NEW WHEELS for our VW Crafter Camper Conversion | Swamper Look!!

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  • @iNDI_VAN_A_JONES
    @iNDI_VAN_A_JONES Жыл бұрын

    Those rouges are amazing! I need to create more content to be able to afford something like these for my crafter

  • @PoshcatsCamping
    @PoshcatsCamping Жыл бұрын

    The wheels really suit the Crafter. Excellent choice and great technical explanation. Thanks for taking the time to share 😃👍 Trev

  • @VanVibesandSibes
    @VanVibesandSibes Жыл бұрын

    Love how those wheels and tyres look on your van 👍🏻

  • @gordonlennox4501
    @gordonlennox4501 Жыл бұрын

    An important point which you mentioned but slightly skipped over was the wheel nut spacings and the curious way of measuring this.

  • @carolspencer5844
    @carolspencer5844 Жыл бұрын

    love the video guy, the van will be awesome when its finished. Little tip, take down the headliner over the cab and insulate well. (maybe you did already). i didnt do mine and when in cold weather touring the condensation will roll down the liner and into the cup holders!!! Definitely worth the time and effort. Just finished doing mine today. cant wait for the next video.

  • @jasonnewton7969
    @jasonnewton7969 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely awesome we’re testing out our new 8man tent 😢😢 in June wish it was a tourer 😉😉

  • @SteveField
    @SteveField Жыл бұрын

    💥The wheels look great!! really suits the van👌👌

  • @marcgraham2275
    @marcgraham2275 Жыл бұрын

    Great looking 👀 wheels they really make the van look totally different nice video 👍😉👏

  • @madmorphie
    @madmorphie Жыл бұрын

    Reading central UK...lol.... Which map do you guys use ...only a southerner could thing thats central ...keep up the good stuff tho guys always look forward to the updates

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve included Gibraltar into the equation 😂

  • @aidanmaccormac9125
    @aidanmaccormac9125 Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the BF Goodrichs Ko2s all terrain gang. I have mine nearly 2yrs now on my 06 Renault Master campervan. Great tyers mine are 16". Wouldn't swap them for any other tyre. All the best with u'r conversion from Irish vanlifer here in a damp Irish Midlands.

  • @dominicbuckley8
    @dominicbuckley8 Жыл бұрын

    Love the wheels love the look of the crafter

  • @lucygodfrey2964
    @lucygodfrey2964 Жыл бұрын

    Wow they look amazing 👏

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Lucy

  • @andyblake1849
    @andyblake1849 Жыл бұрын

    We’re in Lincolnshire- is that way up North then? 😂 Cheers

  • @edwincooper7812
    @edwincooper7812 Жыл бұрын

    Well presented video Shaun, only Reading is not fairly central to us in Northumberland 🤣😂, but may consider them for our new Burstner, if it ever arrives.

  • @iaincrawford5595
    @iaincrawford5595 Жыл бұрын

    Love the new wheels (our Twisted Land Rover 90 and VW T6.1 Campervan both have BF Goodrich All Terrain tyres on them) but only someone from down south would say "Reading is fairly central in the UK"! 😂

  • @urbanarkoverland
    @urbanarkoverland Жыл бұрын

    Well that was a lovely surprise. Thanks. And, you know where I am.

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate. 👍

  • @dayofdaysdotbe
    @dayofdaysdotbe2 ай бұрын

    Have a look at Toyo tires. Cost half the amount of popular tires and are very good.

  • @bridgefootcottage
    @bridgefootcottage Жыл бұрын

    Good work on the new floor for van. Wheels and tyres look great. Interested to see how the trail tyres look on a crafter, I’ve been thinking of getting same for our GC680 whenever it gets built… I have the BFG all-terrains on my Hilux, but don’t really want them on van which won’t be driving stuff Hilux does, and the 3-5mpg hit. Hoping the BFG trails less impact on mpg, and ok in snow and some tracks and fields etc

  • @iNDI_VAN_A_JONES
    @iNDI_VAN_A_JONES Жыл бұрын

    I laid my crafter flooring but it got splashed with paint and stuff from the build so I tore it up and fitted one in after the units were built. Be so cool to watch your build.

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for watching. We’ve put some floor protector down as I’m worried about ruining our floor 😬

  • @iNDI_VAN_A_JONES

    @iNDI_VAN_A_JONES

    Жыл бұрын

    That's where I went so wrong hahaha

  • @terryharbert3837
    @terryharbert3837 Жыл бұрын

    Well done guys keep up the videos the wheels and tyres look good to me what’s going on here there’s to many wheels and tyres police out there lol

  • @colinlee5429
    @colinlee5429 Жыл бұрын

    They look great against that beautiful green 💚👌

  • @greigallan1973
    @greigallan1973 Жыл бұрын

    We have the same wheels. They look ace on. They are fuel zephyrs btw.

