Hello everyone. We have been caravanning for just two years and have lots to learn. We see things advertised and wonder! Latest to exercise our mind is caravan tyre protectors for when the van is in the shed for a length of time. Advertisements say use these and reduces/prevents flat spots on the tyres. Are these needed? Do they work? Are flat spots indeed a problem or potential problem? We know you will have the answers. Please tell...
PeterD said
03:35 PM Nov 7, 2014
Flat spots are not any particular worry. Yes they do occur, however the heat of the tyre and a few kilometres of travelling quickly remove them. If you don't lioke the effect of the flat spots that you can detect for the first few hundred meters then feel free to waste your money.
Kev Pearce said
04:00 PM Nov 7, 2014
Thank you PeterD. Have not noticed any problem but always willing to learn. What we have learned is that there is an awful amount of stuff people are willing to entice one to buy. Thanks again.
Peter_n_Margaret said
04:05 PM Nov 7, 2014
Save you money and spend it on better tyres instead.
Tyres are mostly attacked by ozone and that is a gas. A cover won't make any difference to that.
Having wheels and tyres fitted to the van which are IDENTICAL to the wheels and tyres on the tug will allow you to swap them around and wear out the van tyres before their "use-by-date" of around 7 years makes it necessary to replace them, even if the tread is "perfect".
Cheers,
Peter
scooner said
02:29 PM Nov 8, 2014
thats a good point peter ,referring to tyres the same has the rig,i would like to do that but i have 5 studs 14'' on van and 6 stud 16'' on ranger , but a good idea if your wheels were the same diameter,
regards ian
Peter_n_Margaret said
06:22 PM Nov 8, 2014
Rim and tyre size is something that is possible to change on a van, but it is easier to insist on them being the same from day 1 when a new van is purchased.
Increasing tyre rolling diameter afterwards needs a check on wheel arch clearances, rim offset and braking capacity.
Larger tyres will generally have higher load carrying capacity too.
Hello everyone. We have been caravanning for just two years and have lots to learn. We see things advertised and wonder! Latest to exercise our mind is caravan tyre protectors for when the van is in the shed for a length of time. Advertisements say use these and reduces/prevents flat spots on the tyres. Are these needed? Do they work? Are flat spots indeed a problem or potential problem? We know you will have the answers. Please tell...
Tyres are mostly attacked by ozone and that is a gas. A cover won't make any difference to that.
Having wheels and tyres fitted to the van which are IDENTICAL to the wheels and tyres on the tug will allow you to swap them around and wear out the van tyres before their "use-by-date" of around 7 years makes it necessary to replace them, even if the tread is "perfect".
Cheers,
Peter
regards ian
Increasing tyre rolling diameter afterwards needs a check on wheel arch clearances, rim offset and braking capacity.
Larger tyres will generally have higher load carrying capacity too.
Cheers,
Peter