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VW campervan tyre advice please

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Hi, we have a VW T5 campervan and it needs new tyres.  We have OE suspension and Davenport 17" alloys. 

We do lots of singletrack and farmer-field camping, so would like a tyre that's maybe all-season or at least, OK with rough roads and occasional wet field.  Albeit, most of the miles are on standard roads.  Plus, I'd like something a little larger for simple appearances!

Seen lots of vans in the Alps with Michelin Cross Climates (I think) so a chunky version seems like a good way to go?

Any tyre recos that are van weight/load OK and critically, what's the max size I can go up to on my current rims without any rubbing?

Cheers

P.S. I'm pretty up with motorbike tyres, but found searching around van tyres a minefield!

 


 
Posted : 22/05/2026 4:52 pm
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We have Michelin Agilis Cross Climates on our motorhome. Served us well  from muddy race days to Alps trips


 
Posted : 22/05/2026 5:09 pm
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And to add, current tyres are Continental Van Contact Eco 215 60 17 (and we haven't yet got stuck in a muddy field!)


 
Posted : 22/05/2026 5:12 pm
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Im about to put two new ones on our t5.1...

I too have had a couple of muddy fields. We almost exclusively drive rural Scottish ( and Irish) roads. I've not yet found current Goodyear Cargo's wanting. I've not got stuck. They've had no damage.

IMO, I am going the 99.9% use case.

So road tyres.


 
Posted : 22/05/2026 5:29 pm