Tire pressures

[chuck will]

Hi Emery, just my .02 worth! Get rid of the 5 year old "D" rated tires. If you
carry gas and water and propane, a wife and say a couple changes of clothes you
are probably pretty close to load limit. If you don't then you can run less air
pressure. There recommendation is 80PSI but that is fully loaded. These loads
are printed on the side of the tires. You should get you coach weighed, front
right right rear, left front, left rear. Before and after loading. This will
help you in loading properly etc. There is a tire specialist in the GMC world
maybe he could get more light on this subject. I had good tread left on my
michelins 3 to 5/32 nds but the side walls were showing signings of cracks. Chuck
Lompoc, Ca Eleganza II

> I have recently purchased two Goodyear G159 load range E for the front wheels.
> I still have good tread on my Michelin load range D on the 4 rear wheels but
> they are about 5 years old. I have read a couple of messages suggesting that
> they not be used more than 4-5 years. Do some of you feel that I should
> replace them now?
>
> Also -- I have been using 70# of pressure in the tires. What is the
> recommendation for pressure in the load range E?
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley

 

[mr.c]

Don Wirth who worked for Goodyear told me to use the G159s and to put 60 in front
and 55 on rear. Seems the front weighs more than rear. Anyway, five pounds less
on rears.

Al Chernoff

> Emory, I bought my Alcoas and load range E tires in march 93. To date they
> have 5713 miles. The motorhome is garaged when not used (mostly garaged) but
> next march I'm going to buy six new tires. The last thing I want to have is a
> blown tire. Already had one in 92. Not fun and expensive. As for pressure, 70#
> is what I have on mine but as I understand it, it varies from manufacture to
> manufacture.
> Manny Trovao
> 73 Custom/used to be Glacier
>
> In a message dated 10/29/98 1:23:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,

>
> wheels.
> I still have good tread on my Michelin load range D on the 4 rear wheels but
> they are about 5 years old. I have read a couple of messages suggesting that
> they not be used more than 4-5 years. Do some of you feel that I should
> replace them now?
>
> Also -- I have been using 70# of pressure in the tires. What is the
> recommendation for pressure in the load range E?
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley >>

 

[none]

Al......Can the Goodyear G159's be used with the stock wheels or must I change to Alcoas. I'd like to stick with stock..
Jim Davis

- -----Original Message-----
From: mr.c [SMTP:mr.c]
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 8:17 PM
To: gmcmotorhome
Subject: Re: GMC: Tire pressures

Don Wirth who worked for Goodyear told me to use the G159s and to put 60 in front
and 55 on rear. Seems the front weighs more than rear. Anyway, five pounds less
on rears.

Al Chernoff

> Emory, I bought my Alcoas and load range E tires in march 93. To date they
> have 5713 miles. The motorhome is garaged when not used (mostly garaged) but
> next march I'm going to buy six new tires. The last thing I want to have is a
> blown tire. Already had one in 92. Not fun and expensive. As for pressure, 70#
> is what I have on mine but as I understand it, it varies from manufacture to
> manufacture.
> Manny Trovao
> 73 Custom/used to be Glacier
>
> In a message dated 10/29/98 1:23:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,

>
> wheels.
> I still have good tread on my Michelin load range D on the 4 rear wheels but
> they are about 5 years old. I have read a couple of messages suggesting that
> they not be used more than 4-5 years. Do some of you feel that I should
> replace them now?
>
> Also -- I have been using 70# of pressure in the tires. What is the
> recommendation for pressure in the load range E?
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley >>

 

[mr.c]

I remember Don Wirth telling me the original tires were 16.5 and the alcoas need 16 and you cannot put the 16.5 on the
alcoas. I also found that my tires were 7 plus years old and although they looked great, I was asking for trouble. I
changed both and am real, I mean, real happy.

Al

> Al......Can the Goodyear G159's be used with the stock wheels or must I change to Alcoas. I'd like to stick with stock..
> Jim Davis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mr.c [SMTP:mr.c]
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 8:17 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: Tire pressures
>
> Don Wirth who worked for Goodyear told me to use the G159s and to put 60 in front
> and 55 on rear. Seems the front weighs more than rear. Anyway, five pounds less
> on rears.
>
> Al Chernoff
>

>
> > Emory, I bought my Alcoas and load range E tires in march 93. To date they
> > have 5713 miles. The motorhome is garaged when not used (mostly garaged) but
> > next march I'm going to buy six new tires. The last thing I want to have is a
> > blown tire. Already had one in 92. Not fun and expensive. As for pressure, 70#
> > is what I have on mine but as I understand it, it varies from manufacture to
> > manufacture.
> > Manny Trovao
> > 73 Custom/used to be Glacier
> >
> > In a message dated 10/29/98 1:23:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> >
> > > wheels.
> > I still have good tread on my Michelin load range D on the 4 rear wheels but
> > they are about 5 years old. I have read a couple of messages suggesting that
> > they not be used more than 4-5 years. Do some of you feel that I should
> > replace them now?
> >
> > Also -- I have been using 70# of pressure in the tires. What is the
> > recommendation for pressure in the load range E?
> >
> > Emery Stora
> > 77 Kingsley >>