|-----Original Message-----
|On Behalf Of Dave
|Subject: Re: GMC: Tire Question re 65 vs 80 lbs on E's
{snip}
|But I still keep a close eye on my tires while I am on the road. Experience
|tells me that tires don't just pop. They come apart slowly and then they
|pop. So at each rest stop, while things are still warm from the road, I do
|a quick walk around. I look and touch the tires and wheels. I look for
heat
|or bulges in the sidewalls and tread.
Just a FWIW --
I agree with your 'conventional wisdom', but... my recent front bogie
(passenger side) failure had just been 'properly' inflated before we left,
and had been hand and visually checked less than 25 miles prior to blowout.
Also -- finally had to give up on the Goodyear G-159's, going with Michelin
XPS @ $130 per tire + $7.50 for road hazard (life of the tread) replacement
coverage; special order at Sam's.
Sam's is $115 each if in stock, which is their cost on the tires. There were
none in stock at a reasonable distance. They will not continue to stock the
tires except at their central warehouses. Delivery is reported to be 1-2
days.
There are no Goodyears in the midwest (unless they're at a GMC specific
place like Buskirk/Cinnabar/Grandview) Goodyear says:
"G-159 225 R75 16 is not an OE, not a 'replacement market' tire (whatever
that means) and is not scheduled for production at this time." G-159 *235*
85 R16's are generally available, but a larger diameter tire, which I did
not want.
That's all I can report, based on calls and visits to all good sized company
and independent retailers in northern Indiana, Chicago and SW Michigan. This
includes NTB, Discount Tire, Tire Rack, Masten. McCord and the Goodyear
Truck center in Cicero, IL and countless others.
I did not consider the Bridgestone tire, which may be available.
Also, almost every store I visited or called suggested a tire with 'rag'
(not steel) sidewalls as an acceptable substitute. All were quite convincing
in the 'near identical' characteristics of the poly sidewall tires, and
several indicated that the poly sidewall tires were the same diameter and
were load range "E", or had weight carrying capacity that was "similar." I
can see why so many coaches have "D" tires. It's simply the path of least
resistance.
Mark
|On Behalf Of Dave
|Subject: Re: GMC: Tire Question re 65 vs 80 lbs on E's
{snip}
|But I still keep a close eye on my tires while I am on the road. Experience
|tells me that tires don't just pop. They come apart slowly and then they
|pop. So at each rest stop, while things are still warm from the road, I do
|a quick walk around. I look and touch the tires and wheels. I look for
heat
|or bulges in the sidewalls and tread.
Just a FWIW --
I agree with your 'conventional wisdom', but... my recent front bogie
(passenger side) failure had just been 'properly' inflated before we left,
and had been hand and visually checked less than 25 miles prior to blowout.
Also -- finally had to give up on the Goodyear G-159's, going with Michelin
XPS @ $130 per tire + $7.50 for road hazard (life of the tread) replacement
coverage; special order at Sam's.
Sam's is $115 each if in stock, which is their cost on the tires. There were
none in stock at a reasonable distance. They will not continue to stock the
tires except at their central warehouses. Delivery is reported to be 1-2
days.
There are no Goodyears in the midwest (unless they're at a GMC specific
place like Buskirk/Cinnabar/Grandview) Goodyear says:
"G-159 225 R75 16 is not an OE, not a 'replacement market' tire (whatever
that means) and is not scheduled for production at this time." G-159 *235*
85 R16's are generally available, but a larger diameter tire, which I did
not want.
That's all I can report, based on calls and visits to all good sized company
and independent retailers in northern Indiana, Chicago and SW Michigan. This
includes NTB, Discount Tire, Tire Rack, Masten. McCord and the Goodyear
Truck center in Cicero, IL and countless others.
I did not consider the Bridgestone tire, which may be available.
Also, almost every store I visited or called suggested a tire with 'rag'
(not steel) sidewalls as an acceptable substitute. All were quite convincing
in the 'near identical' characteristics of the poly sidewall tires, and
several indicated that the poly sidewall tires were the same diameter and
were load range "E", or had weight carrying capacity that was "similar." I
can see why so many coaches have "D" tires. It's simply the path of least
resistance.
Mark
