Recommended tyre brands

What are you thoughts on tyres for 15 x 5.5J rims? I'm after good wet road grip and less bothered about wear rates.

 

I had Avon van tyres put on mine last summer (can't remember the exact name of them). A vast improvement on the old ones - the bus feels very grippy and controllable.

 

Continental Vanco are rated top of the tree. Pants for getting off a muddy field though.

 

The white wall ones look good but as they are for historic vehicles they are exempt from to publish the grip figures,
As difference between each letter is around 2.5 metres when braking from 50mph : RAC.
Go for a van load rated and pick height grip code you can get.

 

Hankook Vantra, though they were on 16 speedster lookalikes.

 

Thanks everyone. that's very helpful as it's all new ground for me!

 

The Hankook vantras transformed the ride on my van. Much smoother & quieter. However i did remove 12 year old Michelin Agilis which the rubber had gone quite hard.

 

Use one of the tyre suppliers websites and compare wet grip ratings. ‘C’ commercial or light van tyres will have sufficient load rating and for a 15” wheel a tyre size of 195/70 R15 is as close as you can get to the original 14” wheel overall diameter.

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m152b0s7...yres_-_15_inch_R15_inch_-_195_70_15_195_70R15

I currently use Pirelli Carrier All Season but I might change to Michelin Agilis CrossClimate next time.

 

I've used Avon supervan with no problems, some of my mates have some 15 years old.
Now there's a new tread pattern. Pirelli are dear but seem to last. My bugbear is tyres that age too fast. You haven't used hardly any tread, but they've cracked and aged too fast, so need to be disposed of.
Yes somebody will say they need changing after so many years (blah blah).
If they are made well and last like those you won't.
I'm avoiding Japanese brands and Michelin.

 

The first tyres that came with my bus were Yokohama. Really soft wallowy tyres. Ended up annoying me when I drove it across concrete on a hot day and they were squealing.. worn out.
Had Pirellis heavy duty car tyres.. wore those out.

Now have Cooper CS2s from F1 autocentres come with a puncture warranty. They fitted 88s on the front (by mistake I didnt notice or worry as previous were 88s) and they are flexing and cracking .. probably 20k miles on them, 2016 year. But did claim succesfully for a nail in the tyre.
Have Cooper CS2 92T on the rear, wore a set out after 15k miles, with camber from lowering were under inflated at 40 psi.
Now have 45 psi in the rear, 32 front..

 

Why?

 

agilis michelin best tyres by a mile.. had avon, hankook, lots of other ones. changed to the agilis two years ago.well worth the extra money
safer and the steering a lot better. been driving a bus thirty plus years..

 

I've had toyo , bridgestone (various patterns) and Yoko. Alll cracked to useless in 4 years.
Michelin last by being a hard tyre, hard means less flexible means cracked.
Tigar are older than the all other sets but no cracks, but then they wear out quick. Only a problem if you do 6000m per year.
Of course tyre company's say throw it away after 5 years....

 

Commercial tyres all day long, Safer easier and better on the motorway. low profile tyres you do realise if you don't inform your insurance they won't cover you in an accident.