Michelin tires M/S vs. M/S2

IAMICHABOD wrote:

klutchdust wrote:
The interesting part of this now is finding an installer. Purchasing the tires on line and out of state but then you need to use one of their

Recommended installers. I say Motorhome and you think I said army tank. One installer said he couldn't break the bead on a load range E tire.

Weenies....Others said they don't have a jack to lift it. Huh?

I and many of my friend have used Sudduth Tire in Long Beach for all of our tire needs on our RVs,their business specializes in trucks, they do it all from install, balancing to sales, they have good prices on tires and if you want tires with a newer date on them they will find them for you at no extra cost. Buying on line I don't know how old they may be.

They even put my Tire Man valve stems in for me that I brought to them.

Very familiar with Sudduth Tire, they were a supplier to a shipping company I was involved with and we used hundreds of their truck tires .

klutchdust wrote:
The interesting part of this now is finding an installer. Purchasing the tires on line and out of state but then you need to use one of their

Recommended installers. I say Motorhome and you think I said army tank. One installer said he couldn't break the bead on a load range E tire.

Weenies....Others said they don't have a jack to lift it. Huh?

I and many of my friend have used Sudduth Tire in Long Beach for all of our tire needs on our RVs,their business specializes in trucks, they do it all from install, balancing to sales, they have good prices on tires and if you want tires with a newer date on them they will find them for you at no extra cost. Buying on line I don't know how old they may be.

They even put my Tire Man valve stems in for me that I brought to them.

j-d wrote:
Class C tires are no different than 250/2500 pickup tires, or the 350/3500 dually versions of those trucks. But an RV may be too tall for their door or too long for their lift. I had a set installed on a Class C by Pep Boys and they just jacked it outside their tire bay. Others just won't do that. Twice, I've jacked it myself, put it on stands, pulled the wheels and taken them to the tire shop.
Any tire labeled "LT" or load range "E" breaks down no harder or easier than any others with the same designation.

WIMPS!!!

LTX M/S2 should be an improvement over the LTX M/S tire that is OEM on many trucks and all Ford Class C chassis.

There is a service that will come to the house for M&B for 25 per tire. he wasn't sure how many jacks he would need. Dude, you are in the tire business. i agree with

your statement. i have E's on my 2500 pick up. One man said you have to go to the new tire store because they have the latest equipment to do "that kind of thing"

And folks wonder why I don't go to chain store repair shops for even an oil change. God forbid they stripped a nut, they would have no idea what a thread chaser is.

I even offered to raise the coach a corner at a time with the levelers, use my big wooden blocks for safety and do one at a time, he hung up on me. Losers. LOL.

Class C tires are no different than 250/2500 pickup tires, or the 350/3500 dually versions of those trucks. But an RV may be too tall for their door or too long for their lift. I had a set installed on a Class C by Pep Boys and they just jacked it outside their tire bay. Others just won't do that. Twice, I've jacked it myself, put it on stands, pulled the wheels and taken them to the tire shop.
Any tire labeled "LT" or load range "E" breaks down no harder or easier than any others with the same designation.

WIMPS!!!

LTX M/S2 should be an improvement over the LTX M/S tire that is OEM on many trucks and all Ford Class C chassis.

The interesting part of this now is finding an installer. Purchasing the tires on line and out of state but then you need to use one of their

Recommended installers. I say Motorhome and you think I said army tank. One installer said he couldn't break the bead on a load range E tire.

Weenies....Others said they don't have a jack to lift it. Huh?

Harvard wrote:
For winter driving reasons (Snowbirds in late December) I installed Michelin LTX Winter (winter rubber) tires. I too figure that my tires will time out before I use all the available rubber.

Living in S. Ca. the chances of me driving in snow are slim. The passes get snow occasionally but not enough for me to use anything but a M/S pattern.

CloudDriver wrote:
There was a recall of Michelin tires late last year. Check your tire date codes as you may have some free replacements coming.

I replaced mine with the MS2's. IMO a better ride that the previous MS tires.

I checked, they are pre recall. That's what started this idea to remove them. I noticed some potential issues. Tires will go to the farm for off road use.

For winter driving reasons (Snowbirds in late December) I installed Michelin LTX Winter (winter rubber) tires. I too figure that my tires will time out before I use all the available rubber.

There was a recall of Michelin tires late last year. Check your tire date codes as you may have some free replacements coming.

I replaced mine with the MS2's. IMO a better ride that the previous MS tires.