  • @steveallen8987
    @steveallen8987 Жыл бұрын

    Remember that if your new wheels are larger than the originals your Speedo will read your speed low, and the gearing ratios may be effected. Steve

  • @jenny80myles
    @jenny80myles Жыл бұрын

    In case you do get a flat on the side of the road, try moving the handle bar to mostly one side of the socket instead of equal length on either side. You get better leverage that way and may not need a breaker bar. :)

  • @jeanettesmart9990
    @jeanettesmart9990 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Life’s To Short are looking for advice on a new Campervan and I suggested to have a look at your site….your the best 👍⭐️

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! V kind!

  • @pamfreeman5197
    @pamfreeman5197 Жыл бұрын

    Now look, the Missus did tell you to have three Weetabix that morning... but would you listen?! Tut, tut. You pretending you couldn't shift the old wheels and then driving around the block so as to pretend to go to a tyre place called Flintstone, was all a sham!! We know the truth when we see it........ And what SUPERB camerawork taken by the Missus! Brilliant ... and thank you!! Thank you both for another exciting episode. It's coming along a treat so keep your patience and eye for detail and you'll be fine. All best wishes, Pam xx

  • @fionawills2111

    @fionawills2111

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha...I can vouch for the route to Flintstone Tyres, a really excellent company, who we've been using for our cars for many years. I recognised the workshop before seeing the exterior shots.

  • @pamfreeman5197

    @pamfreeman5197

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fionawills2111 excellent!!

  • @gordonlennox4501

    @gordonlennox4501

    Жыл бұрын

    In Scotland we use porridge

  • @pamfreeman5197

    @pamfreeman5197

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gordonlennox4501 oh very good! Excellent!

  • @matauboy
    @matauboy Жыл бұрын

    I'm wondering if it's affected the gearing and altered the speedo reading. Also load ratings are temperature sensitive. I've seen rated tyres start to delaminate with a full load, 35c heat and 70mph speeds.

  • @cirkuscederstrom
    @cirkuscederstrom Жыл бұрын

    Lean green camping machine- your vans name is now shrek! Monster gorgeous with those tyres

  • @Simon_PieMan
    @Simon_PieMan Жыл бұрын

    Great wheels. Any issues with speedometer? I guess sizes the same?

  • @CampervanTime
    @CampervanTime Жыл бұрын

    Looking great Shaun. How are you finding Trail Terrains vs the All Terrains you had before on the T6? Noise, handling/ride, MPG etc ? Really fancying these tyres for our new van, in due course!

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    So far so good. I’ve only done one reasonably long drive and they’re very quiet and they definitely improve the ride. However the ATs we had on the T6 were very quiet when we first got them, they then got louder as we put more miles on so until I’ve done that with these it’s difficult to tell. They are rated quieter than the ATs so I’m sure they will be better

  • @richardsracingmad
    @richardsracingmad Жыл бұрын

    I’m jelly….you got FREE Rogue Alloys.

  • @tombosson
    @tombosson Жыл бұрын

    did you have to fit a spigot ring for the hub or did the wheels come with this pre-installed?

  • @davidhughes7041
    @davidhughes70417 ай бұрын

    Did The wheel supplier install metal stem tpms valves when they supplied your wheels?

  • @fortygreen
    @fortygreen Жыл бұрын

    Do you find water collects in the rims?

  • @timmo3351
    @timmo3351 Жыл бұрын

    Did the defender go? Apologies if you’ve mentioned it before!

  • @tospicy4ya
    @tospicy4ya3 ай бұрын

    Do you have lock bolts for them ?

  • @colinhollywood8254
    @colinhollywood82543 ай бұрын

    These wheel and tyres look great on your van! Just wondering how the wear on the tyres is doing... the Trail Terrain tyres have a (relatively) low maximum tyre pressure (44psi) and there are reports of excessive/rapid tyre wear on heavier vehicles such as campervans. I have a Hymer Free 600S Campus on order and hope to fit similar!

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    3 ай бұрын

    We haven’t done enough miles yet as the van is still being built so can’t really comment on the wear I’m afraid. We will get away in it a few times this summer so will assess it again after we’ve done a few trips

  • @PHN-2024
    @PHN-2024 Жыл бұрын

    Bottom Line is Regardless if the Wheels are Bad for the Vehicle, Free is Free!

  • @alanbenham4139
    @alanbenham4139 Жыл бұрын

    Cool wheels. Glad I'll not be the one cleaning them though :)

  • @LeedsJimbo82
    @LeedsJimbo82 Жыл бұрын

    😍

  • @JessopRyan
    @JessopRyan Жыл бұрын

    They are in reading so fairly central in the U.K. 😂😂 19:20

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Surely it is if we add Gibraltar into the mix 😂

  • @JessopRyan

    @JessopRyan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ABusAndBeyond fair enough! Sorry Gibraltar!

  • @watcher24601

    @watcher24601

    Жыл бұрын

    Still off if you include the Falklands

  • @JessopRyan

    @JessopRyan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@watcher24601 😂😂

  • @KB-vg4kv
    @KB-vg4kv Жыл бұрын

    i think weve seen all this before with the California. Same old and more money than sense.

