Alcoa rims and wheelbearing

[ralph d. edelbach]

I read the article in this month's edition of the GMC news and while I'm
technicallly-inclinded and reasonably intelligent, I don't know whether to
believe or doubt the possible results of going to the Alcoa rims which widen
the front track.

>From my perspective, the most valuable information for me before buying at
least 2 Aloca rims would be experiences from those who have already done so.
Can we get comments from all those folks when the get back from NC? Have there
been increased numbers of wheelbearing failures of coaches with Aloca rims or
other related problems?

Thanks for the info.

Ralph Edelbach, '74 Glacier

 

[john dolan]

> Colonial Travelers who has been in the tire business for 28 years set >
> me up with new rims and tires....All I could say, is that I drive by
> ear and

I'll bet you drive a little bit by feel too. Could you have gotten a
quieter tread and they balanced them well?

What kind of tires did you get, and how did they balance them?
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Regards,
John Dolan

jdolan

 

[john dolan]

Ed...

> Ridge Runner Radial LT.
> It is my understanding that the tires are made by Goodyear.

You said $550. Less? Not sure what you mean.

That was just for the tires, not the extras, right?

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Regards,
John Dolan

jdolan