Caravan Tyres

[JimDay]

Come on all you caravanners where's the best place to get new tyres for a caravan anyone found any cheap on line suppliers I'm looking for 2X 175/14/C
at the moment I have Hankook tyres on the van but sadly they are cracking up due to age. So it's time for new ones

[pdrvolvo]

Try CAMSKILL Performance in cumbria.


vast range,excellent prices and cheap delivery.



peter.

[Westyman]

Another online supplier is Blackcircles http://www.blackcircles.com/

[volvo145]

Shop around your local tyre fitters and you wont have to pay for fitting,disposal etc,keep things local and you might be surprised at there prices.
Van tyres should be replaced approx every five years.

[JimDay]

Originally Posted by volvo145

Shop around your local tyre fitters and you wont have to pay for fitting,disposal etc,keep things local and you might be surprised at there prices.
Van tyres should be replaced approx every five years.

I realise the tyres should be replaced every 5 years & a 7 maximum thats why I am looking for new ones trouble is all local tyre firms are closed at the moment & I am just trying to get a price as a starting point to start with so I can argue the price down if you see what I mean trouble is all the online tyre suppliers wont let me enter my tyre size which is 175/14/C they all want a profile that mine don't have

[volvo145]

Try 175/65R/14 as the ones you have on are light commercial tyres

[JimDay]

Originally Posted by volvo145

Try 175/65R/14 as the ones you have on are light commercial tyres

Cheers for that I have just found out on a caravan forum that as mine don't have a profile marked on them that they are 80 as this is a std profile reading if that makes sense to you

I learn new stuff every day LOL

http://www.austin7.org/tyre_sizes.htm

[volvo145]

Check out this site it might help the C on your tyres stands for commercial.
http://www.tyresafe.org/data/files/caravan%2008.pdf

[moncman]

I found Falken tyres listed from Camskill at £82 inc VAT and delivery for a pair. Should manage to get them fitted locally for £10 a rim so around £100 all in.

Falken van tyres are more than up to the job and I have first hand experience of Camskill who I found to be very good.

Point of note - Camskill have a high turnover so the tyres are likely to be new. Some caravan workshops have tyres than have already been on the shelf for a couple of years indeed some brand new vans can be found with fairly old tyres. If you are going to change every 5 years it's best not to start 2 years into the life of the tyre. Week and year date stamp can be found on the sidewall.

[JimDay]

Cheers for that "moncman" I know what you mean about the old tyres problem on caravans our Swift is a 03 model but the tyre date is wk19/02 so a year old before being fitted to the van

Just been on the Camskill site
2 X Falken tyres would work out to be £82.18 all in till the VAT goes up that is.