  • @paulgarrad1581
    @paulgarrad15818 ай бұрын

    What aspect ratio did you go for and why as wide as 275's? How did it affect you speedo?

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    8 ай бұрын

    They’re 245/65R17 and the Speedo is almost exactly the same as GPS recorded speed

  • @Minirigs
    @Minirigs Жыл бұрын

    Great video. However I'm surprised you fitted such a low load rating.. with an xlwb you will probably be running at near or over the rear axel limit. Not much margin on safety there. Best of luck but I would put money on that rear axel being near 2T once you are fully loaded.. Look great. What's the road noise like?

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    You’re breaking the law if you exceed the axle load limit regardless of what tyres are fitted so providing the tyres are rated higher than the axle load limit, it is legal

  • @Minirigs

    @Minirigs

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ABusAndBeyond of course... it just doesn't give you scope to uprate the van if you need to.. plus giving you a larger margin of safety. Given that a higher load rating is available with the same tyre why not go for it?

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    There isn’t a higher load rating unless you increase the profile, which would rub on the inner arch. We did say that if we have to up-plate the van, we would probably have to change the wheels and/or tyres

  • @Minirigs

    @Minirigs

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ABusAndBeyond Ah I see... you know what you're doing so should manage to keep it under! hope the rest of the build goes well.

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Dave 👍

  • @viktorlonek6514
    @viktorlonek6514 Жыл бұрын

    FYI, knowing that everybody in UK uses this weird load rating formula, which ingnores the laws of physics, and just asumes equal tyre load on a moving vehicle (emergency braking, going steep downhill or uphill, turning sharply) etc, us in the EU have to follow the vehicle’s CoC (Certificate of Conformity) listed tyre sizes and load ratings, and 111T on R17 wheels would not be legal… Actually on our XLWB Crafter (140bhp Auto) the only legal17” tyre is 235/60 R17T 117R… So these tyres in case someone checks would not be legal match for that vehicle in the EU…

  • @amacmedia3221
    @amacmedia3221 Жыл бұрын

    Reading is central to mostly everyone? 😂

  • @LittleCamperNZ
    @LittleCamperNZ Жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't changing from 16inch to 17inch mean that you kilometres and speed will be different?

  • @pamfreeman5197
    @pamfreeman5197 Жыл бұрын

    Just bye the bye ...is your Crafter the XLWB or the LWB? Call me nosey... I'm interested!

  • @ricburling8292
    @ricburling8292 Жыл бұрын

    Hi van is looking great do you have a name for your van. I have a dark metallic green t5 quite a rare colour for a t5 who we have named Gruner wagon looking forward to seeing more videos thanks Rick

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Ours is called Thunderbird 2 😂 thank you very much for watching, great name you’ve chosen 👍

  • @oscarcanelo6262
    @oscarcanelo62624 ай бұрын

    Love VWs ❤❤❤❤

  • @Jonbuildz
    @Jonbuildz Жыл бұрын

    what is the year of this van mate?

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s a late 2021 👍

  • @trevorredman7182
    @trevorredman7182 Жыл бұрын

    Have you informed your Insurance company? Different size and non-standard maybe an interest to them. I have just fitted genuine wheels to my motor,albeit an inch bigger and they noted it on my policy.

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes informed insurance

  • @peterdrury8859
    @peterdrury8859 Жыл бұрын

    If you get a puncture can you use your spare wheel with those alloys?

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    The rolling radius is different so I wouldn’t risk it. Plus there’s a water tank where the spare wheel was now so we don’t have a spare at the minute anyway 😂

  • @Kn0bby
    @Kn0bby Жыл бұрын

    Nice alloys…. The tyres look like protrude beyond the bodywork.. Check out the plastic arches you can fit..

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, will do!

  • @russmcphillips3642
    @russmcphillips3642 Жыл бұрын

    Is that a jogger? Like the colour

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    It is a Jogger! It is the Cali replacement!

  • @russmcphillips3642

    @russmcphillips3642

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ABusAndBeyond I nearly bought one. Still tempted. Happy with it?

  • @ABusAndBeyond

    @ABusAndBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    Very! It’s a surprising decent car!

  • @russmcphillips3642

    @russmcphillips3642

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ABusAndBeyond I think we used to take the piss out of Dacias, now I think the way they are building and marketing them I expect they’ll be extremely popular. Look how many Dusters on the road.

  • @waynef4388
    @waynef4388 Жыл бұрын

    Quick geography lesson for everyone, Reading is most certainly not central in the UK 😂 only a southerner would make such a remark! There is a whole world looming once you go beyond Milton Keynes. Lord help those that are in Carlisle, it must feel like living on the polar ice cap so far away from the ‘central’ region😂

  • @sambowks
    @sambowks Жыл бұрын

    Thats not a great tyre wrench. you should be able to stand on one end

  • @matc1603
    @matc1603 Жыл бұрын

    Bit embarrassing getting someone to put your wheels on for you.