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  1. 12th July 2012, 04:35 PM #1
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    Preventing tyre flat spots.

    G'day all.
    Have not had a flat spotted tyre as yet but I am wondering about the best way to prevent it from happening. We have a dual axle van and it is in a tight spot and jacking it off the tyres is not practical. I thought about putting in max air pressure to stop the tyres from bagging. Any thoughts?
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    1. Radials don't flat spot too much.

    2. Go on holidays more often.
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    Hi,
    I had light truck tyres on our Dyna camper for many years, they would thump and bump for a few km after being parked for a month or so.
    Changed to radials and never had the problem again.

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    jack them up and turn them 20.178 times per side every month.
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    isnt that funny,,
    I was told NOT to run radials--
    or , if you like,
    to only ever run LT's

    and this was by consensus on a van forum,,

    as for the flat spot,,
    can you move it a foot either way?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    isnt that funny,,
    I was told NOT to run radials--
    or , if you like,
    to only ever run LT's

    and this was by consensus on a van forum,,
    Um, I use 185R14LT radials on my trailers, never had a problem with flat spotting.

    Oh and a reminder not to use ancient tyres on a trailer, if they flat spot they're probably waaay past their use-by date, and may separate. Check with your tyre shop as to their age.
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    sorry BU , was meant as a general comment on van tyres,,

    have no idea which type of tyre would flat spot more--
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    The Daydream has done about 4500km on the factory tyres. They are LT tyres purely from the pressure ratings, 65psi max. 195 15. Chinese made. Nuf said???
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    isnt that funny,,
    I was told NOT to run radials--
    or , if you like,
    to only ever run LT's

    and this was by consensus on a van forum,,

    as for the flat spot,,
    can you move it a foot either way?
    Yes I can. But a caravan should not be idle for so long!....Victoria next month.!!! 4 weeks off !!!
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  10. 12th July 2012, 08:15 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    jack them up and turn them 20.178 times per side every month.
    I thought it was 20.235 times a month. Come on Dave, we USE our van just wondering how long it takes to flat spot a tyre.
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