Tyres

[JerryB]

Hello to all,

looking for some tyre experts amongst you !

2008 Avensis 2.0 D4D - Tyres are 215 50 17 - for the speed and load rating, should I be fitting 91V or 95W or 95 W XL? What do you think is best and why? Be very interested to hear your views on this. Many thanks, Jerry

[Heidfirst]

what does it say on the sticker in the driver's door jamb?

[Whitewagon]

To be safe you need to know what was fitted as original equipment. Once known you can increase the ratings but not decrease them. The higher speed rating will not give any obvious difference to handling. A higher load rating usually means a stiffer sidewall giving a slightly harder ride.

[JerryB]

Many thanks Mike - makes sense!

I did know about the sticker stating the tyre sizes etc. it says 91v but the front ones which are fairly new are 95 w - need to replace the rears so wasn't sure whether to put 91's or 95's - don't suppose it makes much difference only for some strange reason 91 v's generally seem more expensive than 95's!?

Thanks for your reply, Jerry

[Heidfirst]

it's all about market availability & demand. Even the prices of the same tyre can vary greatly week by week.

I often find it cheaper to run higher speed rated tyres than necessary presumably because there are more cars with the necessary size/profile that need the higher rating than not or by offering it they are covering a higher % of the potential market.

[JerryB]

Thanks Scott - Ah,very cleverly worked out,

Many thanks.

[Ben565]

My 2008 2.0 D4D had 91V as standard. Once they had worn out, I replaced with 91W in the (potentially misguided) belief that the higher speed rated tyres would be the pick of the batch or manufactured to a higher standard.

Tyres are the only thing keeping you in contact with the road, and I did a lot of miles for work. So I wanted to be sure I had something that was, if anything overkill.