sorry, I mis-quoted those tire sizes (thanks for the heads up Michael)... I am putting 365s on the front and 11R24.5 on the rear :-)
I did finally find some General S371 11R24.5 16-ply H-rated tires in stock near me at $405 each...
I called Newell and Prevost and neither of them have 24.5 size in stock...
Got the coach back and the wheels and tires look great!!! The turning radius does not seem to be affected at all but we just drove it a few blocks from the shop that did the work.
Thanks Chappell, I cannot find BFGs anywhere! No one has 24.5 tires around here - I found 2 places with Generals in stock and one with Dunlop so far. I ordered the Dunlop so ask me in 2 years if I like them...
My dealer here in Nacogodoches sell Michelin and other brands of course. The reason I chose B F Goodrich is because 11R are truck tires not MH tires and Michelin in 11R 24.5 only goes to H in load rating and BF Goodrich goes to a higher load rating of J and is slightly cheaper than Michelin and are owned by Michelin as I was told.
I know that this is a little off topic, but I remember reading an article saying that mileage was substantially better with tires that had 60,000 miles on them. I don't know of any motor home owner that had to replace tires because they were wore out, but because they were 6 or more years old. Newell Gurus needs to find a used truck sales company that will sell us tires with 60,000 miles that are a year or two old. This would allow them to sell trucks with brand new tires and us to get better mileage...win win.
Jon & Chris Everton
1986 40' Dog House #86
450 hp ISM 5 spd ZF Ecomat 2
2004 Range Rover L322 Toad
I don't have any hard data that says Michelins are more reliable. I have had good luck with them, and the Advantage program puts them close in price to others.
This is an area that I don't try to save money, and like Tom I have all of them spin balanced.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
95 Newell, 390 Ex caretaker
99 Newell, 512 Ex caretaker
07 Prevost Marathon, 1025
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home )