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Re: KL78 All terrain

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Thanks Paddy. Looks like the info I found was duff.
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The tyres on my Syncro are 205/14 (no idea what the middle number is, it doesn't say on the tyres). I'm not sure if these were standard or were added at a later date, but my bus did have the wheel arch spats, if that helps.
After a very close shave with the roof of a car park, I'm having second thoughts about changing to 15inch wheels, but I will need new tyres soon, and there's not a lot of choice in a 14 inch.
Does anyone have experience buying AT tyres at 14 inch, or can you just not get them? What are the alternatives?
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If they just say 205/14, the tyre will be the standard 80 profile. You can't really get any AT tyres in 14" which is why people fit 15" wheels. A 215/75/15 tyre has only a 12mm bigger diameter. So will only raise the van by 6mm
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Slight change of tack, I have just fitted General Grabber 215 75 15 AT2s to my caravell and am not sure what the tyre preasure's should be I am currently running at 38 psi on the front and 45 on rear what are the rest of you using :?:
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tforturton wrote:The tyres on my Syncro are 205/14 (no idea what the middle number is, it doesn't say on the tyres). I'm not sure if these were standard or were added at a later date, but my bus did have the wheel arch spats, if that helps.
After a very close shave with the roof of a car park, I'm having second thoughts about changing to 15inch wheels, but I will need new tyres soon, and there's not a lot of choice in a 14 inch.
Does anyone have experience buying AT tyres at 14 inch, or can you just not get them? What are the alternatives?


205/14 were an option. My Multivan came with that size tyre as well. 205/14 has a diameter of 684 mm and a 215/75/15 tyre has a diameter of 704 mm. The difference is 20 mm or a height of 10 mm ..... not a lot really!
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muileach wrote:Slight change of tack, I have just fitted General Grabber 215 75 15 AT2s to my caravell and am not sure what the tyre preasure's should be I am currently running at 38 psi on the front and 45 on rear what are the rest of you using :?:
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You wont be far wrong with those pressures. I run 2.5 bar front and 3.0 bar rear.
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