to give a good ride,
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Good looking tyres and seem to give a good ride,
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Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Hankook RA08 39.59
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Uniroyal Rainmax 49.65
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Dunlop LT30 49.72
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Firestone Vanhawk 52.34
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Goodyear G28 55.42
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Continental Vanco 55.65
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Vredestein ComTrac Winter 68.93
Tyre " 205/70/14 95H Runway Enduro 43.34
Tyre " 205/70/14 95H Falken FK07U 57.5
Thats what I have access to and the price inc. VAT, obviously theres some 80-90 discount to come off that.
All to order.
Just looking around on't t'interweb it's a bit of a minefield, I appreciate that my wholesaler probably isn't the cheapest, and there is only a modest amount on there, any less and they really aren't worth doing.
I've bought the tyre machine and balancer and that just to keep the tyre side of things in house, I hate paying for tyres, they seem so expensive, and I've had so many bad puncture repairs done in the past by others it really annoys me, so I've invested to do the job right.
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Uniroyal Rainmax 49.65
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Dunlop LT30 49.72
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Firestone Vanhawk 52.34
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Goodyear G28 55.42
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Continental Vanco 55.65
Tyre " 185R14 8Ply Vredestein ComTrac Winter 68.93
Tyre " 205/70/14 95H Runway Enduro 43.34
Tyre " 205/70/14 95H Falken FK07U 57.5
Thats what I have access to and the price inc. VAT, obviously theres some 80-90 discount to come off that.
All to order.
Just looking around on't t'interweb it's a bit of a minefield, I appreciate that my wholesaler probably isn't the cheapest, and there is only a modest amount on there, any less and they really aren't worth doing.
I've bought the tyre machine and balancer and that just to keep the tyre side of things in house, I hate paying for tyres, they seem so expensive, and I've had so many bad puncture repairs done in the past by others it really annoys me, so I've invested to do the job right.
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Hi Simon,
Those are pretty good prices and I would use you if I was nearer!
As you say you can go round and round on T`intraweb and some companies quote low prices and then when you order surprise surprise the tyres are "special orders" requiring an additional ordering fee! I give an additional ordering tip back and it begins with F and ends in off!
Thanks to all for the very valued input.
I will go back to sleep now until another problem arises needing the awesome might that is club 80-90.
Firestone Vanhawks or Continentals it will be in 185 diameter.
p.s I might have not been trying hard enough but 205 on carat alloy would not fit in my spare wheel carrier.Could it be that my van is an early one 1981 and if you selected factory alloys as an option the factory fitted a different carrier/locking bolt/catch?
Best Regards
John
Those are pretty good prices and I would use you if I was nearer!
As you say you can go round and round on T`intraweb and some companies quote low prices and then when you order surprise surprise the tyres are "special orders" requiring an additional ordering fee! I give an additional ordering tip back and it begins with F and ends in off!
Thanks to all for the very valued input.
I will go back to sleep now until another problem arises needing the awesome might that is club 80-90.
Firestone Vanhawks or Continentals it will be in 185 diameter.
p.s I might have not been trying hard enough but 205 on carat alloy would not fit in my spare wheel carrier.Could it be that my van is an early one 1981 and if you selected factory alloys as an option the factory fitted a different carrier/locking bolt/catch?
Best Regards
John
Hmm How much did you say?For that you gotto be joking....
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DaisyAirHead wrote: Firestone Vanhawks or Continentals it will be in 185 diameter.
I think you mean 14 inches diameter. 185 is the width of the tyre.
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Dohhhh!!!
Thanks Bowton lad.
My old engine would not have enough power to turn 185 diameter wheel.Struggles with 14" let alone 15ft one!
Thanks Bowton lad.
My old engine would not have enough power to turn 185 diameter wheel.Struggles with 14" let alone 15ft one!
Hmm How much did you say?For that you gotto be joking....
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The Continentals are the better of the two you have chosen.
205's are only 2cm wider so there really shouldn't be any problem fitting one as a spare.
If you had been anywhere close to Nottingham I could have fitted these for free. My contribution towards recent 80-90 Express use.
Martin
205's are only 2cm wider so there really shouldn't be any problem fitting one as a spare.
If you had been anywhere close to Nottingham I could have fitted these for free. My contribution towards recent 80-90 Express use.
Martin
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Thanks for kind offer,
Have gone for Continentals.£205 for four fitted,balanced etc etc.
The tyre supplier did confirm that 205/14 tyres are becoming hard to find.Not much demand now apparently.Tis only us lot and a few old transits that use this diameter anymore.
Best Regards
John
Have gone for Continentals.£205 for four fitted,balanced etc etc.
The tyre supplier did confirm that 205/14 tyres are becoming hard to find.Not much demand now apparently.Tis only us lot and a few old transits that use this diameter anymore.
Best Regards
John
Hmm How much did you say?For that you gotto be joking....
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Models with factory fitted alloys had a deeper spare wheel carrier. Even with 185's I can only just manage to engage the safety catch.
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So I was not going mad then!!!
I subjected the kids to 10 minutes of bad language too their great delight as they watched me struggle.Still they loved running off to Mummy shouting "Daddy said some rude words"
Sticking with 185`s and thats that!
I subjected the kids to 10 minutes of bad language too their great delight as they watched me struggle.Still they loved running off to Mummy shouting "Daddy said some rude words"
Sticking with 185`s and thats that!
Hmm How much did you say?For that you gotto be joking....
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No, not going mad....but we may be relegated to the wimps club ....
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Fair enough....we live and learn.....nice tyres BTW
Martin
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