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Subject: Re: Replacement Tires

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Bob Dilks

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Date Posted: 06/ 22/ 02, 2:44pm
In reply to: Bob Trafton 's message, "Replacement Tires" on 06/ 19/ 02, 5:35pm

Either Michelin or Goodyear will perform fine for you. Both have available a matching steer tire with a shoulder groove (at a slightly higher price) that prevents cupping caused by front wheel turning, but I have not felt the need for the tire. Whatever brand you select, make sure you stay with the load range originally used on the coach. There is a tendency among subsequent owners to drop down a notch in load range for a lower price. Tires are a life safety issue and you don't need a disasterous blow out because a marginal specified tire was slightly under pressured and overheated. As I recall the owners manual does not specify load range but rather refers to ply rated as in "16 ply rated", or "18 ply rated". Although truck tires are usually not balanced when purchased from a truck tire retailer, most motor coach owners prefer balanced tires. Look around and see if you can find a dealer that will dynamically (rotating) balance the tires, if not, see if you can get them statically (stationary) balanced. Part of the physics' law of objects in motion says an object in balance has a tendency to stay in balance unless acted upon by some external force, so it would be good to start out with tires in balance.

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[> Subject: Re: Replacement Tires
Author: Jeff Miller - '77FC [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06/ 22/ 02, 7:47pm The best tire for your rig IMO is the Michelin 12R X 22.5 LRH XZ2. I believe that Load Range H is 16PR. The XZE is only rated for 65mph, the XZ2 for 75mph, and a quiet, nice handling tire. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]