Tires question...

Yes pretty much true. I have been in contact with the tire manufacturer ( due to a youtube video I posted slamming the tires ) and I am meeting them next week. I have heard of cases where the tires are worn out in actually 10K. Nissan knows there is a problem yet due to the layers Nissan buys the tires from the Tire maker then re- sells them to the actual dealership which then marks the *#%*^# out of the price which for the consumer ends up 140-150 per tire. Nissan corporate which is in my town has actually had the local service department take the vans down to the local truckstop to have them weighed on a truck scale trying to claim - oh you are over weight - nope they werent. I can tell you that the 205 tires for the transit connect work fine on the van and will be about 50.00 cheaper per tire. Evidently the tire company specked out a 205 and Nissan originally said no which is why the 185 tire. The tire manufacturer has actually been great as far as reaching out to me and suggests I may be a beta tester for them.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzJR2_7gyOg&google_comment_id=z12qvpzjgsbehfc2223kgbpxozegetbmf&google_view_type#gpluscomments

Myke, I thought the dealer was crazy in what they charged for those wheel barrow tires. I went the more economical/aesthetically pleasing route with 16" wheels/tires.

We recently bought a used 2013 NV200 and with only 20K miles on it were suspicious as to why the dealer (not a Nissan dealer) had put new tires on it. After some surfing I've found the reason (no doubt the originals were badly worn) and this forum has the best information I've yet found about replacements.

The dealer put Kelly Explorer Plus 185/60R15 M+S on it, which are rated 84T and so I know the load rating is cut in half to 750lbs. We're fine with that (we bought it for light recreational use) but I'm somewhat dismayed that the dealer would put these tires on and not warn the buyers (us!) that the GVWR has changed and the door sticker PSI recommendations are wrong (these Kellys are max 44PSI).

Maybe these wheels/tires will work just fine for us but I'm interested in alternatives and wonder about these things:

1. AFAICT the 185 number is the tire width, and the 60 number is the ratio. Is there a reason I see no one discussing a higher profile/

2. When the diameter of the wheel changes it affects the speedo. Does anyone here know if the NV200's speedo can be "calibrated"?

3. I assume the wussy wheels on this thing are selected for size & weight in order to improve the MPG. Could the weight of larger tires be offset by lighter i.e. aluminum rims?

I'm no expert in truck/car/van tires so would love to hear some feedback even if these are dumb questions!

TIA and glad to have found this forum!

This is the only bug with my 200

my van is never at full load ( used as a carpet upholstery van )

so does this mean i can look at none C rated tires ?

My 200 has now done 15,000 miles and tires are now needing changed

My van