T5 Tyres 17" what is available in OZ

i also noticed some tyres previously mentioned are not the 103w rating but 101W is this too far from the correct rating or not?

After searching some threads on here i noticed a few members giving tirerack the thumbs up. so i have been sussing out some of the options from there also - sorry to flood the thread, but this has got me excited!

Kumho*Ecsta LX Platinum

Yokohama*ADVAN S.T.

Yokohama*ADVAN Sport

Kumho*Ecsta SPT

Yokohama*S.drive

then if i went to an 18" wheel they have

Kumho*Ecsta LE Sport

Sumitomo*HTR Z III

Hankook*Ventus V12 evo K110

Continental*ExtremeContact DWS

Yokohama*AVID ENVigor (W-Speed Rated)

Goodyear*Eagle F1 Asymmetric

Michelin*Pilot Alpin PA4

Yokohama*ADVAN Sport

and this caps out the range

Michelin*Pilot HX MXM4

The 215 6017 Goodyear cargo vectors were still available about 8 weeks ago when I last checked.

I have them fitted to my van and have just done 15k with them and happy.

My van is a 12/10 T5 auto 4 motion with rough road suspension and diff lock and Frontline campervan conversion. Trip ready it weighs 2800kg, 1500 front & 1300 rear. Like to travel outback roads etc and found the original Michelin pretty useless - 50% wear @ 12k and cuts in the walls but they did ride nice and were quite. Looked for a more rugged tyre and found that the goodyear cargo vector 215 60R17 109 were the only legal option available. $230 fitted versus $580 for the Michelins helped the decision.

The cargo vectors are noisier than the Mitchs, mainly noticeable at low speed, on newly aggregate sealed roads and at roundabouts but noise is acceptable to me - I do wear hearing aids tho !!

Just did a 8k trip with 2k on outback unsealed roads and real happy. no punctures etc, worked well in a bit of mud and no sign of stone chipping. After 15k fronts have 6.5mm tread left and rears 7mm as against 9mm new. I run them at 45psi on sealed roads and 35 on unsealed outback roads and find that works well - VW says about 60 psi loaded and that is so rough, tried 50 and that was a bit hard ride, 45 good.

Thanks for that bobf. I went to get the Vectors 2 weeks ago and they're on back order, Darwin still had 4 available, but I couldn't get them to ship to Adelaide. New stock should be in the country within 2 weeks.

See, how long they will last me, although I'm not happy to hear that they're noisy.

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Originally Posted by Transporter

Thanks for that bobf. I went to get the Vectors 2 weeks ago and they're on back order, Darwin still had 4 available, but I couldn't get them to ship to Adelaide. New stock should be in the country within 2 weeks.

See, how long they will last me, although I'm not happy to hear that they're noisy.

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If find the noise OK - strangely it is more noticeable (rumble) at very low speeds and roundabouts. The security of LT construction and 109 load rating (1030kg/wheel plus the AT type tread suits my needs and am prepared to compromise on the noise factor. If only doing short trips on sealed roads with light-med loads I might think otherwise. They must be selling a few - had 80 in stock Oz wide last I enquired.

Need some tyres. Any updates from those with the Maxxis MA P1?

The Maxxis should be good for +40k km from what people reported here. Just don't get Kumho KH15, they don't last, mine are wornout at 20,000km. :facepalm:

Anyone know anything about these tyres?
NEW 235-55-17 ACCELLERA TYRES! MERCEDES 103 LOAD RATED | eBay

Got Dunlop Sport 01 235/55/17 on mine, 8k done so far, not sure what these are like, don't notice road noise. Seen possible replacement Dunlop SP Maxx for $148 each.

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Originally Posted by Ivo

Need some tyres. Any updates from those with the Maxxis MA P1?

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I have around 12K on two MAP1 fronts, down to around 4-5mm tread left.Not sure they will make 40K ish.Since rotated to rear

just called JAXquickfit at thornleigh they quoted $225 for the maxis map1 fitted, also called bobjane hornsby they told me they had been discontinued and would chase it up. Tyrepower hornsby pricebeat JAX to $215 fitted. so i'm thinking of going local over tirerack as the savings are not that great in this range. kumho and yoko being the only tirerack options the savings are only very minimal after shipping.
i did find a set of yoko S drives on ebay for $819 in australia.

so i'll do a bit more searching as i have a bit of time before the wheels arrive, but probably going to have a go on the Maxxis, seems most have had a good result.