Any tyre fitters here?

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Hi,

I have a camper van, 4 tonnes max total weight, front axle 2.0T max and rear axle 2.5T max, Fiat Ducati Maxi.

It is currently fitted with Vanco Camper tyres 225/75 16 which are CP rated.

They give an awful ride. So firm.

I think this is due to the stiff sidewall needed to qualify as a CP tyre.

The van is used everyday and doesn’t stand around so I want to move to C tyres for a softer, more comfortable ride.

If you’re a tyre fitter, in your experience which van tyre in 225 75 16 fitment will have the softest sidewall and hence the most comfortable ride?

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My van is old enough for CP not to be invented when it was registered so I need to have C tyres.

It currently has 116 CP at only 55psi front and 65psi rear.

Rear suspension is fine but the front crashes and bangs all over the place. Just need to find a way to soften it down.

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119 said:

fking hell 116 must be like driving with hard rubber fitted !

For 2.5T yeah the Michelin should be much better.

Trouble is after a few his and miles you’ll find them hard as well as you get used to them.

Just found this which gives a bit more info.

https://www.justkampersinsurance.com/2022/10/10/gu...

116 is the lowest I can go. Most vans my weight have 121’s

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Scrump said:

Michelin Agilis Cross Climates (not the camper van version) give a much better ride than the campervan tyres which were fitted previously. 3.5t van with 225/65 x 16.
(Not a tyre fitter)

I’ve had Agilis cross climates before on a previous van but I had nothing else to compare to on that van as I never changed tyres.

Have you changed from CP tyres to Agilis Cross Climate and got a better ride? If so, that’s really useful info.