4 Season Tyres - Ride quality

[Bazzaa]

Hi All
Am aware the tyres question/ride quality is often asked, we have an Adria Compact arriving sometime in the new year and I believe it to have Continental 4 season CP tyres as standard, are these likely to be better than the dreaded hard as nails ride Michelin Agilis CP's we've put up with previously?
Would Toyo Observe Van 4 season or Falken All Seasons as recommended on these forums improve ride quality further?
Have had rear air assist before and found it to improve stability but not ride quality.
All the very best for the season.

 

[buzz1]

Yes all season Nankangs

 

[Terry242]

I'm about to change my 8yr old tyres and after following many tyre threads over the years, I'm looking to get Falken Euro Allseason Van 11.
I've seen them on the net with Pro Tyre (Mitchelldever) @ £540. They have 180 retailers around the country.
That sounds like a good deal to me so I'm about to pull the trigger.

Terry

 

[MisterB]

Hi
I got two in may 23 then did roughly 10000 miles with those + mileage in year 24 , then had van up plated weight in may 24 so got 3 more tyres, did a trip in June to Switzerland / france was ok in snow but wasn’t that heavy , but drove well and felt confident with tyres. Done quite a few miles in uk since but not sure how many miles I’ve done this year ,
I normally take a note when mot / insurance is due in June time, I’m happy with them still early days thou .
My new alloys also rated to 1250kg but I’m only on light chassis 5x118 stud pattern

There are two types of Nankang - 120/121R van or 118/116R van/camper ..... I am looking at the 120/121R version which are slightly dearer.

Any views/comments?

 

[Jewellbags]

Maxiss AS/AL 2 all season three peak marked on ours great improvement.

Same here

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[buzz1]

There are two types of Nankang - 120/121R van or 118/116R van/camper ..... I am looking at the 120/121R version which are slightly dearer.

Any views/comments?

These are the ones I have =

 

[AdrianChen]

I’ve had a read of the Michelin blurb (Michelin - Which Motorhome Tyres Should I Use) and apart from labouring on about the need for Camping tyres on heavy motorhomes they’re not very specific about how they are different from van tyres.

I’ve also used their tyre selector tool to identify the correct tyres (225/75 R16 121) for my van and, guess what, they don’t do a Camper Tyre for my van. They list tyres with a lower load index but not for a 121 loading.

It interesting that they say:



which, I guess, must also mean that they MAY also be suitable for motorhomes.

The stated differences are given as:



Well, it’s a shame that their product line suggests that, in fact, their van tyres are available in higher load ratings than their camper tyres!

Strikes me that this is a marketing ploy and smells a little like bovine effluent.

Ian

Sure I read somewhere the EU folk were involved, there were concerns about the permanently heavy vans, sitting stationery for months with the sun shinning onto them, then bouncing across a bumpy field, and IIRC the effect of that on the construction leading to failure of the tyre. Think it was about sidewalls mainly, using high pressure to lessen the chance of high temps in the tyres underway, and deforming while in storage.

My van was fitted with non cp Continental types from the factory. CP types not available in my size. Previous E class had Continentals, but CP. So Carthago seem to fit CP when available.

I know my old classic does get flat spots over winter, they take a fair few miles to reduce the high speed vibration it causes, but these are old fashioned "Double Rivet" types so perhaps not a good comparison.

 

[Lenny HB]

There are two types of Nankang - 120/121R van or 118/116R van/camper ..... I am looking at the 120/121R version which are slightly dearer.

Any views/comments?

These are the ones I have =



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Fairly certain those were the ones Trev had & they cracked in under a year.

 

[pandas]

My Research and Development Department is much smaller than Michelins so we leave it to them. All I know is I know the shoes it came new were Michelin Agilis Camping which made us consider changing the tyres early and add semi air. However changing to Michelin Cross Climate Camping (3 peak) made a significant difference to both the handling and the ride quality. We run them at 75 and 80. Saved a few bob not needing semi air plus the dentist replacing our fillings (both about the same cost)!

 

[MisterB]

My Research and Development Department is much smaller than Michelins so we leave it to them.

Which is why I prefer to use the independent R&D department of MHF who test several brands, not just Michelins ....