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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Taxi_Driver on 18 November 2008, 20:26:17
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I have noticed on my Merc Viano....that one of the tyres is rated 96, all the other tyres are 102/105.....i believe this is a weight related number.
I asked another taxi driver about it......who reckoned 96 is a car tyre not a van tyre.....and said it was a 4ply tyre not an 8ply like all the others.......which lost me a bit.
I did ask an MOT station about it....but it was the same garage that fitted the tyre.....they said fine on a class 4 vehicle.....but they would fail it if fitted to a class 7
Any thoughts?? 4ply tyres / 8 ply ? any difference? TBH not heard of that before!
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I thought car tyres were now Radial tyres tbh :-?
I did have 8 ply tyres on my caravan though Dave I am sure, the guy who fitted them said they were Van tyres, think he mentioned the weight on the vehicle...
Don't know if that helps
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I thought car tyres were now Radial tyres tbh :-?
I did have 8 ply tyres on my caravan though Dave I am sure, the guy who fitted them said they were Van tyres, think he mentioned the weight on the vehicle...
Don't know if that helps
Nope thats confused me even more! ;D ;D
Still dont know if ive got a car tyre on it.....and if it makes any difference ::)
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I have noticed on my Merc Viano....that one of the tyres is rated 96, all the other tyres are 102/105.....i believe this is a weight related number.
I asked another taxi driver about it......who reckoned 96 is a car tyre not a van tyre.....and said it was a 4ply tyre not an 8ply like all the others.......which lost me a bit.
I did ask an MOT station about it....but it was the same garage that fitted the tyre.....they said fine on a class 4 vehicle.....but they would fail it if fitted to a class 7
Any thoughts?? 4ply tyres / 8 ply ? any difference? TBH not heard of that before!
its all about the wieght loading bud ! 8 ply tyres tend to be fitted to transits sprinters things like that ! is yours a modified commercial van ?? like a berlingo ?? :y
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I thought car tyres were now Radial tyres tbh :-?
I did have 8 ply tyres on my caravan though Dave I am sure, the guy who fitted them said they were Van tyres, think he mentioned the weight on the vehicle...
Don't know if that helps
Nope thats confused me even more! ;D ;D
Still dont know if ive got a car tyre on it.....and if it makes any difference ::)
yes a 96 4 ply is a car tyre :y
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I have noticed on my Merc Viano....that one of the tyres is rated 96, all the other tyres are 102/105.....i believe this is a weight related number.
I asked another taxi driver about it......who reckoned 96 is a car tyre not a van tyre.....and said it was a 4ply tyre not an 8ply like all the others.......which lost me a bit.
I did ask an MOT station about it....but it was the same garage that fitted the tyre.....they said fine on a class 4 vehicle.....but they would fail it if fitted to a class 7
Any thoughts?? 4ply tyres / 8 ply ? any difference? TBH not heard of that before!
its all about the wieght loading bud ! 8 ply tyres tend to be fitted to transits sprinters things like that ! is yours a modified commercial van ?? like a berlingo ?? :y
Its a merc Viano...LWB....can carry 6 passengers....plus loads of luggage :y
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van derived mini bus then !! it needs to have 8 ply 102/105 van tyres then to carry the loads
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I thought car tyres were now Radial tyres tbh :-?
I did have 8 ply tyres on my caravan though Dave I am sure, the guy who fitted them said they were Van tyres, think he mentioned the weight on the vehicle...
Don't know if that helps
Nope thats confused me even more! ;D ;D
Still dont know if ive got a car tyre on it.....and if it makes any difference ::)
yes a 96 4 ply is a car tyre :y
Cheers for that.....but does it make a difference and would it fail the MOT for it.....bearing in mind i asked the garage that fitted the tyre (also an MOT station) and they said it was ok?? :-/
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they could just be a bit of a half arsed garage/relaxed mot station...
it's more the fact it's in your interest if you have the right tires on your "van" for the loads it will carry
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I thought car tyres were now Radial tyres tbh :-?
I did have 8 ply tyres on my caravan though Dave I am sure, the guy who fitted them said they were Van tyres, think he mentioned the weight on the vehicle...
Don't know if that helps
Nope thats confused me even more! ;D ;D
Still dont know if ive got a car tyre on it.....and if it makes any difference ::)
yes a 96 4 ply is a car tyre :y
Cheers for that.....but does it make a difference and would it fail the MOT for it.....bearing in mind i asked the garage that fitted the tyre (also an MOT station) and they said it was ok?? :-/
trouble is its making your bus unsafe !!! different handling its like mixing old cross plys and radials big no no :o
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Yes it should fail an MOT....for more than one reason
2.a. one tyre is of a different type of structure from another tyre on the same axle
Another possible is:
tyre that has a load index (or ply rating and tyre size) that is inadequate for the permitted maximum laden weight of the axle to which it is fitted. ( (See tables at the end of this section for the determination of tyre load capacity).......but that ones questionable!
Load index info is:
load Weight
index in kg
93 650
94 670
95 690
96 710
97 730
98 750
99 775
100 800
101 825
102 850
103 875
104 900
105 925
106 950
107 975
108 1000
109 1030
110 1060
111 1090
112 1120
113 1150
114 1180
115 1215
116 1250
117 1285
118 1320
119 1360
120 1400
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Ow yes....96 is now where near upto the job!
Seen this so many times on VW Sharons and equivalents!
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It's the old,old story Dave. Everything might be OK, then you have an accident and smart-arsed insurance peeps are all over you like a rash.
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I would worry about your insurance, in the case of a fully loaded accident, or any, rather than will it pass the MOT. ::)
You are driving a Van and therefore should have van tyres on it. :)
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There's an echo in here.
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There's an echo in here.
:-[
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Thanks for the info guys :y
The tyre in question is nearside front and almost brand new.....the offside front is almost knackered......its been scuffing outside edge....and the viano has definate clunk sometimes coming from offside front when going over bumps....so i think summat is worn on the suspension/steering.
So i'll get 2 'proper' tyres on it and get the 'clunk' looked at.
Its 3years old and only done 75k.....so suprising about the clunk.
Think I might get it serviced too......service indicator in it reckons 10k to go for a 'B' service.....indicating its just had a major service.....but somehow i think someone has just reset the service indicator on it ::)
I'll have to take it to MB commercial for a service....ordinary MB dealers wont look at it.....and its too big for my local garage to get on their ramps :(
Tho i can fix the easy stuff ::)
Comp is whinging about rear number plate lights.....both dont work now.....reckon i can change the bulbs myself :D