Hi there, just wondering is it okay for a TJ VRX use the tyres which rated as max 500kg load? I know the standard one should be 650kg load, but considering following facts:

1. Most time (90%) I drive the car alone;
2. Will never carring more than 2 'Female' passengers;
3. No trailer or heavy loads at all;
4. Grandmother driving style;
5. Most important, I can get those tyres in very very cheap price;

So is it okay for me to use these tyres? Thanks.

Hi there, just wondering is it okay for a TJ VRX use the tyres which rated as max 500kg load? I know the standard one should be 650kg load, but considering following facts:

1. Most time (90%) I drive the car alone;
2. Will never carring more than 2 'Female' passengers;
3. No trailer or heavy loads at all;
4. Grandmother driving style;
5. Most important, I can get those tyres in very very cheap price;

So is it okay for me to use these tyres? Thanks.

Check the load rate from tyre placard and comply with that, it's the law. Don't go and breach it, regardless of how unreasonable and impractical it might seem.
Yours should be 95 or 94 - don't have the list with me now to see how many kg that is.

Yes, but it still won't make it legal.

Hi there, just wondering is it okay for a TJ VRX use the tyres which rated as max 500kg load? I know the standard one should be 650kg load, but considering following facts:

1. Most time (90%) I drive the car alone;
2. Will never carring more than 2 'Female' passengers;
3. No trailer or heavy loads at all;
4. Grandmother driving style;
5. Most important, I can get those tyres in very very cheap price;

So is it okay for me to use these tyres? Thanks.
If you're happy driving a defective vehicle and possibly having your insurance policy voided then you should be okay to drive on lower load rated tyres.

Remember when your driving downforce is putting more weight on the tyres, you can't simply work it out based on the weight of the car.

If something happened to the tyres causing an accident and insurance found them to not comply with the requirements of the tyre placard on the car, they wouldn't be interested in your reasoning for those tyres, they'd just say see ya later.

Essentially, yes 225/50R17 tyres are uncommon and expensive, so suck it up. *shrug* You might find the cost of getting a set of 18s wearing 235/40R18s quite attractive.

As above, but I'd also like to mention that the tyres are the most important piece of safety equipment on your car. They're the things that connect your car to the road - why anyone would skimp on tyres and go for a cheap Chinese brand is simply beyond comprehension.

all right, I just checked the placard and it says Magna need a rating 94 (670kg) or above. Then I did a quick search on ebay, most tyres for sale are rated at 92. Damn, it seens we have to pay quite a bit more to being legal.

The majority of 225/50R17 tyres will have load rating 94. Different sizes have different load ratings.

Surely they have tyre shops selling top brand second hand tyres. You can get them legal and cheaper. they are probably not 10bucks a pop, but still relatively cheaper to brand new.

In a size fitted to very few cars? Doubt it.

I ran 87 load rated tyres on my 19's for a long time, was fine in a practical sense, however if your tyres caused an accident you run the risk of insurance not paying you out (and trust me, they'll find ANY excuse they can!). Also if you are pulled over by the police and they happen to check it, you ill be defected on the spot.

So, practically, yes, legally, no.

Surely they have tyre shops selling top brand second hand tyres. You can get them legal and cheaper. they are probably not 10bucks a pop, but still relatively cheaper to brand new.

Second hand tyres? That's like buying your undies from the Salvos man. Sure, you can do it, but do you really want some other dudes ball sweat on your balls?

Second hand tyres? That's like buying your undies from the Salvos man. Sure, you can do it, but do you really want some other dudes ball sweat on your balls?

not sure about you but i dont get that close to my tyres lol

Thanks mate, there is a new question: is it legal to put 235/40/18 tyre to a 18x7.5 rim? I did some search and it says the best one for 7.5' rims is 225, but I want to make sure if I put 235 on the insurance company wouldn't rape me off....

7" or 7.5" is the minimum width for a 235 tyre. 225 is ideal, but 235 won't be illegal.

7" or 7.5" is the minimum width for a 235 tyre. 225 is ideal, but 235 won't be illegal.

Depends on profile height of the tyres. 235/45 is illegal on 7" wide rims however, 235/50 is.