Re: Falken Tires and general tire questions

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

"Jim Haseltine" <Jim_Haseltine@email.msn.com> wrote:

>The recommended tyre rating for a vehicle is not just speed dependent, its
>also to do with the load index that the drive/suspension geometry can
>subject the tyres to. Fitting higher rated tyres than specified will not
>make a vehicle perform any better but fitting lower rated ones can have
>disastrous results - it is also technically illegal in many countries such
>as the UK and parts of Europe although I have never heard of anybody being
>prosecuted.

No, but you'll regret it come MoT time. Any tester worth his wages will
fail your car if the tyres are rated too low.

Tom