Michelin LT 225/75r16.....your opinion?
Hey all, I am sure this has been posted somewhere before but I just purchased a 2015 32 foot Thor Chateau model 31E in September. It has 3000 miles on it and comes equipped with the michelin lt225/75r...
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cgmartine wrote:
To start with, you can disregard what you read on Face Book. Second, your tires are Michelin, one of the best, if not the best brand. Your motorhome is a 2015 and has 3,000 miles, so your tires are brand new. With proper maintenance, they should be good for at least 50,000. Also, unless there is some very bad unusual wear, you can also disregard rotation for another few thousand miles.
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You can also disregard a lot of what you read on this site. Those 225/75/16 tires are more than adequate for your MH.The 2 front tires combined, are rated for 5,360#,on a 5,000# rated axle, while the rear duals are rated for 9,880# on a 9,600# axle. If you overloaded those tires, you already have overloaded an axle or two.
You don't need tires rated for the GCWR of the vehicle. Your trailer tires would be supporting the weight of what's being towed, other than the tongue weight which would be included in your GVW.
All that being said, you have to be mindful of what weight you're running. It's quite easy to overload many of the class Cs out there. Some have plenty of OCCC, while others have not so much.
