Roadtrek Tire size 225/75 versus 245/75
In a separate thread I am trying to solve the steering issue in my 1996 Dodge chassis Roadtrek. Tires keep coming up, so I am about to purchase new ones. Looking hard at the Michelin XPS Ribs in ...
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If you go with the larger size in Michelin XPS Ribs, I'd expect a noticeably harsher ride, both due the stiffer all-steel construction and the greater unsprung weight. You'll lose some acceleration and possibly gain a tiny bit of cruising gas mileage. Whether these will be bad enough to be objectionable is anybody's guess. There's always an element of rolling the dice in buying new tires for a B, unless replacing them with the same size & brand.
After I found that the old Michelin LTX's messed with the formerly-great driveability of my '01/'02 RT C190P, I found a set of Yokohama Geolandars that came with a 30-day trial period. That sealed the deal for me. Dunno what they'd have done if I'd wanted to return them, and anyway this was a decade ago.
Jim, "Old age comes at a bad time."
After I found that the old Michelin LTX's messed with the formerly-great driveability of my '01/'02 RT C190P, I found a set of Yokohama Geolandars that came with a 30-day trial period. That sealed the deal for me. Dunno what they'd have done if I'd wanted to return them, and anyway this was a decade ago.
Jim, "Old age comes at a bad time."
