Cheap 16.5 tires (Dave's back)

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dave silva

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Greetings Ya'll,

It's been a while since i was active on this forum. But after several years of home renovation followed by rental renovation along with raising two
boys younger than my grandchildren, I finally have two minutes to rub together and I am getting back to work on the Revcon.

I'm seeing lots of choices for cheap 16.5 tires.

If i recall the big driver for ya'll switching to 16" Alcoas was the growing scarcity of 16.5s.

But now they are at Walmart and Amazon for $130.

The Revcon uses a very rare Five lug on 8" pattern so changing rim size is a much more expensive option. But if i can get a replacement at Walmart i
can live with the stock wheels.

This one at WalMart for $99 Power King LT8.75-16.5 has a load index of 2670LB - more than adequate for the front of my coach.

What's the verdict here on these tires?

--
Dave & Ellen Silva

1972 Revcon Olds 455, toro drive train. All Stock
 
Probably no-name Chinese tires. They run the gamut. I’ve had good luck with
tires like these (not this particular brand) but selected by my tire guy
who sells me the same models that have proven themselves in his fleet of
service trucks. He gives me a good price and I give him the take-offs. I
want at least this much risk mitigation.

But some folks have not had good service from tires like these. Any tire
can come apart, though, and I’d hate to draw too many conclusions from the
few anecdotes.

Generally, you get what you pay for, but that doesn’t mean cheaper stuff
isn’t wholly acceptable.

Rick “whose coach is lighter than most” Denney

On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 12:55 PM dave silva via Gmclist <

> Greetings Ya'll,
>
> It's been a while since i was active on this forum. But after several
> years of home renovation followed by rental renovation along with raising
> two
> boys younger than my grandchildren, I finally have two minutes to rub
> together and I am getting back to work on the Revcon.
>
> I'm seeing lots of choices for cheap 16.5 tires.
>
> If i recall the big driver for ya'll switching to 16" Alcoas was the
> growing scarcity of 16.5s.
>
> But now they are at Walmart and Amazon for $130.
>
> The Revcon uses a very rare Five lug on 8" pattern so changing rim size is
> a much more expensive option. But if i can get a replacement at Walmart i
> can live with the stock wheels.
>
> This one at WalMart for $99 Power King LT8.75-16.5 has a load index of
> 2670LB - more than adequate for the front of my coach.
>
> What's the verdict here on these tires?
>
> --
> Dave & Ellen Silva
>
> 1972 Revcon Olds 455, toro drive train. All Stock
>
>
>
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'73 X-Glacier 230 "Jaws"
Northern Virginia
Offlist email: rick at rickdenney dot com
 
I see no R in the description. If you want radials if you have radial wheels, be sure these are not bias. If I hade to buy 16.5 I would buy
Firestone Transforce as they are proven.
--
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
 
That's good to hear, b/c I just put 6 now Firestones on mine, in 16.5" size. The total bill was just a tiny bit over $1k.
--
Todd Snyder, Buffalo NY
1976 Eleganza II
 
> I see no R in the description. If you want radials if you have radial wheels, be sure these are not bias. If I hade to buy 16.5 I would buy
> Firestone Transforce as they are proven.

Right, the really cheap WalMart tire does not say radial but Amazon has the Firestone for $133 and an off brand radial for $99
--
Dave & Ellen Silva

1972 Revcon Olds 455, toro drive train. All Stock
 
I can't cite hard data, but my impression is the Pacific Rim tires are somewhat more prone to failure from underinflation than the name brand stuff.

--johnny
--
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
 
Dave,
I used 16.5 Power Kings for many years on a Chevy 1 Ton Van. They were only "D" load rated, they did not make an E back then. That was a Long time
ago so I'm not sure of their quality today. I used them in an all season tread pattern as well as deep tread full on Snow tires with Studs. I still
have at least 8 of them on 8 lug rims that I keep around just in case I need to Junk something, I would take my nice tires and wheels off and send
these to the junk yard.

They were made in the USA back then and the quality was good. If it were me I would stick to just getting the best possible price on fresh Firestone
Transforce.
--
1978 GMC Royal
Eastern Pennslyvania
1968 Chevrolet C20 396 Camper Special
1969 Chevrolet C20 Camper Special
1985 Buick Electra Park Avenue
1992 Camaro 25th Anniversary Heretage Edition Black
 
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