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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: pedro on February 25, 2006, 20:42:25

Title: Road legal?
Post by: pedro on February 25, 2006, 20:42:25

HI just wundering y anacondas rnt road legal yet you see people driving about with them on.
I know the speed rating is 42mph does tht just meaN you cant go on a road over tht speed limit.
Any help appreciated?

Cheers
Pedro

Title: Road legal?
Post by: Jim-Willy on February 25, 2006, 20:44:25

It is illegal to drive on tyres that aren't rated to or above your Vehicles top speed.  Also it would probably void your insurance.

They have to be hell on the road anyway :shock:

Title: Road legal?
Post by: Thrasher on February 25, 2006, 20:55:43

I thought this ... and then I read this .....

"NOTE : Accessory fit off-road tyres (with a speed rating of Q or T) are subject to speed restrictions. Q-rated tyres should not be used at speeds greater than 100mph (160km/h), T-rated tyres should not be used at speeds greater than 118mph (190km/h)"

So...for my current RR I can run Q or T rated tyres (at the specified size and rating) apparently... even though it requires H rated normally!

Title: Road legal?
Post by: Jim-Willy on February 26, 2006, 01:03:53

Yes, so i am right. for us normal folks anyway! :lol:

Mine wouldn't do 118 if ya dropped it outta a Hurcules :shock:

Title: Road legal?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 26, 2006, 03:25:14

That's got me reaching for the owner's manual.  If the manufacturer says, it's legal :)

Title: Road legal?
Post by: muddyjames on February 26, 2006, 07:13:13

sorry to be thick but whats an anacondas?

Title: Road legal?
Post by: gecko on February 26, 2006, 07:17:17

tyres

Title: Road legal?
Post by: muddyjames on February 26, 2006, 08:11:25

oh ok. I thought it was some buggy thing that had wierd tyres that werent road legal or something!

Title: Road legal?
Post by: clbarclay on February 26, 2006, 09:29:50

Theres a lot of safety factor built into speed ratings I suspect, I Know of several people that have run anacondas on the road, at about 60 mph :shock: , and yes they know what there rated at.

Title: Road legal?
Post by: datalas on February 26, 2006, 09:36:55

there probably is, but do you really want to be there the day tha tthe safety factor gives up ?

Up to you at the end of the day, but I suspect there is a difference between a manufacturer saying "please don't do more than 100mph in these" and one that declares they can only be spun to 60mph.

additionally with remoulds there are different methods of failure,  a "new" tyre will likely crack, go off balance and start to leak or rupture, a remould can not only do that, but also have the tread seperate I would have thought.

Then again, it's upto you, your money, your bodywork, your squelchy bits.  I have remoulds on the disco, but they're S-Rated, the disco isn't :).   Just warn me where you're driving so I can avoid it :D

Title: Road legal?
Post by: clbarclay on February 26, 2006, 10:00:50

Its not up to me, I've got my self a nice set of BFG muds, I just have a habit of keeping bad company it would seem.


Out of interest of all the road accidents you know of, how many were mechanical failure (include into this in this catagory inapropriated tyres etc.), and how many were simple poor driving?

Title: Road legal?
Post by: datalas on February 26, 2006, 10:05:20

hehe

in which case might I suggest staying several car lengths infront :)

Title: Road legal?
Post by: clbarclay on February 26, 2006, 11:02:22

I tried that, but they have a TDI and arn't afraid to use it. They also carry a lot more faith into the corners.

Staying several braking distances behind them is much easier.