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Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Tire Pressures

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To find tires for your Rolls Royce Silver Cloud see our Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Tires page.

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Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Tires

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Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Crossply Tires

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The Silver Cloud's original factory tires were crossply, primarily 820 H 15 Avon Turbospeed. This is still the greatest Silver Cloud crossply Tire.

The Silver Cloud 1, 2, and 3 all wore the same tire, the 820H15 Avon TurboSpeed. Longstone tires believe this is the best crossply tire for all these vehicles. There are other choices, including white wall tires. However the Avon has the carcass design and speed rating that a Silver Cloud demands.

Crossply tires offer a more comfortable ride than their radial counterparts and offer a more historically accurate driving experience and aesthetic. A crossply tire will give the experience of floating on a cloud, where the radial alternatives we offer will give more grip and improved directional stability and longevity.

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Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Radial Tires

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Our modernised roadways increasingly feature dual carriageways and motorways. On these roads automobiles with crossply tires, like the Silver Cloud, will be prone to wandering when at cruising speeds. Many Silver Clouds are now opting to fit radial tires, which increase the directional stability. Today these vehicles are often driven on radial tires. 235/75 TR 15 tires are the closest classic tire dimensions to the original 820-15 crossply, they perform nicely and have all of the advantages of a radial tire.

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Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Whitewall Tires

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There were also white wall crossply tires available in period, as there are now. The 8.20 x 15 General Whitewall is an excellent choice. Longstone's radial Silver Cloud tires come with a choice of white wall bands on one side, which may be fitted facing inward to preserve a black sidewall for a classic European look, or fitted facing outboard if you're after the whitewall look.

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Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Innertubes

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It is worthwhile to mention that Silver Cloud wheels do not have a safety rib, thus we recommend installing an innertube. When it comes to innertubes, we find Michelin tubes are generally the best in the business, offering premium innertubes at a competitive price. The Michelin 15/17H is the correct Silver Cloud innertube for 820 - 15 crossply tires and 235/75 R 15 radial tires.

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History of the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud

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The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud is a premium car manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited between April 1955 and March 1966. It was the flagship model in the Rolls-Royce line-up at the time. The Silver Cloud succeeded the Rolls Royce Silver Dawn.

In the first Silver Cloud I the brakes were hydraulic and aided by a mechanical servo, with 11 inch drums, while the suspension was autonomous coils at the front and semi-elliptic springs at the back. Dual brake master cylinders were installed from April 1956, power steering and air conditioning were also added as options. In 1956, the British Motor magazine evaluated a standard-wheelbase standard-bodied Series I, achieving a top speed of 102.9 mph and a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 13.5 seconds. The test vehicle cost £5078 before taxes.

The Silver Cloud II debuted in 1959. It received minimal exterior alteration, but a new Rolls-Royce built 6.2 L V8 engine was fitted, which increased the weight to 2.11 tonnes. The performance was substantially improved, and the top speed was increased to 114 mph, but the biggest gains were in acceleration and torque. Power steering became the norm. As an option, electrically powered windows were offered.

The new V8 was also a touch constrained in an engine bay designed for a smaller unit. The front right wheel had to be removed if you wanted to change the spark plugs! The Silver Cloud II's core design remained unchanged between 1959 and 1963, however various minor alterations were incorporated. In 1960, Motor magazine tested a Series II. They achieved a top speed of 104.7 mph and a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 10.9 seconds. The test vehicle cost £6092 before taxes.

For the Silver Cloud III the headlights were clustered in a four-headlamp system, which was eventually carried over to the Silver Shadow. Other exterior alterations were a slightly higher bonnet slope to coincide with a 1.5 inch decrease in radiator grille height. Most UK and European Silver Clouds include a chrome emblem reading "Silver Cloud III" in italic lettering on the right hand side of the boot, however US versions do not have this badge. Rolls-Royce, like with previous generations, kept making the Silver Cloud platform available to conventional coachbuilders. The Fixed Head and Drop Head Coupe, designed by Mulliner Park Ward is a distinctive model with its slanted headlights.

The Rolls Royce Silver Cloud was replaced by the Silver Shadow in 1966, with 2238 Silver Cloud cars manufactured in total.

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Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Tire Pressure

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Radial tires were not generally fitted to Silver Clouds when our period fitment guides were published, as such finding a radial tire pressure for the Silver Cloud isn't easy. A radial tire will need to run a higher pressure than the Silver Cloud's original tire pressures. Based on years of experience with classic cars and their tires, and tire pressures; we would suggest starting at a tire pressure of 30 PSI front and 34 PSI rear. If these pressures do not provide the drive/ride you are looking for, please contact us and one of our tire boffins can help you find the right solution for you.

Please do not run your Rolls Royce Silver Cloud fitted with radial tires at the same pressures recommended for crossply tires. It does need more.

Vintage Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Tire Pressures by Michelin

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Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Tire Pressure & Fitment Guides

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Silver Cloud III Brochure