10-23-2015, 03:51 AM
It is interesting how different people come to a decision on this subject, and all for good reason. My 1978 Newell had 22.5's and I installed Goodyear because a friend who was a distributor could get me a great price on a great tire. They performed flawlessly.
When I bought the 24.5's last year for my 1993 I used FMCA's advantage program and saved a little money on the Michelin. I've run a LOT of different tires from different brands over the years. I've never had a bad Michelin tire. My own perception of Michelin is that they are a premium tire and more likely to hold up for 10 years. The tires that were on my 1993 when I bought it were Yokohama and Bridgestone. They were way past their ideal service date but still ran smooth and showed very little age cracking. I sold them to local truckers to be used on trailers.
Chesters advice is good...Check the manufacture date of whatever tire you choose. 24.5's are not fast movers these days. You will want to get as new of a new tire as possible!
Balancing....Another subject to consider. My Michelin dealer offered the balancing "beads". I decided to try it. The first 10 miles the thing wobbled all over the place. Since then I have been satisfied with the balance. Others have said they don't balance at all with good results. If you do decide to install balance beads be sure that they install the little yellow bands to the valve stem that indicate the bead installation and install filtered valve stems.
When I bought the 24.5's last year for my 1993 I used FMCA's advantage program and saved a little money on the Michelin. I've run a LOT of different tires from different brands over the years. I've never had a bad Michelin tire. My own perception of Michelin is that they are a premium tire and more likely to hold up for 10 years. The tires that were on my 1993 when I bought it were Yokohama and Bridgestone. They were way past their ideal service date but still ran smooth and showed very little age cracking. I sold them to local truckers to be used on trailers.
Chesters advice is good...Check the manufacture date of whatever tire you choose. 24.5's are not fast movers these days. You will want to get as new of a new tire as possible!
Balancing....Another subject to consider. My Michelin dealer offered the balancing "beads". I decided to try it. The first 10 miles the thing wobbled all over the place. Since then I have been satisfied with the balance. Others have said they don't balance at all with good results. If you do decide to install balance beads be sure that they install the little yellow bands to the valve stem that indicate the bead installation and install filtered valve stems.
1993 Newell (316) 45' 8V92,towing an Imperial open trailer or RnR custom built enclosed trailer. FMCA#232958 '67 Airstream Overlander 27' '67GTO,'76TransAm,'52Chevy panel, 2000 Corvette "Lingenfelter"modified, '23 Grand Cherokee.