Wow! Tires...
A little searching shows just how controversial this topic can be. So I need *one* for sure, and may buy two to keep the same tread depth on the fronts. Going on a Class C Motorhome, but a small o...
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DaHose wrote:
In a nutshell.
If you have true 16" wheels, you can buy light truck tires in the right load rating. They will have a recommended replacement life of 5 years.
If you have 16.5" wheels, then you will probably only have one choice of tire (Firestone TransForce), but it will be a true motorhome rated tire with a life of 7 years.
Jose
Wow you sound like a really good Firestone salesperson !!! LoL
Please tell ....what makes You think the firestone transforce line of LT tires are "TRUE MOTORHOME RATED " more so than any of the other brands of LT tires in the same load range and size ???
I,m not knocking those tires at all ....but there is nothing about them that makes them " true motorhome rated " whatever that means ???... any more than their comparetively priced competition in the same load range ....... They are ALL LT tires !!!!
Those maybe the only option in the 16.5" size these days ,but they are no better or worse , or last longer than other makes of LT TIRES.
There are some ALL STEEL lines of 16" tires out there like the
Michelin Xps rib
Goodyear gs series
Bridgestone duravis etc. that one might consider "true mh tires" but those are in another league & price range entirely .....
