Tyres

[jimmyo06]

Hi what tyres should I be buying for my stag alloys ?
it has 2009 dot 195 70r14 uniroyals
thanks

[wilf]

Same size as mine, and I replaced my own 10 year old Uniroyals with more of the same. "Rain Expert" I think they are called?

[mole42]

Uniroyal Rain Expert are my favourite tyre for the Stag. But they are becoming more difficult to find in the 185HR14 size as original fitment. 195/70HR14 should be ok.

[jimmyo06]

Thanks guys someone said these are van tyre size?

[mole42]

There are van tyres out there in the 14" size, you just have to tell the tyre people they are for a Triumph Stag and need to be rated at 130MPH (H speed rating) or better.

[jimmyo06]

thanks , i rember years ago my dads mate said these van tyres are perfect for his mk 1 granada 3.0 gxl , we headed from glasgow to newquay, didnt get far both front tyres ripped to pieces as the rubbed against wheel arches, rears were ok , who said jocks were tight lol

[DJT]

I recently had a set of Hankook 185/80 x 14T tyres fitted. Very quiet and smooth, good grip and the same size as original. My insurers are happy for me to fit T-rated (up to 118mph) tyres.

[Symmo]

I recently fitted 185/80/14 was going for Hankook but my independent tyre man recommended Hankang and been well pleased with them so far

[Stag About Town]

Hi what tyres should I be buying for my stag alloys ?
it has 2009 dot 195 70r14 uniroyals
thanks

Condition is more important than age. If the car has been kept in a cool dark garage, the tyres kept inflated and the car moved now and then the tyres are likely to be ok. The sun is the killer causing the rubber compounds to dry out and ozone crazing on the sidewalls can be a sign of this. Check for crazing, cracks between the treads, bulges and any other damage. More likely risks on tyres fitted several years ago can be internal corrosion of the alloys preventing proper sealing and tired valves. Putting an arbitrary age limit on tyre life is just good news for the tyre dealers and not logical. Also, even new tyres can have a few years on the dot code if they have been in storage somewhere but are otherwise perfectly good.

[StagJonno]

Condition is more important than age. If the car has been kept in a cool dark garage, the tyres kept inflated and the car moved now and then the tyres are likely to be ok. The sun is the killer causing the rubber compounds to dry out and ozone crazing on the sidewalls can be a sign of this. Check for crazing, cracks between the treads, bulges and any other damage. More likely risks on tyres fitted several years ago can be internal corrosion of the alloys preventing proper sealing and tired valves. Putting an arbitrary age limit on tyre life is just good news for the tyre dealers and not logical. Also, even new tyres can have a few years on the dot code if they have been in storage somewhere but are otherwise perfectly good.

Not quite correct. Agree that sunshine causes one form of ageing, so keeping in a garage limits this. However, oxidation of the rubber still continues causing hardening, which reduces grip, especially wet grip. When I got my Stag, the tyres looked perfect and drove fine in the dry. In the wet, they were lethal, sliding around corners & roundabouts, even on light acceleration. I'll be replacing at around 10 years for the sake of me & Mrs and other road users and pedestrians and, of course, my car. They'll have done around 20k miles, so won't owe me anything.

Will move back to 185/70 from the 195/70 14 I fitted as I reckon they'll give more precise steering.

[wilf]

I nearly destroyed a car on a sprint track corner because the tyres were old and had no grip, same car with new tyres just waltzed around the same corner at even higher speed. That car was dry stored in a garage, rarely saw sunshine. The tyres had simply hardened due to oxidation.

I replaced my barely-worn Stag tyres at 10 years for that reason.

[jimmyo06]

has anyone got 4 tyres ?

I am in kent

[Stag About Town]

Not quite correct. Agree that sunshine causes one form of ageing, so keeping in a garage limits this. However, oxidation of the rubber still continues causing hardening, which reduces grip, especially wet grip. When I got my Stag, the tyres looked perfect and drove fine in the dry. In the wet, they were lethal, sliding around corners & roundabouts, even on light acceleration. I'll be replacing at around 10 years for the sake of me & Mrs and other road users and pedestrians and, of course, my car. They'll have done around 20k miles, so won't owe me anything.

Will move back to 185/70 from the 195/70 14 I fitted as I reckon they'll give more precise steering.

All I can add is that having spent most of my working life in the tyre industry with Pirelli, and later as UK and Ireland sales manager for the world's biggest truck and bus tyre retreading company, I can honestly say that I never ever heard of a road car tyre, or a truck tyre, losing grip because of oxidization. I was also trained as a casing inspector and sometimes reported on court cases so have seen a few failed tyres in my time. Oxidisation needs heat, oxygen and light, (sunlight) in high measure before it can harden a rubber compound to any great extent. Cars parked in darkened garages and only doing limited mileage are most unlikely to suffer oxidization to the point that they harden and lose grip. For the record, when I used to monitor this stuff, the single biggest cause of tyre failure was nothing to do with the tyre as such. It was the valves leaking air for various reasons leading to overheating of the tyre then: BANG. Anyone at all worried about their tyres should at least get them checked and most of all keep checking those valves. Check them for signs of perishing and splitting, Check the cores are tight and keep caps clean and fitted. John

[richardthestag]

Oh I do like factual science rather than the made up science. Thank you Stag About Town

[SteveD]

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