I really did think it would be easy but...
At the Motorhome Show in Newark, I had our van weighed for free! They told us that we were 30kg overweight at the rear but not to worry, as we had air suspension fitted it would be possible to change my rear tyres from 215/70 R15 to 225/70 R15 which have a wider tread. Not really understanding how our axle could have increased payload, I asked our Dethleffs dealer who explained they are concerned with the habitation component, so I contacted Continental Tyres who explained that they do not make a Vancocamper tyre in this size, only Fiat could tell me what tyres were permissible. In all fairness they tried to help, after three phone calls from Italy I spoke to their manager concerned with motorhomes. This person said that only Dethleffs could advise on the right tyre to take a greater load. By now I was beginning to enjoy my query so I telephoned Sci Tech who had weighed the vehicle in the first place. Their response was outstanding. They told me which tyre to fit (225/70) and what pressure to put into them (65lb all round), something they knew because they had tested the tyres on motorhomes.
What did surprise me were the number of people who had said that tyres were not their problem.
Alan
At the Motorhome Show in Newark, I had our van weighed for free! They told us that we were 30kg overweight at the rear but not to worry, as we had air suspension fitted it would be possible to change my rear tyres from 215/70 R15 to 225/70 R15 which have a wider tread. Not really understanding how our axle could have increased payload, I asked our Dethleffs dealer who explained they are concerned with the habitation component, so I contacted Continental Tyres who explained that they do not make a Vancocamper tyre in this size, only Fiat could tell me what tyres were permissible. In all fairness they tried to help, after three phone calls from Italy I spoke to their manager concerned with motorhomes. This person said that only Dethleffs could advise on the right tyre to take a greater load. By now I was beginning to enjoy my query so I telephoned Sci Tech who had weighed the vehicle in the first place. Their response was outstanding. They told me which tyre to fit (225/70) and what pressure to put into them (65lb all round), something they knew because they had tested the tyres on motorhomes.
What did surprise me were the number of people who had said that tyres were not their problem.
Alan