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dunwurkin · RV-Dreams Community Member

Time for new tires

Niles and Deb · RV-Dreams Family Member

I'll be willing to bet there will be a lot of answers to this question, however I would say if you were happy with the tires that came on your truck and got good wear, that's were I would start. Other than that I would go to a tire dealer, not Wal-mart or Big Tire or the other quickie places and ask what they would advise you using.

Delaine and Lindy · RV-Dreams Family Member

I vote for Michelin, I don't know if you have a 4X4 but if you do you have to keep them rotated and balanced. The 4X4 is very hard on front tires. The Michelin's are expensive but I believe you will get longer service and better ride. I run Michelins on my TV and will put Michelin's on the 5th wheel when I replace them. Good Luck on your Choice....GBY.....

wmalefyt · RV-Dreams Family Member

Well, I can't help with your pickup, but my Honda Accord came with Michelin's. I was told that Honda tunes their suspension for the tires they install and for that reason I should replace with the same tire to prevent excessive road noise and handling problems. Don't know if the person who told me that knew what they were talking about, but I did replace with the same tire and have no complaints. They are quiet and provide excellent handling. However, I do notice that after about 10,000 miles they lose some of their grip on wet pavement when accelerating from a stop.

For our motorhome I bought Goodyear G670's and they have been great. The handling is much improved and they are also very quiet and smooth running. They have special compounds added to help prevent UV damage so should last much longer than the average tire. You might want to check if they have something like that for trucks.

mikeway · RV-Dreams Family Member

Just had the opportunity to purchase 6 new tires for the motor home.

Had a front tire blow out and the road service delivered a Michelin. $520 bucks, WOW.

It took some looking but I found a dealer who would order Toyos. They were original equipment and I was very happy with their performance. Even better $265 each. So 5 new Toyos and a Michelin buried on the rear axle. Had to match tires on the front axle. I was told that in didn't matter much with 4 tires on the rear. So far, about 600 miles, so good.

I had also used a set on my Chev Blazer toad and they performed very well.

At a recent rally I was told that the best deal is to buy in Oregon; no tax and Les Schwab tire stores. I really like Les Schwab tire stores, and that works for full timers. I just tried to push the tires too far and too long.

Mike

Lloyd · RV-Dreams Community Member

Just saw some discussion that mentioned Toyo tires and had to get my 2cents (CAN that is:) worth in! I've been runnig them on my Hondas (2 Accords and a Civic) for a few years. I find them extremely roadworthy, good riding and durable (80,000km no problem) ... and I'm about to replace them on one Accord with Toyos again.

Happy Rving!

Lloyd

susie/jack · RV-Dreams Family Member

Les Schwab in Coeur d'Alene Idaho is a great place!! Friendly personable and just plain good folks...if you have an account there you can charge your tires and pay on time.

ahoweth · RV-Dreams Family Member

We just replaced the 6 tires on our motor coach. We had already decided to move from the Michelin tires that came on it from the factory to Goodyear G670's because they were cheaper and I had heard good things about them. We found a nice place in Oklahoma City that was close to I-40 and made the best deal we could, just over $3,000.00. Good thing we only have to replace them every 6 or 7 years.

While in the area we happened to drop into the Camping World store and noticed that they sold tires, we should have known that anyway but didn't realize it for some reason. Well we are President's club members so we just thought we would ask. Well it turns out that they did offer the size we needed and we found out that they would send us to the same place we had been dealing with to do the installation. Well, the additional 10% discount of the President's club turned out to be about $300. Guess where we bought the tires! Turns out Camping World was offering an additional $50 rebate if you bought 4 tires or more. Okay! I can handle that.

We had the tires installed the next morning. The store put 5 men on the effort, one on each wheel location and one balancing. We were back on the road with new tires all around in an hour and a half.

The tire store was T&W Tire, 25B N Council road, Oklahoma City,OK 73148.

They did such a good job I don't mind giving them a plug.

The moral to this story is to remember Camping World when you are buying tires, the extra 10% discount of thePresident's club can be a significant amount of money and I am sure we all can use a little extra savings.

Old Snipe · RV-Dreams Family Member

ahoeth,

When did you get your Goodyears? There has been a buzz on other RV forums that the GY plant that makes the G-670s has been on a prolonged strike and the 670 supply has dried up.

I am getting close (in age) to replacing my 4 rear tires and am wondering if I can still get the 670s. I replaced my front 670s earlier this year and would like to keep the same tire all around.

Anybody have mixed tires, one brand on the front axle and another on the rear? Do you notice any difference in handling and ride compared to same brands on both axles?

Just thinking ahead in case I can't get 670s.

Best Regards!

-- Edited by Old Snipe at 10:21, 2006-12-19

ahoweth · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hi Paul:

We had the work done in mid October (2006). The Oklahoma City shop had 5 G670's in stock and ordered one from their other shop in Tulsa. It took only half a day to have the 6th tire shipped in as Tulsa is less than 150 miles northeast of OKC. Nothing was ever said about availability.

Maybe we were just lucky.

I have never run different brands of tires on the coach as this is the first change out. I do believe the Goodyears ride a little smoother than the Michelins that came on the coach. But it could just be my imagination. After spending $2600 for tires they had better ride good.

Luckily we shouldn't have to do it again for 6 or 7 years.

mikeway · RV-Dreams Family Member

I had Goodyears on the front and something else on the rear 4 of a 96 Motorhome. Not my doing but I couldn't feel anything out of the ordinary or see abnormal wear.

Some truck tire companies sell tires explicitly for steering axles and other tires for non steer. I have even seen traction type lugged tires on the rears of a couple of motor homes. However my new ones are all position tires.

Mike