Tire selection --need help

[hawk ii]

Hi

I need 6 new tires for my newly acquired '76 Royale.

I have narrowed down my choices to two brands:

Bridgestone R273 E 8.75/16.5R at the driveaway price of $890
Firestone R4S E 8.75/16.5r at the driveaway price of $690

I am leaning towards the Firestones -- but I need some feedback
from anyone who has experience with these 2 brands.

My major concern is blow-out protection

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[john wright]

Pete,
I have just put 3K miles on a set of Firestone Steeltex Radial R4S
LT225/75R16 M/S Load range E tires. This tire is almost the same size
as the stock 8.75/16.5 tire that came on you coach, almost no speedo
error. When I got my Alcoa's from Buskirks it was one of the tires that
they recommended. Works great and ride good.

J.R. Wright
GMC Greatlaker
77 Eleganza II
Michigan

>
> Hi
>
> I need 6 new tires for my newly acquired '76 Royale.
>
> I have narrowed down my choices to two brands:
>
> Bridgestone R273 E 8.75/16.5R at the driveaway price of $890
> Firestone R4S E 8.75/16.5r at the driveaway price of $690
>
> I am leaning towards the Firestones -- but I need some feedback
> from anyone who has experience with these 2 brands.
>
> My major concern is blow-out protection
>
> ===
> Pete Papas-Daytona Beach---Land of Hard Beaches & Soft Women
> . ____________ (MY TOYS) ____________ (904)672-0571
> . /_][__][] []| 1973 GMC M/H /_][__][] | 1976 GMC M/H
> . *O-------OO--' Painted Desert *O-------OO--' Royale R/Bath
> .1976 Bi-Centennial Iron Head - Harley Davidson Motor Cycle
> .1979 280ZX Datsun (First Production Year - 1 of only 1000)
> .Home Page-> http://members.tripod.com/~mehawk_ii/index.html
> _________________________________________________________
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[david l greenberg]

>Hi
>
>I need 6 new tires for my newly acquired '76 Royale.
>
>I have narrowed down my choices to two brands:
>
>Bridgestone R273 E 8.75/16.5R at the driveaway price of $890
>Firestone R4S E 8.75/16.5r at the driveaway price of $690
>
>I am leaning towards the Firestones -- but I need some feedback
>from anyone who has experience with these 2 brands.
>
>My major concern is blow-out protection
>
>
Pete, as you may know, I have a bias toward the Bridgestone tires but
since Bridgestone owns Firestone I would think they would be good also.
Having said that, I would wonder why the $200 or $33 differance per tire?

If they both carry the same weight at same tire pressure, I would guess
you can go with the lower priced tire. I personally would stick with the
Bridgestones.

David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
200 MacFarlane Drive
Delray Beach, FL 33483-6829

 

[larry bellows]

Went the Firestone route here, only about 50 miles on the new tires so
can't provide longevity information. Went with V
rated Firehawks instead of Bridgestones on our 560 SL last year to save
a ton of money and have been very happy with
them. Larry

> Hi
>
> I need 6 new tires for my newly acquired '76 Royale.
>
> I have narrowed down my choices to two brands:
>
> Bridgestone R273 E 8.75/16.5R at the driveaway price of $890
> Firestone R4S E 8.75/16.5r at the driveaway price of $690
>
> I am leaning towards the Firestones -- but I need some feedback
> from anyone who has experience with these 2 brands.
>
> My major concern is blow-out protection

 

[dave1]

>I need 6 new tires for my newly acquired '76 Royale.

I have been using the Michilan 8.75/16.5R, XPS rib, load range E tires. So
far so good, 10K+ miles and still looking like new. They where about $140
each (couple years ago).

Dave
73 Sequoia

 

[doyle todd]

FWIW: Our transportation dept has moved to firestones . They run this tire
on our small school buses. The director reports very few and often no
problems.

Jack

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-gmcmotorhome
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Papas
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 5:28 PM
To: gmcmotorhome
Subject: Re: GMC: Tire selection --need help

Hi

I need 6 new tires for my newly acquired '76 Royale.

I have narrowed down my choices to two brands:

Bridgestone R273 E 8.75/16.5R at the driveaway price of $890
Firestone R4S E 8.75/16.5r at the driveaway price of $690

I am leaning towards the Firestones -- but I need some feedback
from anyone who has experience with these 2 brands.

My major concern is blow-out protection

===
Pete Papas-Daytona Beach---Land of Hard Beaches & Soft Women
. ____________ (MY TOYS) ____________ (904)672-0571
. /_][__][] []| 1973 GMC M/H /_][__][] | 1976 GMC M/H
. *O-------OO--' Painted Desert *O-------OO--' Royale R/Bath
.1976 Bi-Centennial Iron Head - Harley Davidson Motor Cycle
.1979 280ZX Datsun (First Production Year - 1 of only 1000)
.Home Page-> http://members.tripod.com/~mehawk_ii/index.html
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