load rating and sidewall puncture resistance

Tony C


You posted this thread at 6.00pm EST and not one response. If I was you I would be thinking what a damn rude bunch of cootas.

Anyway, have a good day (whats left of it) and best of British Luck in your quest.

TONY, Go to the tyre dealer you trust most .....cheers silverback

A heavier load rating does not equal better sidewall puncture resistance.
There is no measure of sidewall puncture resistance to my knowledge.
If you really want sidewall puncture resistance I suspect you ought to look at rags... eg. MRFs or the like, but you will have to change the wheels from the shiny alloys, if that is what you have.

Tony

As a general rule the higher the load rating the higher the pressure required to support the higher weight and the heavier the construction of the tyre to contain the pressure. How this relates to puncture resistance depends a lot on where you intend driving the car. Unfortunately the steel belted radial is the least puncture resistant of all the tyre designs, particularly in the side walls.

Try reading the information on this site. It covers the three different designs of tyres so you may find something to help you decide. http://www.beadell.com.au/tyre_construction.htm

You may find that if your concern about punctures is mainly confined to driving cross counrtry on a farm, then a second set of wheels with a heavy bias ply tyre just for farm use could be the answer.

As for the other tyres, you will find plenty of comments for and against every tyre on the market in the archives of this site so all you can do is start reading and take your pick.

Brian

Load Index does not always correlate with sidewall puncture resistance.

You're better off choosing a tyre that has 3 plies in the sidewall, instead of the usual 2 plies.
Both BFG ATKO and Goodyear MTR fit the bill. The MTR's have the better reputation, so I'd go with MTRs.
Mickey Thompson are only 2 ply sidewall in 225/75.

A load index of 110 is fine.

I think the only tyre that has true sidewall puncture resistance is the old crossply tyre that fitted on a split rim and I don't think there's too many of them around anymore?

Do yerself a favour & get Firestone Firehawk RMTs. Great tyre
at a great price..........oldbaz.

Thanks Phil,Brian and Andrew.You cant beet the experianced advice available on this site.
Cheers
Tony

Tony.
The New Zealand made firehauks on my triton have had some rough treatment around the property and on the road. No punctures or problems in many years. Best k/$ tyre I have ever used. Eric.