E1 - Tyres (or tires for you US folk)

[Guest]

My Hisun Vector E1 came with Carlisle Mud Wolf tyres all round. 230/80-12 on the front, 255/70-12 on the back. Fronts are rated 78F, rears 83F. These are very high ratings, presumably because the buggy is quite heavy with its eight large lead-acid batteries. Exact replacements are impossible to source in the UK now, so I'm looking for alternatives. Size-wise 26x9-12 and 26x10-12 are fine, but I'm struggling to find anything with a suitable rating. Has anyone else found something for theirs that works well?

[EVSupport]

Part of the difference is that the originals are road rated and so the vehicles are legal to register  and actually use on the road. Many of the std UTV/ATV tyres are specifically marked not for street / road use.

[JeraldWTulsa]

What is required for street use?

[Guest]

In the UK, the tyres need to be E marked for legal road use, and the vehicle must be registered and insured. The biggest problem I've found is with the load rating on the tyres. Factory fitted, they're rated for 424kg on the front, 487kg on the front (not sure what that is in lbs, but a lot!). There's nothing much available here that is rated for more than 200kg. The unladen weight of the vehicle is over 800kg, so that's probably why the tyres need to be so strong. 

I've ordered a pair of BKT WL-207 Wings, which are 6ply road legal, but only rated for 200kg. Will report back how I get on with them.

[OneQwikPony]

Bought the road tires. They are really quiet

[Guest]

Those look great, but might not be so good on the hill here. It's mostly off road work mine is used for. Those look like bigger wheels than my 12" ones, too. I'd contemplate bigger wheels if it improved the available selection of tyres. So far the BKT Wings seem to be holding up OK, despite being rated lower than the factory fit Carlisles. They don't half make a noise on tarmac though!