To change tyres or not...

[Dragothesiberian]

They're on, I'm £710 lighter, tracking/alignment was all over the place (now sorted), I think they look COOL

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Proper 4wd van tyres.
No increase in noise that I can notice, handling is fine. Ideal.

Where did you get the tracking/alignment sorted? mine tyres are doing the same on both front the outer edges...
Cheers.

 

[ei-aprilia]

Which Nokians, I'm at 16k on mine and hardly touched?

I cant remember now , they were an xl rated suv tyre though not a van tyre.

certainly more aggressive than an all-season; all-weather tyre

I tried these too, I loved the look but there were lots of negatives, van was slower, very noisy even when new and the van just turned into a giant skate on icy country roads, I took them off after 1000 miles and sold them.
The Goodyears are great in snow, ice, muddy fields etc in fact I've surprised many of my customers who rely on their Land Rovers and the like to get to the job and I turn up in the T6 without so much as a wheelspin. Unless you want to go off roading big time why fit anything else?

 

[former member]

Where did you get the tracking/alignment sorted? mine tyres are doing the same on both front the outer edges...
Cheers.

A small local chain called Steve Andrews Tyres.
They do a really good job; no one else touches the van or BM. Not fussed about the Subaru!

 

[Dragothesiberian]

A small local chain called Steve Andrews Tyres.
They do a really good job; no one else touches the van or BM. Not fussed about the Subaru!

Thank you for the info.. which branch did you use, I am just outside Truro but don't mind a drive out to a good place..

 

[former member]

Thank you for the info.. which branch did you use, I am just outside Truro but don't mind a drive out to a good place..

Bodmin but the Truro branch is fine (assuming it's still there!).

 

[chriscroft]

I cant remember now , they were an xl rated suv tyre though not a van tyre.



I tried these too, I loved the look but there were lots of negatives, van was slower, very noisy even when new and the van just turned into a giant skate on icy country roads, I took them off after 1000 miles and sold them.
The Goodyears are great in snow, ice, muddy fields etc in fact I've surprised many of my customers who rely on their Land Rovers and the like to get to the job and I turn up in the T6 without so much as a wheelspin. Unless you want to go off roading big time why fit anything else?

I guess your Nokians where a winter tyre, to get that low milage.
My GG-AT's developed a saw tooth effect on the rears, had it 4 wheel aligned, but no problem. Mine weren't noisy from new. My brother has them on his volvo xc90 on his second set gets 40k miles and swears by them, with no noise issues.
Strange how people have such different experiences with different vehicles.
My Vel had the ~Goodyear Cargo Vector 4 season SUV's Gen2 from new, but I changes them to Nokians fairly quickly because I wanted a 60 profile tyre, Pure vanity, the Vel just looked under rubbered with 55's.
So I've got a brand new(ish) set in the shed. But they defiantly look to be a very good tyre.

 

[former member]

I hate full on Winter tyres; they are just fundamentally "wrong" with super soft sidewalls and very firm tread.

They turned my nice handling 335d into a near death trap. I returned them pronto.

Probably okay in really cold conditions but cack in most UK weather.

 

[chriscroft]

I hate full on Winter tyres; they are just fundamentally "wrong" with super soft sidewalls and very firm tread.

They turned my nice handling 335d into a near death trap. I returned them pronto.

Probably okay in really cold conditions but cack in most UK weather.

I think full winters don't make that much sense anymore for UK motorists. If temps drop to -20C, then perhaps the All seasons will really start to drop off in performance. But for UK use I think the All-season's make better winter tyres than full winter tyres, if you feel the need to 2 sets of rubber; because most winter days and nights are not that cold anymore. Even in Lincolnshire I think I only had to de-ice the windscreen 6 times or so last year. (So much for my my heated windscreen); so when temps get above 5c/7c the winter rubber becomes pretty poor, if not blood dangerous.
The big advantage to me is the Mud and Snow (M&S) and Aquaplaning resistance as much as the cold weather use. Proper versatility.

 

[former member]

I think full winters don't make that much sense anymore for UK motorists. If temps drop to -20C, then perhaps the All seasons will really start to drop off in performance. But for UK use I think the All-season's make better winter tyres than full winter tyres, if you feel the need to 2 sets of rubber; because most winter days and nights are not that cold anymore. Even in Lincolnshire I think I only had to de-ice the windscreen 6 times or so last year. (So much for my my heated windscreen); so when temps get above 5c/7c the winter rubber becomes pretty poor, if not blood dangerous.
The big advantage to me is the Mud and Snow (M&S) and Aquaplaning resistance as much as the winter use. Proper versatility.

Totally agree. Also tougher too; Summer tyres seem too prone to punctures.
But on the BM, it's borderline track Supersports; poor when cold (like Teflon), like sh*t to a blanket once warmed up.

Correct tools for the job.

 

[chriscroft]

I was reading about a MY18 Mustang V8, apparently there is some new Michelin Pilot Sport 4s tyres that has totally transformed it's handling (it now goes around corners), and ford now fit as standard. Rubber technology is pretty impressive stuff.