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What would you recommend foe tyres for out high top t25 1.6td don't want anything bling just good reasonably priced, it can get quite confusing and from what I read air pressures vary, so what would you recommend there, many thanks Allison

Hi
Ive just spent the last hour researching the same question!
I have found some good info/links on here (sorry, no idea how to post the links at the moment!).
I also found a lot of good info on blackcircles.com - together with a great selection of tyres, to suit all budgets.
Unless someone wants to say otherwise, Im looking at the Michelin Agilis for my main set, then hoping to get some winter tyres on a spare set of steels I was given....
Whatever you choose, dont skimp too much - and once fitted, stay away from those kerbs....!
Be interesting to hear what other people are running on standard rims...

Make sure any you do buy are "c" (commercial) rated.You must of missed this when you read the wiki.https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Wh ... es_-_Tyres" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Firestone Vanhawk for me. Still got loads of tread on them, and I've lost count of how many thousand miles they've done.

I don't believe you have to put a "C" or commercial tyre on a T25, what you MUST have is a tyre with a sufficient load rating.

A rating of 97 or above is generally recommended, this = 730kg or 1460kg across an axle. I understand that these were the tyre fiited by VW to Westy's on Carat alloys.

Happy to be corrected if anyone disagree's ?

Cheers,

MM

mm289 wrote: A rating of 97 or above is generally recommended, this = 730kg or 1460kg across an axle. I understand that these were the tyre fiited by VW to Westy's on Carat alloys.
MM

Yes but they have to be reinforced, there's a difference between 97 car tyres and van tyres. Vans tyres are designed to cope with stiffer suspension where the tyre has to take more of the impact when hitting pot holes and the like.

R0B wrote:Make sure any you do buy are "c" (commercial) rated.You must of missed this when you read the wiki.https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Wh ... es_-_Tyres" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...not I...

We have talked alot about this in the past.
Commercial tyres are generally stiffer and of higher load rating to cope with the weight and extra abuse the average 'white van man' gives his working trade vehicle.
However, whilst there is absolutely no disputing the need for correctly load rated tyres I would argue that the 'C' rating isn't a given for a camper.

For instance, a 97 load rated tyre is man enough for the heaviest camper and a C rating just means it will take more abuse ie: kerbing and running over pot holes..the sort of conditions you might find on a building site.
Well personally I drive on good surfaced roads, I don't make a habbit of kerbing my Carat wheels and I avoid where possible any potholes.
What you generally find when the tyre rating goes to 97 or higher is: the tyre is reinforced/XL designated (extra load) or it actually say's C rated for (Commercial use) all are legal and would pass an MOT.


Martin

To add to what Martin said. The C designation on tyres was originally used by Michelin to indicate Camionnette French for small truck or van and has been adopted by others. LT on some tyres means the same standing for light truck.
C indicates an expected duty type not specifically a load rating, but due to what they are they will have a higher load rating.
XL or extra load can confuse further. An 97 rated tyre has the same load capability as a 97XL tyre. XL is put on tyres which have a higher rating than would normally be expected for that size. Reinforced is another description for XL.
It is the numbers that matter. A 97 car or MPV tyre will carry the same weight as a 97 C rated van tyre. It may even perform better on the road but won't have the same ability to bump kerbs and drive on building sites or similar.

Firestone Vanhawk

same here, very hard wearing tyre, not too noisy, good for most conditions, apart from snow and ice when they give up at the slightest incline, but for general slushy gritted roads they are OK.

Tyres that enjoy minimal treadwear tend to be made with a hard compound rubber mix, this has drawbacks as you all probably know, in that treadwear and grip go hand in hand, softer compounds offer terrific grip in all conditions, whereas harder compounds offer good grip in warm conditions but will not be as grippy in the wet and ice
most branded tyres with the EU mark have a happy compromise twixt F1 slicks (super soft and sticky) and wheelbarrow tyres for our european climate.
The more expensive the tyre generally describes the percentage of sticky natural rubber in the tread, and therefore it's grip


Whether a tyre lasts for 20 thousand miles or 10 thousand I would be changing mine after five years of use. Due to the degenerative nature of rubber and it's synthetic derivative.

..have just ordered 4 x Dunlop SP30 LT tyres....

Ran commercial Continental vanco 2's for a few years with no problems before the snowy winters started

Now I run 225/55/16 99 rated Hankook Ventus Primes on my alloys with no need for winter tyres during the recent snowy winter years

nice rubber..

You should have been at Dubfreeze today..Goodyear 185R14 C 's for £40.00....

Martin