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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Cars / August 2006changing 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TIRES
Hello, I have like 25K miles .. and yday had a blow out... on my left rear tire.( there was a 2 inch hole on the side if it. ) got a new one installed at sams .. i wanted to know if it is better in the long run to change the second rear, also.. and /or change the front too. the other tires are.. in good/avg shape... how do u measure /rate a conditon of the tire.. I can still see quite some tread left also.. one more thing.. the VAN recommneds 36psi for the tires.. which have a MAX rating of 44PSI.. now this one tire I installed has a MAX RATING of only 35PSI... and the guy at sams told me that I can fill it till 35PSI.. is that fine to keep one at its MAX 35 PSI and others at 36PSI.. > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > i wanted to know if it is better in the long run to change the second > rear, also.. and /or change the front too. If the other tires are good leave em alone > the other tires are.. in good/avg shape... how do u measure /rate a > conditon of the tire.. I can still see quite some tread left [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > is that fine to keep one at its MAX 35 PSI and others at 36PSI.. It wont make a difference Glenn Beasley Chrysler tech > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > i wanted to know if it is better in the long run to change the second > rear, also.. and /or change the front too. If you have a full size spare use it and put the new on in the spare box. > the other tires are.. in good/avg shape... how do u measure /rate a > conditon of the tire.. I can still see quite some tread left If you think your tires are wearing at 25,000 some thing is wrong - they should go at least 50,000 if properly taken care of. > also.. one more thing.. the VAN recommneds 36psi for the tires.. which > have a MAX rating of 44PSI.. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > is that fine to keep one at its MAX 35 PSI and others at 36PSI.. 1psi is not a real problem. cheerful@registerednurses.com wrote in article <1155224578.631668.52090@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>... > also.. one more thing.. the VAN recommneds 36psi for the tires.. which > have a MAX rating of 44PSI.. > > now this one tire I installed has a MAX RATING of only 35PSI... and the > guy at sams told me that I can fill it till 35PSI.. If max. inflations and max loads do not match, the replacement tire does not equal the original tire. The "tire expert" at Sams was probably selling meat last week. What is the "load rating" on the old tire versus the new tire? The 44psi tires are heavier load range (prob light truck "LT" tires), the tire from Sams may be underrated for the application, so firtst I'd be sure you have the right tire. Then I'd be inclined to run a matched pair (brand/model/size) on the axle, but first things first, get a proper size & load range tire installed. > cheerful@registerednurses.com wrote in article > <1155224578.631668.52090@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>... [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > What is the "load rating" on the old tire versus the new tire? Thanks for all the insightful advice. the TIRE RATING is 735Kgs. the original TIRE on my Van( on the remaining 3 wheels is ) 750Kgs. now. the tire i installed is a P215/70R15 tubeless radial. Someone advised me to atleast replace an axle at a time ie. 2. so I should change one more. but as I said earlier, the other 3 tires have quite a lot of TREAD left on them. also, I am a bit paranoid on getting another blow out and the last time it was the read left. so should I buy one more tire( 80 bucks) and put the new 2 ones onto the front axle, and leave 2 old ones on the rear. thanks in advance > cheerful@registerednurses.com wrote in article > <1155224578.631668.52090@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>... [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > What is the "load rating" on the old tire versus the new tire? The law in most places states you are driving an 'unsafe vehicle' if you have mis matched tires on the same axle. If you get into an accident and they notice this, you can end up in trouble or even on the end of a tow truck. (silly spare is the exception, but is limited in speed) The different load rating tires will handle differently when you corner and this can cause the vehicle to sway to the point of loss of control or a spin out on a corner. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > is that fine to keep one at its MAX 35 PSI and others at 36PSI.. |
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