[Pluto]

Hello all,

One of our outer drive tires has started to crack from dry rot and I'd like to get them all replaced before a trip we have coming up. 

 I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for tires ? 

The size is 11R 24.5 with 149/146L load rating.

I've seen prices from $400 to over $1000 for each tire.  I'm sure they won't get a ton of miles on them but I'd still like to get some decent ones regardless. 

Thanks 
Tyler Phillips

[HoosierDaddy]

Well Tyler this subject often gets a lot of interesting answers!! When I bought tires for 316 I purchased Michelin through FRVA (formerly FMCA). They had a decent discount program at the time. I’m sure you are aware that typically tires age out before they wear out on a MH. I have been successful at selling my old tires to farmers or truckers for lower speed short trips on the farm. My hope is that Michelin uses better raw materials that age better than a bargain priced tire. I also think they are more desirable on the used market. I ran Goodyear on my former Newell. They performed very well.

[Pluto]

Thanks for the reply, HD. Our steer tires are michelin and they look a lot fresher than the drive tires. Not sure if they're the same age though, I need to look for the date code on them. I know michelin makes a good tire.

The drive tires are all Yokohama, which I think has a good reputation as well. Depending on price and availability I may try and find the same ones as what's on there now.

I called the local tire shop today and they had some off-brand tires for less than $400/ea, but I don't want to go super cheap. They did say I can bring my own tires in and they'd install them, no issue.

[Jack Houpe]

We have Toyo on the steer and tag and double nickel on the drives. There are not a lot of options for r11 24.5 tires. I was talking to a trucker and it was nothing to put over 100k miles in a year, we will never see that with these coaches but age is more dangerous that high miles, seems the rubber compound does better with working them.

[Pluto]

Hey Jack, thanks for the information. I've found a set of toyo tires that are about $20 cheaper per tire than the Yokohama ones that are on there now.

I've also been looking at some Hankook tires that are about $50 cheaper per tire than the Yokohama. I'm not sure but I would assume that south Korea makes some pretty good stuff haha.

Regardless of what we get, I will probably be ordering from Walmart and having them installed at a local tire shop here in Page.

The shop charges $110 per tire for installation which seems kind of expensive, idk. There's not a lot of options in The area though ha.

Has anyone used balancing beads in their tires? The guy at the tire shop mentioned them but I've never heard of them. Is it something that the tires need to run smooth?

Thanks again!

[HoosierDaddy]

I’m running balance beads in the Michelins. It takes a couple miles for them to settle in . Actually the golf balls I ran in the goodyears worked just as well.

[arcticdude]

My current rig came with Toyo’s on the drive and tag. They have worked well so far, maybe 35000 miles. They seem to be a heavy tire, heavier than my previous Michelins in the same size.

Given my small vehicle experience with Hankooks, I would not run them on anything in the future. All 4 went square by 45,000 miles. Literally square. They developed ridges or points in the tread, so you could not make them ride smoothly. Balancing didn’t make a difference.

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My current rig came with Toyo’s on the drive and tag.  They have worked well so far, maybe 35000 miles.  They seem to be a heavy tire, heavier than my previous Michelins in the same size.

Given my small vehicle experience with Hankooks, I would not run them on anything in the future.  All 4 went square by 45,000 miles. Literally square.  They developed ridges or points in the tread, so you could not make them ride smoothly. Balancing didn’t make a difference.

I put Toyos all around on my Newell, I think they are quality for the value. All the tires I received were less than 6 months old in fact less than 3 months old. I have been very happy with them.

[rvguy]

Toyo on the rear   about 550-600 each
michelon on the front if you have the bigger size tire- cause they are the only one making that size  1380.00-1700.00 each
JMO  thats what we run on our unit and have had no issues.

[Richard]

Yes on balance beads in all the tires. I use counteract with great success.

Now 110 bucks will buy you two truck tire irons. 660 bucks will buy two irons, a Milwaukee impact gun, and a 20 ton bottle jack.
Plenty of videos out there on how. If you go that route, I can tell you how to dismount and mount without the iron ever touching the shiny side of the rim.
Just sayin that a scrawny old feller like me mounts his own tires. I learned because I was tired of the tire gorillas tearing up my ride.

The only additional cost to consider would be the cost of disposal.

And if you are worried about getting them to seat on the bead on initial inflation, a bucket of Murphy’s tire grease is amazing.

BTW, I mounted the front tires on your coach.