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dirtypaws



Member Since: 03 Sep 2015
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215/75/16 van tyres

Hi,
I have discovered I have been driving on Bridgestone Duravis commercial tyres.

Now I have noticed a droning coming from the rear and a few garage visits have suggested it is the tyres and nothing to really worry about.

My question is, since these are commercial tyres does that mean they have the thicker / stronger sidewalls and therefore need more PSI than the door sticker says? These are the tyres


https://www.halfords.com/tyres/bridgestone...id=4338601

I just went on tyres on the drive and for the 215/75/16 all but a couple of results appear to be for vans, will police or insurance object to van tyres on cars?

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BossBob



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Location: Bristol
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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Baltic Blue

If your car came with 16” wheels which were available I’m surprised that the tyre pressure sticker doesn’t give pressures for them which suggests they are not the original rims. A page from the 2008 owners handbook does show 16” rims with your size tyres on them so I’d think that normal plod wouldn’t even realise they were commercial van tyres.

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jules



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 SE Auto Firenze Red
Re: 215/75/16 van tyres

dirtypaws wrote:
Hi,
I have discovered I have been driving on Bridgestone Duravis commercial tyres.

Now I have noticed a droning coming from the rear and a few garage visits have suggested it is the tyres and nothing to really worry about.

My question is, since these are commercial tyres does that mean they have the thicker / stronger sidewalls and therefore need more PSI than the door sticker says? These are the tyres


https://www.halfords.com/tyres/bridgestone...id=4338601

I just went on tyres on the drive and for the 215/75/16 all but a couple of results appear to be for vans, will police or insurance object to van tyres on cars?


Worn rear tyres can cause a lot of droning on the FL2 which can easily be mistaken for a worn wheel bearing or rear diff failing. I had a rough speed-related whirring which I thought might be the rear diff but after new tyres were fitted the sound has gone completely. Jules

Post #443937 7th Aug 2024 10:53 pm
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