I live in Oregon and spend quite a bit of time driving on unpaved, gravel, and rocky roads even though I have a standard V70 and not the XC. I want to be able to feel more confident driving in these conditions, because I'm often far from civilization. Would love to find a tire that has a slightly more aggressive tread and beefier sidewall.
From what I can tell, it's all about load rating?
"Passenger" tires all have the same load rating, unless you can find one with an "XL" suffix, indicating "extra load." So far, I've had no luck doing so. Does this mean I should actually be looking for a Light Truck tire?
Note: I want to keep stock Volvo wheels. Right now I've got 15s, though I guess I could buy a used set of 16" from a 2001 model?
The closest I've come so far is the Pirelli Scorpion ATR tire in size 205/65R15 94H.
Would really appreciate your thoughts...
From what I can tell, it's all about load rating?
"Passenger" tires all have the same load rating, unless you can find one with an "XL" suffix, indicating "extra load." So far, I've had no luck doing so. Does this mean I should actually be looking for a Light Truck tire?
Note: I want to keep stock Volvo wheels. Right now I've got 15s, though I guess I could buy a used set of 16" from a 2001 model?
The closest I've come so far is the Pirelli Scorpion ATR tire in size 205/65R15 94H.
Would really appreciate your thoughts...