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18'' tyres

Post by Pablobongo » Sun May 08, 2011 7:03 am

can anyone recommend good value for money 18'' tyres? the front pair on my new beast are a little shouldered...although they are still legal, its unpleasant on the motorway at speed..... :evil:
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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by Pablobongo » Sun May 08, 2011 7:09 am

Just found this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/225-40-18-92W-XL- ... 4158c6aeb4

any thoughts?...seems very reasonable to me!
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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by Triple/R » Sun May 08, 2011 9:46 am

Pablobongo wrote:Just found this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/225-40-18-92W-XL- ... 4158c6aeb4

any thoughts?...seems very reasonable to me!
It's the load index~92~~Bongo needs to be on average 96 minimum & a lot of people are running on 100 load.
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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by Sharkojoints » Sun May 08, 2011 10:15 am

Had this problem with ours last year.

Struggled to find 18" in the right load ratings , although I seem to remember if you play around with width and profile for a while you can come up with better than a 92. Even then, I think I was looking at £150ish per tyre for anything I'd be happy with. I wouldn't chance it on 92's: my 18" wheels had them already fitted, and one of the rears had a bulge the size of an egg on the inside sidewall :shock:

Ended up swapping for 16" Outlander wheels:

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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by Pablobongo » Sun May 08, 2011 4:39 pm

found these on mytyres.com

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl#station_search

they have a 95 rating, and are XL "extra load" with reinforced sidewalls......£67 incl. fitting at my local tyre place!
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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by Sharkojoints » Sun May 08, 2011 5:54 pm

Or you can have 235/45 R18 98Y XL ACCELERA from here:

http://www.wheelsandtyres2u.co.uk/Tyres.aspx

for £67.95

Not bad. 8)
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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by francophile1947 » Sun May 08, 2011 5:59 pm

Pablobongo wrote:found these on mytyres.com

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl#station_search

they have a 95 rating, and are XL "extra load" with reinforced sidewalls......£67 incl. fitting at my local tyre place!
Link is to a German website with 195/65x15 tyres :? :? A loading of 95 is suitable for the front tyres only.
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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by Pablobongo » Sun May 08, 2011 7:20 pm

francophile1947 wrote:
Pablobongo wrote:found these on mytyres.com

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl#station_search

they have a 95 rating, and are XL "extra load" with reinforced sidewalls......£67 incl. fitting at my local tyre place!
Link is to a German website with 195/65x15 tyres :? :? A loading of 95 is suitable for the front tyres only.
have used this site a few times now, and its a great service, with good prices. I got my set of winter tyres from them a couple of years back £££s cheaper than anywhere else!.....and its the front ones i need to replace with these;

Rotalla F105 225/45 R18 95W XL BSW
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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by Pablobongo » Sun May 08, 2011 7:28 pm

Sharkojoints wrote:Or you can have 235/45 R18 98Y XL ACCELERA from here:

http://www.wheelsandtyres2u.co.uk/Tyres.aspx

for £67.95

Not bad. 8)
Thanks for that link, they do look good. BUT firefox is telling me that the site is not secure??? :?
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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by You've Been Bongod » Sun May 08, 2011 8:35 pm

there is a place in stoke on trent that do 245 45 18 95xl for £52 per tyre
or fitted £250 all 4

i had them on my bongo and they were a nice ride
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Re: 18'' tyres

Post by bongodonkey » Sun May 08, 2011 8:39 pm

Hello

I have just fitted my 18's this weekend and researched tyres on the forum.

After a wee search I was recommended ACCELERA tyres - 225/50 R18.

I found a set of 4 on http://www.blackcircles.com including fitting for £342 all in. Really good service too.

I've just driven down from Scotland on them - 560kms in mixed weather from heavy rain to strong winds over A/B roads and motorways.

We were heavily laden with a 'camping pack', 2 bikes on a rack and my 15" alloys (no tyres) with 2 adults and 2 tots and a LPG tank.

Verdict - Very very happy - now I just have to wait for winter to see how they do with the snow!

Give them a try as forum members recommended them to me
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