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[skyhuck]

and what is a land rover/4x4 rated weights etc etc.

exactly the same as a transit.

been on 3 years,passed every mot never had any mither with mot load weights etc etc

insurance knows they are on the vehicles and are declared costs no more than standard insurance.

so no issues there , infact were pulled by VOSA probably 18months ago no mither there, other than a dud brake light!

 

 

Most land rovers are actually rated at 3050KG, not 3500KG, not sure wether this makes any difference or what tyres they each have, but just thought it was worth pointing out.

[Acg128]

Thats not true ive had loads on the back of my transit the gap it the same as always no need for a spacer, theres no need for having them on the front either.

 

What brand have you had? I don't want crazy road noise as only off road up the yard. Be good if I can avoid spacers, did the gap remain even with a load of cord? Cheers

[Ben Saxton]

just bought this bad boy

[skyhuck]

just bought this bad boy

 

My dad has the old model.

 

Its does 120MPG, he has to remember to fuel it once a month.

[testcricket01]

What brand have you had? I don't want crazy road noise as only off road up the yard. Be good if I can avoid spacers, did the gap remain even with a load of cord? Cheers

 

I have mega offroad 90% offroad 10% onroad tyres on the back ive had more than i should filled to brim with wood and chip the gap is still there the tyres dont bulge at all they were dirt cheap aswell retreads so real cheap

[testcricket01]

Heres a pic of the gap

 

 

[Ben Saxton]

My dad has the old model.

 

Its does 120MPG, he has to remember to fuel it once a month.

 

prehaps i shouldn't joke then, although i'd have to do 4 times as many journeys to tip of so it would probably be a false economy

[waz77]

Just bought this today to add to the tipper i already have.

[Acg128]

Heres a pic of the gap

 

 

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They look the nuts but I imagine the 10% on road is noisy.. I'm the opposite to you 90% on road.. I'm just sick of having to worry if at 4:30 on a Friday going to tip is going to result in 10 fags being smoked all the swear words under the sun being shouted to then disturb the farmer an hour later to pull me out!

 

Thanks for the pics bud.

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Got 16s on the tranny, got the price down to £300 for 4 but they said the load rating is lower but there still take 5tonne vans only 1750 empty so gives me 3 tonne.. I believe that would be enough?! Also they sai they fitted same tyres to another transit and the bloke came back to have his old originals back on due to them rubbing so I need to find 10mm spacers as well.

 

the particular tyres we opted for have very thick sidewalls with quite large lugs on the side and when we dualled them up on the back,there was very little clearance between the tyres so opted for a 10mm spacer to be safe,plus it makes it look better for peace of mind, which i believe is half the battle with pc plod, if it doesnt look overloaded to start with then they will tend to leave you alone.

I was told 8 ply is sufficent for sidewall on a 3.5tonne as 8ply tyres are normally accepted on vehicles upto 5tonnes GVW.

The speed rating is "p" which i believe to be 90mph and no offense but if i dropped my tranny off a cliff loaded i doubt it would be doing that speed.

As stated earlier the tyres are on the front as :

-it doesnt turn too well on grass/soft ground with standard tyres

-due to the taller sidewalls on the kingpin tyres, the rolling radius differs between them and road tyres on the front, hence throwing the ABS controller into a paddy.

As stated earlier, been through numerous MOT's no worries and the VOSA boffins on the M56 checkpoint went over the van and came back with no problems with them so that will do me, until im told to remove them at MOT or otherwise,i will continue to run them as they considerably improve traction on verges/ grass/mud etc etc.

Hope ive answered all points and let me know if you require the dealers number :thumbup:

Andi