Tyres - Everything You Need To Know For 4WD/ Van 

Timestamps and Chapters Intro 0:00 Sizes 1:40 Types 4:25 Reading Tyre 11:20 Load Rating 12:05 Speed Rating 15:51 Pressures & Failures 18:15 Tyre Retailers 23:52 Maintenance 32:03 Lifespan 34:05 Expiry 36:14 Recommended All Terrains 36:58

Excellent and unusually specific. I’ve been using the Dynapro AT (not AT2) and I’ll be looking for something similar when it comes time to replace. A couple of problems with them is they are not a LT tyre (so not ‘106/103R’) and don’t have the ‘3PMSF’ logo (so aren’t technically bob-on for winter driving in places where this is necessary, at least my set don’t have this). I didn’t know about the dual weight rating for LT tyres and found this: “The load index on light truck tyres is different from that of passenger cars: it usually has two ratings separated by a slash. This is because most light truck tyres are designed to be used in a dual back wheel system with two tyres side by side. The first number is the load rating when the tyre is used alone and the second is the rating when it is used as a dual tyre. The dual rating is usually lower to cover situations where one tyre in the pair fails and the other has to carry the full load.” It’s on a Pirelli website and I don’t think you got this spot on, but no dramas. Anyway thanks for going into the details. I wasn’t aware of the wheel-size website and very grateful to you for including that. I also didn’t realise the many types of tyre sizes fitted to the H100.

Good luck, Nathan!🎥👍

"We're gonna assume you're an idiot". You're goddamn right.

Nathan, you really know your stuff man. Getting lots of useful tips from your posts. Thanks

The industry expert vs professional thing is very spot on and the doctor example is really relevant as of the last few years but I see this in all fields. They put an "expert" on the tele who gets even the basic stuff all wrong because they just repeat what they've been told without question and without that passion and drive to explore why something is the way it is. "Expert" to me is now a red flag and just like with the tyre example I have so many examples of "experts" in my field giving the opposite of the right advice to people. There's two things that I, as an every day idiot, wonder: 1) Does weight change pressure? For example if I put 30psi in a tyre, and then load the car/van up with as much weight as possible would that weight increase the pressure? Probably a stupid question but it came to mind like sitting on a air mattress makes it harder (But that might be for different reasons like displacement). 2) What is the recommended tyre pressure? We know the max but how do we figure out what to run at? Do we use the recommended number on the sticker on the car, for example 50psi? How is that number generated? And does it get thrown out the window once you change tyres? If so how do we work out what to run at? If not, how does it work, how do they calculate that number and make it work for all tyres? Thanks for all your vids and effort you put in!

Hi Nathan…. My Toyota Granvia has the same 15 inch wheels as yours… I’m running 215 commercial tyres as that’s what was available in Uk

good vid. How you finding the kumo's so far? The AT tyre game has been a mind field... They all carry such subjective reviews. The wildpeak, open country , grabbers are in my finalist's of tyres to get... Bridgestone 697's are also a comparable tyre .. Hard to find General Grabbers at the moment ...

What can be done for my Toyota super custom...I changed the transfer case some time back and now it counts low millage...it doesn't count the exact distance

Nathan. Do you have any recommendations on radiator upgrades?