Tyres?

steviebongo · Post by **steviebongo** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:38 pm

I see that some people fit 245/45/18's tyre's ,do these fit all-round without wheel arch scrubbing?

Cheers Stevie

MountainGoat · Post by **MountainGoat** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:03 am

Hi Stevie, after the winter we have just had up here in Scotland my next set of tyres will be all season tyres such as Vedestein Quatrac 2's or 3's similar to those Scanner uses. I can't see any suitable all season tyres the size that you are looking for but I believe that you can get Vedestein's in R17's. Me I would rather be safe than flash.

Tony

http://www.tyretest.com/allseason_tyres ... index.html

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:18 pm

Hi Tony,

I think Stevie means all round the van,not all seasons.

Cheers..

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:36 pm

I believe (from what Russian Bongo owner DemonAV has said on here about their habit of fitting oversize tyres) that the first bit to get scrubbed when v. large tyres are fitted is the stays for the front bumper, when the steering is turned hard over. But, he says, these stays can easily be cut away with no real detriment to the bumper. The usual disclaimers apply mind you!

The tyres you mention don't sound too different from 18s mentioned on here before (though I don't really notice such posts as I don't have 18s). Might be worth having a search to see what tyres others report having (on Mazda RX8 alloys for example).

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:58 pm

Hi Stevie,

Have seen 225-45-18s not 245.

You could do a mock up with a bit of something stuck on the tyre tread IE cardboard (to give the same dimensions)and give the wheel a spin.

Cheers.

MountainGoat · Post by **MountainGoat** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:18 pm

think Stevie means all round the van,not all seasons.

I am aware of that. It is just that Stevie did not mention what type of tyres that he was looking to buy. My opinion is that if we have a few more winters like the last two up here in Scotland then we should be looking for all season tyres like Rod uses, I could not see any all season tyres available in the size that Stevie was looking at.

Tony

Northern Bongolow · Post by **Northern Bongolow** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:21 pm

you may be needing them sooner than you think tony,look at the weather bashing the yanks got yesterday/today.

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:18 pm

Northern Bongolow wrote:you may be needing them sooner than you think tony,look at the weather bashing the yanks got yesterday/today.

Snow forecast to night for SCOTLAND

steviebongo · Post by **steviebongo** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:56 pm

Yeah I meant front & rear, was just thinking of which alloys to go for, the wheels on the van @ the mo are M& S tyres so should be ok for the forecasted snow.

Cheers Stevie

munroman · Post by **munroman** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:06 pm

steviebongo wrote:Yeah I meant front & rear, was just thinking of which alloys to go for, the wheels on the van @ the mo are M& S tyres so should be ok for the forecasted snow.

Cheers Stevie

Hi Stevie, welcome back!

Tyre that are good for Mud are usually quite wrong for snow and vice versa, Mud tyres are designed to shed mud, Snow tyres are designed to hold onto snow.
Mud tyres have quite a stuff compound to keep the shape of the 'knobbles', Snow tyres are a softer compound, and stay soft at lower temperatures.

So Marks and Spencers tyres are good for not a lot.

Or , as a non driving friend used to call them, S&M tyres!

valley boy · Post by **valley boy** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:19 pm

Had four fitted monday to replace the ones on the bongo when i bourght it i have had no problems except the speedo reades aprox 5mph more than sat nav learned to live with it

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