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Thread: tyre load ratings

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diesel_vert View Post
    Well, we were all young once.

    It's fortunate that $110 is all he lost.
    fortunately no points lost, don't think he's got many left to give away. hilarious thing is, it's his car, but registered in my name(cheaper insurance, provided he doesn't make a claim), so he's playing dumb and saying i've done the mods and he was unaware!

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    It is a common issue with commercial type vehicles. My Hiace needed appropriately load rated LT tyres, and I had quite a time getting the correct ones fitted. Many tyre dealers wanted to push passenger car tyres saying it was unlikely I'd get picked up. My brother just bought a 2nd hand Holden Rodeo and the guy he bought it off had larger tyres (not correctly load rated) fitted. A problem was the spare had an original size tyre. The tyres needed replacing and he had some trouble finding correct tyres.

    The load and speed ratings are one thing, but there is also the minimum ground clearance, the requirement to cover the tyres by the guards, and making sure that the steering stops contact before the tyre contacts any part of the vehicle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ericcs View Post
    the rims are 17x8 and he can only get 215's under the guards, hence using passenger rated tires. he was warned before he altered the offset.
    Would it not be easier to get a wheel specialist to turn the centres off the rims & then re-weld them to a more appropriate offset? Then you could fit the 235/55r17 or even stretch a 215/60r17c onto the 8" rim (usually 7.5" max). 215/55x17 must be lousy for speedo accuracy, highway gearing & fuel economy.
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    Could he not change the rims to a more suitable size and then fit the appropriate rated and sized tyres ? Are they steel rims or alloys .

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    boys will be boys. you can't tell them anything. they're steel rims and would have just fine standard, but he had to have the offsets changed so the rims are flush with the body line. hence the under rated stretched tyres, one day he'll learn

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    Quote Originally Posted by ericcs View Post
    boys will be boys. you can't tell them anything. they're steel rims and would have just fine standard, but he had to have the offsets changed so the rims are flush with the body line. hence the under rated stretched tyres, one day he'll learn
    Oh well, many of us did stuff like that. I guess the important bit is if he learns.
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