tyres

hi i need to replace worn out tyres on my van, my ones at the moment are 205/60/15. some one has told me this is the wrong size for my van, are they right be grateful for any help with this thanks

Kazcro1 my van is SC 4x4 HIACE and it has 215~70R15 i am sure you will get more help from the users!!

kazcro1 wrote:

hi i need to replace worn out tyres on my van, my ones at the moment are 205/60/15. some one has told me this is the wrong size for my van, are they right be grateful for any help with this thanks

Yeah would be the wrong size for 4wd SC's. What is yours 2wd or 4wd? Usually there is a sticker on the inside drivers door with recommended tyre size.

Mine is same as TINMAN'S but i put slightly bigger tyres on than recommended. 225/70/15 is what i got at the moment, and soon be looking to put 235/70/15 which is as big as you can go without modifications i think. Here is a link for a tyre calculator to work out size and speedo difference. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

205x70x15....make sure they can take the load too.
I've used 'etyres' mobile fitters a couple of times now

hey there..I just got a '92 SC imported to Canada from Japan and I growing fond of it. Just the low clearance gets me down a bit. I've bashed the low end of the motor (skid plate on oil pan?) A few times and think I need to add on a couple of inches. It's got stock TIRES (as we spell it) and I've got a set of 235x75x15 sitting on my old chevy blazer in the yard. I'm thinking of doing a swap. i,m hoping the 75 is ok.

Hay tamarack welcome!
Yeah ground clearance sucks! A few people here have put 75's on ,best if your van is part time 4wd ie (locking front hubs) and low range. I was going to put them on but mine is constant 4wd and no low range so not the best combo. Not much room on the front wheel arch's so you will have to wind the torsion bars up to stop the front TIRES scrubbing on lock, good if you want more ground clearance and is quite easy to do yourself, on the back no problem heaps of room.

Hay was in Vancouver a year and half ago, bloody top place! Summer time Mtb on the Nth Shore - oh the memories!

thanks there mate . I do have the locking hubs, so I will try and post.

Vancouver is a good match for Sydney. Although not in ice hockey. I was in NSW 4 years ago and had a hoot!

Yes i also have the sticker inside the door but it is from Japan i can read it looks a load of chooks have walked all over the sticker the dealer here is Australia has put 195 is the size that should be used but i can also make them on my PC! but the spare is a bridgestone 215~70r ~15~dot U2 which came from Japan so that should be standard?? The 195's must be the right diameter the van is spot on 100K'a at a 100K's but they at light truck rubbers good for trucks maybe??
Merv..

The tyres are 215x70x15 and the load is 98S

Is 98 ok for the weight and off road usage Tinman? I just weight my unladen campervan and it tipped the scales just under 2500kg. Tyre load should have a 25% leeway so I need minimum of 100 index before I start to add luggage and people - the current Yokos are 107/105 light truck tyres

As long as your complying with the vehicle spec's then you have no legal worries. Common sense would say use a higher rated tyre if you carry heavier than normal loads. I always have mine loaded with my tools and gear for work, and it also gets packed to the roof for camping trips. It tip's the scales at 2.8 ton most of the time.

Two Flat tyres last time i went offroad.

Presently running 40's on 18" rims but after lowering it finding the ride a bit harsh (must be old age) so may go back to 16'

Dandywarhol the load should be on the inside of the drivers door and here in Australia if we don't have the load that is on the SC and have a bang we get no insurance! I also have 107/105 L/truck rubber but i find that the ride is not good but the truck rubber would be much better off~road, what i have inside the door is 215~70~15~98S ~so i went looking for some 98 load tyres and "G" the trouble i have had anyhow the tyre people have told me that the Good~year Eagle RV would give me a much better ride ! the L/truck rubber is OK! on the road but very hard ride on the dirt! The 98 is the load the tyre needs to take so on the door it has 98 so you have to be 98 or over!
Srburnsy that is one very fine camera you have!

Srburnsy that is one very fine camera you have![/quote]

It's all in the hips!

So yeah Merv , I had trouble finding quality light truck tyres too!! I would agree the L/T tyres are tougher off road but nobody makes them in a quality 4x4 tyre in a 70 series! The closest i could find that would be suitable was 75 series 215 BFGoodridge A/T but 215 are a bit skinny for the beach. So i went for a passenger 4x4 tyre and found it to be much more comfy off roading, but more prone to punctures as i have found out!

Srburnsy how did you get back home with two flat tyres or are you still out in the bush looking for some HELP?? Yes on the tyres i was also given Kuhmo 798 which are passenger tyres but the reviews on the web were not good one bloke said never buy tyres from China don't tell him almost all tyres now come from China! We went out in the mud today didn't get stuck BUT was not far off and the L/T tyres are just too hard!
Do you have UHF CB in the SC when you need help??
OH! yes i see the antenna!!

I think the Flying Doctor network would be better than UHF for him Merv

TINMAN wrote:

Dandywarhol the load should be on the inside of the drivers door and here in Australia if we don't have the load that is on the SC and have a bang we get no insurance! I also have 107/105 L/truck rubber but i find that the ride is not good but the truck rubber would be much better off~road, what i have inside the door is 215~70~15~98S ~so i went looking for some 98 load tyres and "G" the trouble i have had anyhow the tyre people have told me that the Good~year Eagle RV would give me a much better ride ! the L/truck rubber is OK! on the road but very hard ride on the dirt! The 98 is the load the tyre needs to take so on the door it has 98 so you have to be 98 or over!
Srburnsy that is one very fine camera you have!

The only sticker on my door check reads 195/15 6PRLT front and 8PRLT on the rear - no load rating - so the recommendation is 8 plies rear and 6 (or reinforced) up front.

AussieQ wrote:

I think the Flying Doctor network would be better than UHF for him Merv

Yeah very funny! Thats something my missus would say.

If you must know i didn't need to use the UHF, i repaired one tyre with those sticky repair cords but the other one was a throw away!

Never tried the cord, in my trucking day they were all tubed so you pulled them apart and whacked on a patch or new tube as required.

OK on the rubber cord well i had one on a trailer on the tractor was just a 14 car tyre and was almost no tread so i took it into town to get a bit of rubber put on the inside and they used that rubber rope stuff and cost was $30 not bad when the tyre was worth $2 i didn't get to use it for about four weeks and it was still flat so filled it up again and would only stay up for 4 hours i was ripped off again!!
Merv~~

It really depends on what sort of puncture you have, it's only ment for a temporary repair until you can get it professionally patched from the inside. In my case the cord saved my holiday!

OK! mate thanks for that info i didn't know that i thought i was an all time fix, i will spend some time next week looking around town for some tyres see what they come up with! My camper trailer is almost ready for the tent hope to get the paint on next weekend will be the same COLOUR as the SC!
I also went in to buy a uni/filter but didn't get any help from them they didn't want to order one because they didn't know which one i would need and said if it didn't fit i would still have to buy it i did have some numbers like KC130265S i sent emails to UNI/Filters and said my Sc has a WESFIL 905 what filter do i need but NO REPLY??