Are v rated tyres legal on a zs 180

[peterzs]

Better safe, and all that, least you wont have any probs.

[maxtherotti]

Oh 100% agree
So thats my car wheel less untill tuesday lol
Good job it was allready up on axle stands!!!

[Blade9274]

If you put your reg into blackcircles it will tell you the speed rating, and V and W come up as acceptable.
I have always fitted W rating to my 180, the only thing I have to say is I had 2 infinity tyres on the front before fitting Kumho le Sport tyres all round, and I had ever felt so unsafe, the traction was shocking, I found them dangerous in the wet
The Kumho however are amazing, 4 fully fitted cost me £322.00

[maxtherotti]

v is the speed rating on the 16inch wheel

I have seen the reviews of infinity tyres on line and there shocking but i have had a set of 4 before and they were fine
also had michelin ps2's that made my t5 v70 understeer like a pig

to be fair if i had the money it would be on yokohamas or toyos but the budget wont run to them at the moment

Rob

ps i called my insurance company and asked the question and they said if the manufacturer specified w rated tyres thats what they would expect to be fitted as a matter of course when replaced and that a dim view would be taken on lower than specified speed/load rated tyres

[stamford]

I would like to add my 2 cents worth here and say why is it an issue as we cannot legally exceed 70mph anyway so what relevance is it if the tyre needs to do in excess of 160mph? How would a claim stack up if the Police found we had been excess of 70mph and say plus 100mph, would we still be covered then? Even if on track our standard insurance is invalid. Total BS and one I would use in court to prove the point if any insurer tried to back out of a claim due to a technicality. Besides the book says max of 139mph does it not for the 180? Plus all manufactured parts have a designed in safety factor.

[talkingcars]

I think the speed rating also reflects other perceived performance standards.

And UK insurance has to cover you for driving anywhere in the EU, Germany has many stretches of unrestricted motorway, I guess they maybe some effect on underrated tyres after driving legally over there.

[p_b82]

I know that we need the W rating for the reinforced sidewall on the derv - and as a result that is what i expect would be the case for the V6's too.

I would personally not fit what the OE recommendations are purely for the fact that if something were to happen and the tyres might have been the culprit, it would be such a shame for the sake of a few quid more....

It is the rubber on the corners that keeps us on the road after all!