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tyre size?? techie stuff

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:40 am
by oldmanpete
I have seen a REAL bargin set of allioy wheels and tyres. But they are 195-50-R15 (H I did not see through the window).The fact sheet seems to suggest 65 to 70 is needed for 195/205/215s. The wheeeels are ever so shinny!

Re: tyre size?? techie stuff

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:12 am
by madmile
Sorry, but they are probably for a car and will look silly on the bongo. Too small in diameter and will put your speedo out by a long way, and almost certainly wont be up to carrying the weight of a bongo.

Re: tyre size?? techie stuff

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:25 am
by missfixit70
They've got to have a load & speed rating of AT LEAST 92S front & 96S rear too (92H, 96H is ok - H is "heavy duty" I think from memory, otherwise it needs to be anything alphabetically higher). What car are they from? is the PCD, hole size & offset & weight rating ok? can never remember what it should be, but if you do a search on here or check the factsheet in the members area you should find what you need.

Re: tyre size?? techie stuff

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:06 pm
by mister munkey
The letter at the end is the Speed Rating

http://www.tyres-online.co.uk/techinfo/speed.asp

H is up to 130 mph, which is more than adequate.

Sometimes tyres have an XL suffix, this means Extra Load but is generally rated at 95.

Edit:

Link to Load Indeces too

http://www.tyres-online.co.uk/techinfo/load_indices.asp