Maxxis tyres?

[larrylamb]

I've edited my post.
215/60/17 are higher psi. Must be 53 not 63 but yeah very crashy.
I need 235/55/17 like my original Cali, a lot comfier ride.

 

[sidepod]

I've edited my post.
215/60/17 are higher psi. Must be 53 not 63 but yeah very crashy.
I need 235/55/17 like my original Cali, a lot comfier ride.

Should that not be nearer 40 than 50?

 

[larrylamb]

Should that not be nearer 40 than 50?

The 215/60 profiles have a very high tyre wall rating (107/109) hence rock hard, no give.

 

[pjm-84]

Sounds like you need a touch more castor?

Yep but I have this adjustable via the bushes and its bang in the green. It could be CCs particularly as they show little wear at 10.5k miles and 45psi

 

[sidepod]

Yep but I have this adjustable via the bushes and its bang in the green. It could be CCs particularly as they show little wear at 10.5k miles and 45psi

I think it’s probably just crap UK roads. I never pay attention to what’s happening in this country. Once across the channel the van just tracks beautifully.

 

[pjm-84]

It tracks beautifully but any input has a reaction.....its now too precise / a scalpel......maybe its the one hand driving and me! It needs a little slack dialed back in

On a A road its pretty sweet handling with little body roll but will understeer a little when pushed on all seasons tyres.

 

[JuanVecino2023]

My original Cali 5.1 came with Goodyear Vector 4 seasons, cracking tyre all year round.
Current van has Conti vancontact which I hate lowered pressures to 53 and still rock hard, feel every crash n bang.

Horrible tyres aren’t they? So crashy, no feel at all.

I’m not expecting Michelin PS4 levels of grip & feel in a van, but the VanContact are dire.

 

[m10chkcalifornia]

Horrible tyres aren’t they? So crashy, no feel at all.

I’m not expecting Michelin PS4 levels of grip & feel in a van, but the VanContact are dire.

Reading these threads makes me think that other Cali drivers must be like Lewis Hamilton - sensing every nuance and twitch of their tyres as they push to the limit, hitting the apex and powering out of corners. Me - Conti Vancontact seem fine as I gently roll along.

 

[JuanVecino2023]

Reading these threads makes me think that other Cali drivers must be like Lewis Hamilton - sensing every nuance and twitch of their tyres as they push to the limit, hitting the apex and powering out of corners. Me - Conti Vancontact seem fine as I gently roll along.

Not I. I pootle in it.

No need to be on the limit to feel the limitations of a tyre.

The 215 Van Contacts are a commercial tyre, run at higher pressures. A 235 would help in my case.

 

[pjm-84]

If you ride a motorbike you're tuned to tyres...... you have to be. Small contact patch which requires the rubber compound to heat up to provide designated grip..........similarly why not carry corner speed, by being smooth, instead of braking and accelerating.

 

[chockswahay]

Anyone running these?

Reason I ask is, not a massively popular car/van tyre so probably easy to discount them as rubbish?

Meanwhile in the mountain bike world tyre wars are raging but one thing is undisputed, Maxxis are the best by a long way! Everyone runs DHRs. I do myself, they’re fantastic.

Back in van world, they’re about £60-70 per corner cheaper than the big name brands.

I think you're clutching at straws....... there will be a reason why Maxxis aren't so popular on vans....... just because they make good bike tyres does not mean they make good van tyres

 

[secret lemonade drinker]

I'm tyred of this! Round and round we go! Time for bed said Florence!

 

[sidepod]

I think you're clutching at straws....... there will be a reason why Maxxis aren't so popular on vans....... just because they make good bike tyres does not mean they make good van tyres

Isn’t that exactly what I was asking?

 

[chockswahay]

Isn’t that exactly what I was asking?

I wasn’t having a pop at you, sorry if I caused offence

 

[sidepod]

I wasn’t having a pop at you, sorry if I caused offence

Arrggh. The issues of text. A blunt instrument at best! Non taken.

 

[pjm-84]

9 to 11k for me on the front but edges were never good beyond 9k......CC are at 5mm even across at 10.5k, backs look like new.....

The only downside of the tyres / bushes is the Cali is super sensitive on the front. You only notice it on the motorway above 60mph and constant inputs for camber, lines , repairs etc ...... I might drop the pressure down on the front tyres so "soften" it up a little

Interesting. I took it up to Wales last weekend (circa 400mile round trip) and I didn't think it was that bad. I think I had gotten use to the camber pull on the VW, and then the Volvo. As it was quite strong on the Volvo, the VW felt light,responsive and twitchy . Now that the Bridgestones are off the Volvo and its not trying to pull me into the ditch at the first opportunity, the VW feels....normal, precise

And yes I took one or two corners to see where the limit was....