Hi all, I'm looking for a gasser motorhome. Talking to someone who works on them said that a coach with 19.5 tires will not handle very well and only look at coaches with 22.5 tires. I had not heard that before. He said the 19.5 coaches are a smaller chassis and will be harder to handle in wind etc. Opinions from those with experience would be greatly appreciated. I am looking at 2 different ones both on workhorse chassis and both with 245/70R/19.5 tires. Thanks

Personally I wouldn't worry about it. The coach will spend a lot more time with the tire stationary then rolling even if you full time in the rig. Shop floor plan first and then look at the chassis and what size the tires might be.

Our 35' 2000 Itasca Suncruiser 35U (gasser) on the Ford chassis had 19.5" tires and, as far as I'm concerned, handled just fine. We had that coach for 15-seasons and traversed the country several times. As I recall we had roughly 75,000-miles on the odometer when we traded it.

I had a 29' gasser with 19.5 tires. I myself did not really feel that there was an issue. It was an entry level coach that to me handled all right. After a couple years traded for a 37' DP with 22.5 tires. The ride is great so is the cost of tires.Its not fair to try and compare the ride as my coaches were about as far apart as possible. I think its going to be hard to compare apples to apples on thin one.

I had this same thought many years ago when shopping for a gasser. Since then we have owned 2, both with 19.5 tires and never felt like it was an issue. Both of those were smaller Class A's though. If going 34+ feet I think you'll find they come with the larger wheels. I think it's more of a capacity/spec to chassis thing than a handling one. Smaller tires are cheaper.

That person that give you the tire information is NOT well informed. Do not use him for repairs.My old coach with 16" tires handles very well.Handling all depends on alignment and maybe a add-on or 2.Richard

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RLS7201
Explorer II
May 25, 2023
That person that give you the tire information is NOT well informed. Do not use him for repairs.
My old coach with 16" tires handles very well.
Handling all depends on alignment and maybe a add-on or 2.

Richard
way2roll
Navigator II
May 25, 2023
I had this same thought many years ago when shopping for a gasser. Since then we have owned 2, both with 19.5 tires and never felt like it was an issue. Both of those were smaller Class A's though. If going 34+ feet I think you'll find they come with the larger wheels. I think it's more of a capacity/spec to chassis thing than a handling one. Smaller tires are cheaper.
craig7h
Nomad II
May 25, 2023
I had a 29' gasser with 19.5 tires. I myself did not really feel that there was an issue. It was an entry level coach that to me handled all right. After a couple years traded for a 37' DP with 22.5 tires. The ride is great so is the cost of tires.

Its not fair to try and compare the ride as my coaches were about as far apart as possible. I think its going to be hard to compare apples to apples on thin one.
rk911
Explorer
May 25, 2023
Our 35' 2000 Itasca Suncruiser 35U (gasser) on the Ford chassis had 19.5" tires and, as far as I'm concerned, handled just fine. We had that coach for 15-seasons and traversed the country several times. As I recall we had roughly 75,000-miles on the odometer when we traded it.

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