Gazzbert
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Sorry, just read the rest of the thread. Doi
All terrain tyres - recommendations and pictures
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Silas (son of Silas)
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Thought i would report back on my pressures now it has been a couple of months. After a fair bit if experimenting i think i have found a good setup of 44 front and 42 back. Tyre wear seems even and the bulge in tyres looks the same front to back.please let us know how you get on
Fuel Zephyr? Nice. Purposeful and understated. Good look.
Gazzbert
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Tidy! How about dishing the juicy deets?
Silas (son of Silas)
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Fuel Zephyr – 17″ Matt Black Finish 8.5J 5×120, running Pirelli SCORPION™ ALL TERRAIN PLUS 235/65R17. Supplied and fitted by Transporter HQ.
Some more photos:
And a shot showing the difference between the standard rims/tyres on the left and the new on the right
Comment to add, there is ZERO rubbing. None at all. Not sure the 245s would clear on full lock, but these 235s on standard T6.1 suspension clear the arches completely. Checked the speedo against GPS readings and it has corrected the factory discrepancy and now reads bang on the GPS reading at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 an 70.
I fitted mine yesterday - Fuel zephyrs - matt black - 8.5J BF Goodrich k02 225/65/17. Moved from Clayton 16” with 205/65/16 on.
Originally going with the 245’s after much reading on here and elsewhere I was a bit concerned. The issue for me would have been the distance between the inner rear arch moulding (see pic) with the 225’s on now - that distance is approx 1””.
The 245’s would have obviously been less and I wasn’t willing to take the risk. If my calculations are correct, it would have been close to touching that inner moulding at the closest point. I have bog standard suspension and obviously the conversion weight is making a difference to mine. I can’t comment on what others may be like, but for me, these are just the subtle faux swamper look I was after.
Regards to Speedo, I’m now about 1 mph over compared to sat nav, so 30 Speedo is 31 mph on sat nav. I can live with that!
After seeing what tyre pressure’s people are running on here I’ve just bumped all four to 45psi, I will have a play around with that as time go’s on. For now they seem fine.
The pro’s for me - bigger and better looking wheel and tyre combo than I had on.
I love the look of these
The grip should be better for camp fields etc (this I’ve not tested yet-but gotta be better than what I had)
There is a slight improvement over potholes and the likes.
They should last quite some time!
negs :
slightly heavier on the steering with these. Anything else time will tell.
Originally going with the 245’s after much reading on here and elsewhere I was a bit concerned. The issue for me would have been the distance between the inner rear arch moulding (see pic) with the 225’s on now - that distance is approx 1””.
The 245’s would have obviously been less and I wasn’t willing to take the risk. If my calculations are correct, it would have been close to touching that inner moulding at the closest point. I have bog standard suspension and obviously the conversion weight is making a difference to mine. I can’t comment on what others may be like, but for me, these are just the subtle faux swamper look I was after.
Regards to Speedo, I’m now about 1 mph over compared to sat nav, so 30 Speedo is 31 mph on sat nav. I can live with that!
After seeing what tyre pressure’s people are running on here I’ve just bumped all four to 45psi, I will have a play around with that as time go’s on. For now they seem fine.
The pro’s for me - bigger and better looking wheel and tyre combo than I had on.
I love the look of these
The grip should be better for camp fields etc (this I’ve not tested yet-but gotta be better than what I had)
There is a slight improvement over potholes and the likes.
They should last quite some time!
negs :
slightly heavier on the steering with these. Anything else time will tell.
Gazzbert
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Noooice! Cheers. They look great!
Gazzbert
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Surprised that it’s standard suspension, she looks jacked up a tad in these pics.
Silas (son of Silas)
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I agree, it does looked jacked. I have noticed that T6.1s, particularly shuttles definitely seem higher than T6s. My wife's T6 is definitely lower than my 6.1.
Silas (son of Silas)
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Full on Storm Trooper. Awesome!
Gazzbert
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I would’ve guessed it was a 6.1 thing.
Gazzbert
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I have my heart set on the Tuff Torque modular steelies but the ones I’d like seem to be rarer than rocking-horse doo-doos atm. Still need to save up for them so not really an issue. This thread has been a massively valuable resource tho, thanks to ALL the guilty parties, biggup yourselves! X
Who supplied your wheels & tyres pls?
No coating, just standard bumpers that come on a commercial/standard van. Cleaned and bumper protectant applied.
Transportehq
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Do these tyres have the 3peaks 3PMSF symbol on them....?
Anyone tried 215/65 ŕ16 102XL tyres on their van? How did they handle?
I have a set of almost new Nokian Rotiiva AT's in that size off of my previous car that I'd like to try on my new van. I'm a little sceptical that the low load index on them is not enough and will handle badly on the van, but it's a t28 so it should technically be within limits...
I have a set of almost new Nokian Rotiiva AT's in that size off of my previous car that I'd like to try on my new van. I'm a little sceptical that the low load index on them is not enough and will handle badly on the van, but it's a t28 so it should technically be within limits...
