tyre choice for 100 series V8 towing 2.5 tone caravan
Submitted: Friday, Jan 14, 2011 at 18:20
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We have purchased our new toy a 06 v8 100 series. I am in a delema now of what tyres to purchase to travel oz. We will mainly be on bitumen but will be travelling up to
Cape York and doing some off road without the van. Can someone that has done the trip with a 100 series offer some advice into which tyre will perform the best.
Many Thanks The Smiths
Reply By: Ted G - Friday, Jan 14, 2011 at 20:29
Friday, Jan 14, 2011 at 20:29
Hi smitty
I have done the round trip plus a lot of other
places towing a 2.5 tonne van, also
Cape York twice I had the standard Grand trecks on, main reason was that was what was on the car from new and also that where ever you are in the outback you can get grandtrecks, not the best tyre but I didn't have any flats.
Currently I have a Prado which I changed tp Bridgestone 694's not lts as the standard tyre will cope with the weight and are a lot better ride than getting lts .
Hope this helps
Regard
Ted
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Reply By: cobber - Saturday, Jan 15, 2011 at 00:44
Saturday, Jan 15, 2011 at 00:44
I am the same as Ted G, I have a 100 series pulling off road Van 2.5t, Grand tracks on when I purchased it new, never had any problem with them at all, replaced them at 65000kms with Bridgestone 964 lt, another 40,000kms and still not a
puncture, did the
Great Central Road last year, I run then at 38psi all round, but when the Van is on the back 42psi in the rear tyres...........it works for me!
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