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tires
By: chrisdarmanin Date: September 9, 2016, 1:34 am
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For SIIa: originally tires were cross-ply which were hard
therefore steering lighter. Does it make sense to put on 10 ply
radials to get the stiffness and lighter steering and also a bit
of flexibility of radial tires? Is there any number of plys I
shouldn’t go over?
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Re: tires
By: NoelC Date: September 9, 2016, 5:28 am
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I've always found with radials the quoted tyre pressures in the
book feel and look too low. I run Michelin XZY 750R16s on my 2a
hardtop, 14 ply I think. 35psi it seems best with and the
steering feels light.
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Re: tires
By: chrisdarmanin Date: September 9, 2016, 5:58 am
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wow 14 ply. what i currently have is 5 ply and 3 ply sidewalls
and i usually go 30 psi. does it feel to stiff with 14 ply?
#Post#: 101722--------------------------------------------------
Re: tires
By: DarrenH Date: September 9, 2016, 6:27 am
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i maybe be naive but i thought the ply rating scaled with load
rating (i.e target axle weights)
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Re: tires
By: RMS Date: September 9, 2016, 6:47 am
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Patrick & I have both got the same on our Carawagons, XZY 14
ply.
Very hard wearing and almost indestructible - they are designed
for trucks and are supposed to last up to 100k miles.
To say they have a truck type of tread, they aren't bad in the
slippery stuff as both Patrick & I have found - we've never been
stuck on green lanes, snow or the Sahara in soft sand where
other Land Rovers with us have :thumbs:
We run ours at about 35psi, though we're probably topping out at
over 3 tons!
I noticed a difference in the steering when I went from 6 ply
Avon Rangemasters (also radial at 35psi), but I put it down to
the harder rubber compound rather than the stiffer sidewalls.
Oh, and if you do get a puncture, the tyre almost stays up on
its own due to the stiff sidewalls!
Cheers,
Robin.
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Re: tires
By: chrisdarmanin Date: September 9, 2016, 7:20 am
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thanks guys - so 10 ply isn't too bad...
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Re: tires
By: w3526602 Date: September 18, 2016, 2:49 am
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Hi,
My local scrappie offered me a set of wheels and virtually
unworn tyres, said they were off a VW van but would fit my S2TD.
Not wishing to get him all excited, I didn't ask how much.
Many yonks ago, when cash was tight, I used to buy 750-16 12PR
truck tyres and have them re-cut. Re-cutting was legal due to
the ply rating, but recently Google told me that re-cut tyres
were illegal on vehicles below a certain weight.
I can't remember any problems with the steering ... but I was
young then. Levering them onto the rims by hand was bit of an
effort. One day I had a puncture ... the walls were strong
enough to keep the tyre from going flat at the bottom, but the
valve disappeared into the tyre. I drove home without any drama.
:rolleye0012:
602
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