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Tyre load rating

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:26 pm
by mattnicks
could someone tell me the tyre load rating for my bongo. just had my Rx8 wheels today and am searching for tires but I am unsure of the load rating. 225/45 18inch I am looking at but rating???
cheers

Re: Tire load rating

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:35 pm
by mister munkey
92 front

96 rear

Re: Tire load rating

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:40 pm
by mattnicks
just found some with 95 rating, would they do the job? only £70 each, have been told to expect to pay atleast £100 each.... so that was nice supprise
cheers for info

Re: Tire load rating

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:14 pm
by missfixit70
Not really no, if anything you want higher, don't want to skimp on the bits that stick your 2 ton machine to the roads.

Re: Tyre load rating

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:32 am
by francophile1947
Not really, should be a minimum of 96. There's some with a 100 loading (at a similar price) here http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?d ... 1&dsco=110

Re: Tyre load rating

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:12 pm
by scanner
francophile1947 wrote:Not really, should be a minimum of 96. There's some with a 100 loading (at a similar price) here http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?d ... 1&dsco=110
Also using anything less gives your insurance co a "get out of jail free" card if they want to turn down a claim.

And as Kirsty says, those 4 patches of rubber are all that keep you in contact with planet earth.

Re: Tyre load rating

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:37 pm
by johng3165
hi according to mazda handbook fronts load rating is 96 and the rear 98, mines is fitted with 215/70/15 with a load rating of 107 hope this help

Re: Tyre load rating

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:11 pm
by David Edwards
I am using accelera 100V rated at the mo and at £36.00 each fully fitted cannot be bad, a damn good tyre. They are 165/65/15

Re: Tyre load rating

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:12 pm
by missfixit70
He's looking for 18" tyres though....

Re: Tyre load rating

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:42 pm
by mattnicks
Have fitted the wheels and tyres, got 95 load rating which according to the tyre manufacturer will take 650kg per wheel and have a speed rating of 168mph!! dont think my bongo will ever see over 70mph! they cost me 68 quid fitted and balanced up..

Re: Tyre load rating

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:03 pm
by mister munkey
95's will do short term, I've got them on mine at the mo, but the inner sidewalls on the rears will split after a while. Obviously with catastrophic results. It happened to me but was spotted at the last minute by a diligent MOT tester.

Keep an eye out for some replacements in the meantime.

Wrong tyres....

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:23 pm
by bonog
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