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stew9483
Explorer
Dec 31, 2015

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 lt225/75r16 tires. For those of you who have had these on there Class C, what is your opinion of them? Do they hold up well? Just curious since mine is a large Class C if they will last. Scared to death of a potential blow out so I keep them aired up and clean and covered all the time. Please share your opinions if you have personally had these on yours. Thank you in advance.
  • The best there is. But please look at the tire closely. There is a place on the tire that says DOT with numbers thereafter . It is on one side of the tire or the other. Call your local tire shop and ask them what year the tires were manufactured in. If over four years old replace them. I can tell you from experience from two blowouts on 5 year old tires that it is not worth it. The blown out tires were garaged with no dry rot and 5 years old. And if someone on Facebook said I lied would you believe them?
  • chinook440 wrote:
    Just my opinion of course but that size tire on a 32' motorhome is pushing the limits . .That same size tire and load range is used on 19' passenger vans .
    That's what I thought too. Of course, I don't know anything about motor homes. Does the placard inside the door frame specify what size tire the motor home originally came with?
  • Just my opinion of course but that size tire on a 32' motorhome is pushing the limits . .That same size tire and load range is used on 19' passenger vans .
  • j-d's avatar
    j-d
    Explorer II
    Once you are set up for a trip: People, supplies, equipment, fuel... Go weigh the coach at a truck stop (politically correct term is Travel Center). Adjust tire pressure to match load using Michelin's RV Tire Chart. Bear in mind those weights are individual corners so half the scale weight or double the corner weight, then set the pressure. New tires, new Michelins, no doubt MS/2's, no worries. IF it turns out you're very close to max axle loads (see door sticker, should be 5000-Front, 9500-Rear), then on replacement, I might do an upgrade to a higher line tire in the same size like Michelin XPS Rib or Bridgestone Duravis R250.

    IF you have a spare, I'd suggest rotating it with the two front tires. Leave the rears in place.

    What do you have for Valve Stems? The BORG (Dually Valve) or Tire-Man is the way to go with rears. For Front and Spare, just be sure they're all-metal (fastened with a nut) and at least 2" long, 2-1/2" better.
  • On that year they are probably the new ones. Most are now.Here is an earlier thread on them.

    Clicky
  • Not scared of them but just heard from someone on facebook that claims there not a good choice. I trust real RV people on here. So I am asking the people that have owned them. Date is good. Its on a 2015 model.
  • Have you checked the date on the tires yet, what is the reason you are scared of them?