Michelin tires M/S vs. M/S2

klutchdust wrote:
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?

midnightsadie wrote:
find a dealer that does farm tires and they can do the job, DON

Not many farms out this way but i understand what you are saying. America's tire will do it, no problem.

j-d wrote:
Check with "America's Tire" which is what our local "Discount Tire" is but Out West.

Discount had no problems with M&B and installation of custom valves. I was already in the midst of brake work, so I had the four rear wheels off when I found I wanted tires. So I just took the fronts off and dug the spare out rather than put the rears back on just for Discount to take them off again. They had Coates tire machines that break the bead with the wheel leaning against the base of the machine. Then they put it up in the traditional flat position to crank the old off and the new on. Then they inflated them in a blowout cage like big rig tires. VERY safety oriented. All they do is TIRES. No Brakes, Alignments, A/C, etc.
I believe they can sell Michelins and also do the recall swapouts.
Please DO get Tire-Man or "Borg" custom valves. At least the Rears. For Front and Spare, you need slightly longer metal stems (or you can't get gauge/chuck onto them). There are also 15-degree angled custom stems. Those are in Tire-Man kits. You may need to expedite getting custom stems. If you need to, you can call Chuck at Tire-Man and I'm sure he'll step up. I have a phone number for Bill at Borg and I know he'll do that. I damaged one and Bill got me a replacement PRONTO, all the way cross country. And, **I** DAMAGED it, no fault of Discount Tire.

gcloss wrote:

klutchdust wrote:

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.

Depending on the age of the tires (less than 6 yrs), it may be worth trying to get something out of Michelin. I had the A/S on my truck with 10k miles and 1-1/2 years when the sidewalls (both sides) started to crack. I went to a STS Tire & Auto and they took care of getting 4 new tires under prorated warranty. The bill came to $1295 and I only had to pay $208 for 4 brand new M/S2s.

klutchdust wrote:

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.

klutchdust wrote:

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 . Tire rack sells new tires, at a fair price .