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Just for some sort of follow up I ended up with a couple of false starts on some 15s. Ended up getting some 14 Hankooks of some sort. They weren't hugely cheap. It's been say 2 months and so far I'm pretty impressed. Good in wet, steer nicely. Slightly more noisy but only on some surfaces and who cares.
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mmm, should update as well. Mine is a 2008 Hiace SLWB 4WD Grand Cabin (standard 6 stud steel wheels fitted).
I did have Bridgestone Duravis R670 fitted in 195/80/15, and now have Bridgestone Ecopia R680 in same size (weight rating around 105-107 from memory). Barely driven it to start looking at consumption but I can definitely feel I need less throttle and the van tends to roll on much better. Cost just under a grand for 4, then W/A on top.
Originally Posted by Jane Omorogbe from UK MSN on the KTM990SM
In the riders seat
Rotate them every 10k, and keep the pressures up, vans are hard on fronts, especially the left front
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
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They rotate every time I drive it. A lot.
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RA08 ? They're pretty good
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
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Goes outside to check. . . hey where's the. . . oh that's right, the missus has it today.
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K715. Wearing well, would buy again.
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Hi,So far 3 pages in and still no idea what FUCKING size tyres you have on it to give a proper recommendation
Something like the Maxxis MA-P1 if it's available in your SIZE would probably be pretty good, if it's on 14inch personally I'd be looking at finding some 15 inch wheels and 205/65R15 RA14 Hankook
I put some of those on another bucket racers van who used to thrash it and they went really well
The time has come to replace my have vans tires. Would this recommendation stand or something better come on the market in the last year?
The current tyres are 195/15. Not sure what profile, they the tyres that came on it from Japan
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Don't expect a quick reply from Kick on that - depends how much gear he fucked at Wanganui....
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A year on from last report. Rotated fronts to rear, wearing well, great in all surfaces. Hankook K715
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So as a thought, they have been rotated but wearing the corners of course, but there's still 4.7mm tread in the middle.
How valid is it to remount the tyres either backwards or left on right and visaversa so the unused tread is outer?
They do rotation free but expect they would charge to remount.
Kick?
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If tyre wear is uneven enough for you to want to rotate to get your moneys worth then you prob actually need a wheel alignment. My tyres have always worn evenly on my cages, good mix of driving conditions and speeds.
BUT awhile ago I needed new front bushes, didn't bother with alignment afterwards, felt ok, just a slightest pull to left, nah that's nothing.... 4000km later F%^^ chopped out the insides on fronts with tyres only half worn.....
Got it sorted and splashed out on RE003, Holy hell damn grippy tyres and just as good in the wet as they claim.
BTW lot of car/van tyres are multi directional anyway, check sidewall text....
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I have a Hiace work van. Always heavily/over loaded and used on every sort of road. When it chewed off the outside front treads I got my mechanic to organise an alignment. It made no difference and my mechanic said "They all do that. Take half the weight out and drive more sensibly". That wasn't really going to work for me so I bought cheaper tyres and got quite good at sledging around corners. THEN I finally talked to my tyre man about it. He said "They all do that. Take half the weight out and drive more sensibly. Now go and have a coffee while we do the alignment"
Result: He said the alignment was set up exactly in the middle of the adjustment range as specified by Toyota, and as such was perfect for most people, and showed absolutly no imagination on the part of the last tyre guy because it didn't take into account the weight and driving style. So he did what he does for all of us tradies who abuse vans and adjusted the alignment to the extreme end of the specified range. Now I'm on my third pair of front tyres since that alignment years ago and every set wears down to the canvas perfectly square and flat. And it drives heeeeeaps better.
Another top tip (from when I drove a little truck): adjust your tyre inflation to suit the most common load. Overinflation will balloon the tyre and cause more wear in the centre. Underinflation makes the tyre rely on its sidewalls and cause wear on the outsides (also softens the sidewall). I use light commercial tyres because of the loading and crank them right up. 55psi in the front and 65psi in the back. Not only makes the tyre look mostly round but helps slow the sidewall bellying out too quickly as the tyres get older.
I probably should still take some of the weight out...
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Does the last comment relate to the Van or the Goldwing?
Nah great post. Long trips are with two dirt bikes and gear. Daily is empty and driven like a car up a twisty road. Maybe there is some latitude there though.
Still best Tyres I've has on this thing in 300,000km I've owned it.
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your fucken carriage return broken or some shit cunt?
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