Tyre question.

Lieven Gillis · Jan 31, 2005

Hé,

I'm looking for some advice about a tyre :

Firestone SAT 6.5 x 16

I could not find any information on the web about them.
Do they still make them or not ?

6.5, is that about the same width as a 205/... ?
Can they be put on a Range Rover Classic or are they a bit to narrow ?

Regards,
Lieven.

Austin Shackles · Jan 31, 2005

On or around Mon, 31 Jan 2005 22:10:15 +0100, "Lieven Gillis"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Hé,
>
>I'm looking for some advice about a tyre :
>
>Firestone SAT 6.5 x 16
>
>I could not find any information on the web about them.
>Do they still make them or not ?
>
>6.5, is that about the same width as a 205/... ?
>Can they be put on a Range Rover Classic or are they a bit to narrow ?
>

well, you *can*... I wouldn't meself. I spose it might make sense for
playing in serious mud. Road manners would be horrible.

If I wanted standard-diameter mud tyres for a RR I'd be looking at 235/70R16
and some form of MT pattern, in radials.

not sure if SATs are still made, come to that.

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Huw · Jan 31, 2005

"Lieven Gillis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hé,
>
> I'm looking for some advice about a tyre :
>
> Firestone SAT 6.5 x 16
>
> I could not find any information on the web about them.
> Do they still make them or not ?
>
> 6.5, is that about the same width as a 205/... ?
> Can they be put on a Range Rover Classic or are they a bit to narrow ?
>

You must be bloody desperate to want to put rubbish like that under a Range
Rover?

Huw

TVS · Jan 31, 2005

> >I'm looking for some advice about a tyre :
> >
> >Firestone SAT 6.5 x 16
> >
> >I could not find any information on the web about them.
> >Do they still make them or not ?
> >
> >6.5, is that about the same width as a 205/... ?
> >Can they be put on a Range Rover Classic or are they a bit to narrow ?
> >
>
> well, you *can*... I wouldn't meself. I spose it might make sense for
> playing in serious mud. Road manners would be horrible.
>
> If I wanted standard-diameter mud tyres for a RR I'd be looking at
235/70R16
> and some form of MT pattern, in radials.
>
> not sure if SATs are still made, come to that.

They are... but there a crossply aren't they? In which case bound to be
tecnicaly illigal as I'm sure they will have alower speed rating than a
classic rangerover needs.
I'd definatly recomend a 205R16 or 235/70R16 in a MT or perhaps one of the
more agressive ATs. Done quite a bit of looking at tyres my self recently!
Toby

Dave White · Jan 31, 2005

In <[email protected]> Lieven Gillis wrote:
> HÈ,
>
> I'm looking for some advice about a tyre :
>
> Firestone SAT 6.5 x 16
>
> I could not find any information on the web about them.
> Do they still make them or not ?

No they stopped making them a while back, the 7.50x16 version used to be
a favourite with the trials brigade, especially the leaf sprung ones.
Firestone started making 1 batch a year that were immediately snatched
up and their rarity led to people looking elsewhere - hence the mud
pluggers and their like started to take over where the good old SAT left
off,

> 6.5, is that about the same width as a 205/... ?
> Can they be put on a Range Rover Classic or are they a bit to narrow ?

I wouldn't put them on a Range Rover, they are cross plys rather than
radial and AFAIK cross plys have never worked well on Range Rovers. You
would be OK with them for a pure off road toy but don't try and use them
on the road, especially when it's wet !

I've never tried cross plys myself on a RR as they were scary enough on
my 88inch hybrid, if you do try them out and survive feel free to tell
us your experiences afterwards. I wouldn't advise cornering hard or any
kind of quick stop with them fitted.

cheers

Dave W.
http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/

Simon Barr · Feb 1, 2005

In article <[email protected]>, Dave White wrote:
>
> I've never tried cross plys myself on a RR as they were scary enough on
> my 88inch hybrid, if you do try them out and survive feel free to tell
> us your experiences afterwards. I wouldn't advise cornering hard or any
> kind of quick stop with them fitted.
>

I've never had the misfortune to drive anything with cross ply tyres, are
they really that bad?

What is it that makes them so bad, is it the compound used or just a
feature of their construction?

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'97 110 300Tdi.

Simon Atkinson · Feb 1, 2005

Simon Barr wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>, Dave White wrote:
> >
> > I've never tried cross plys myself on a RR as they were scary
> > enough on my 88inch hybrid, if you do try them out and survive feel
> > free to tell us your experiences afterwards. I wouldn't advise
> > cornering hard or any kind of quick stop with them fitted.
> >
>
> I've never had the misfortune to drive anything with cross ply tyres,
> are they really that bad?

Not if they are used correctly - on the correct vehicle.

> What is it that makes them so bad, is it the compound used or just a
> feature of their construction?

It's a feature of their construction - they flex differently (less)
that Radial tyres and only work properly on vehicles designed with
X-ply tyres in mind. Put them on a vehicle designed for radials and
you're asking for trouble. Putting radials on a vehicle designed for
X-plies seems to work OK most of the time.

Simon Barr · Feb 1, 2005

In article <[email protected]>, Simon Atkinson wrote:
>
> It's a feature of their construction - they flex differently (less)
> that Radial tyres and only work properly on vehicles designed with
> X-ply tyres in mind. Put them on a vehicle designed for radials and
> you're asking for trouble. Putting radials on a vehicle designed for
> X-plies seems to work OK most of the time.

Just been googling and found this which explains the differences

http://makeashorterlink.com/?W2041506A

There is also a little video that shows the tyre flex.

--
simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

Lieven Gillis · Feb 2, 2005

Hé,

Somebody offert me these tyres for a small price.
It looked interesting, but hten again ...

Thank you all for your advice and remarks.
It has been very usefull.

Lieven.

"Lieven Gillis" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
news:[email protected]...
> Hé,
>
> I'm looking for some advice about a tyre :
>
> Firestone SAT 6.5 x 16
>
> I could not find any information on the web about them.
> Do they still make them or not ?
>
> 6.5, is that about the same width as a 205/... ?
> Can they be put on a Range Rover Classic or are they a bit to narrow ?
>
> Regards,
> Lieven.
>

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