- Nov 19, 2019
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Hi all,
Our van is currently fitted with a mish-mash of old michelin camper tyres on the rear and some unheard-of-brand fronts which seem new. I don't trust either of them and so we will be replacing with 4 nice new pieces of rubber. As Poland can have rather snowy winters, we feel more comfortable fitting a dedicated "winter" tyre, even though it won't be marked as a camper specific tyre. In the summer we plan to fit a dedicated camper tyre but that's a thread that can wait for some sunshine!
From the test we have looked at (autobild and ADAC) it seems that the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005's are a really good performer in both wet and snowy conditions, and so we would like to fit these. My current monstrosities are 215/75/R16. The closest Blizzak size I can find are 215/70/R16.
My question is this...is that 5mm of sidewall height going to make any appreciable difference and can I have some reassurance that this will be ok to fit (as long as you think it is of course!)?!?!
Our van is currently fitted with a mish-mash of old michelin camper tyres on the rear and some unheard-of-brand fronts which seem new. I don't trust either of them and so we will be replacing with 4 nice new pieces of rubber. As Poland can have rather snowy winters, we feel more comfortable fitting a dedicated "winter" tyre, even though it won't be marked as a camper specific tyre. In the summer we plan to fit a dedicated camper tyre but that's a thread that can wait for some sunshine!
From the test we have looked at (autobild and ADAC) it seems that the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005's are a really good performer in both wet and snowy conditions, and so we would like to fit these. My current monstrosities are 215/75/R16. The closest Blizzak size I can find are 215/70/R16.
My question is this...is that 5mm of sidewall height going to make any appreciable difference and can I have some reassurance that this will be ok to fit (as long as you think it is of course!)?!?!
