Choosing correct van tyres

Choosing correct van tyres

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Original Poster:

9,593 posts

131 months

Sunday 9th February 2020
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Might have to hand my PH card in on this one. Looking with someone at new tyres for their van

It has a mix match on all corners at the moment

Looks like they came with

Hankook RA08 (Hyundai) 108/106T
215/70TR16 From the factory.

The 108/106T bit is confusing me somewhat. I’ve always gone with the same or better load rating / speed rating, however what does the 108/106t dual bit mean.

Some tyre places when you punch the number plate in only offer the hankook mentioned above, other tyre places offer a much larger selection but the load rating is lower.

Are we safe to just go with whatever the online tyre sites say, or is that ok until you kill a nuns football team on the way back from the nun cup and then you find out you didn’t have beefy enough tyres on.

Is there a site that tells you the legal requirement. The hand book and dealers are as usele as each other

Plate is cv68ukz if it helps

Thanks

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Original Poster:

9,593 posts

131 months

Sunday 9th February 2020
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Thanks all, interesting

Typically I’ve always just stuck Michelin’s or whatever came with the car from new on my cars

Had a look at the sticker on the drivers door slam, indeed it says



215/70TR16C 108/06T

The van can take a lot of weight and it does tow, so I think it’s best to stick to the recommended

Interestingly i have found I can get them for £99 -£2 using a voucher code -3% which isn’t bad for a decentish recommend unusual tyre, not bad wet stop either!

Thanks again