RV tires best buy

The 2 tires I took off were 12 years old, and could not find a crack in them anywhere. But has always been stored in side when not being used.

I just has 2 new XRV's 235/80-22.5 put on with the beads, 975.00, without the FMCA discount. I thought that was a good price. And after a 1100 mi trip, I think the beads do a good job.

We just bought 6 235/80R22.5 XRV Michelin tires through FMCA for $2644.

I want to thank all of you for your information you provided. Got a lot of checking to do in the next few days.

Executive wrote:
Michelin XRV in your size are $503 ea thru FMCA and the XZE's show up at $481 each. Do the math and see if that's to your advantage after shopping....Dennis

Thank you, I'll check with FMCA tomorrow.

DSDP Don wrote:
"GHOST1750"...Take a look at the Hankook AH12 RV tires. You won't go wrong with them and if you do a search, you'll find no complaints. I replaced my Goodyears on my Diplomat with the Hankooks and they rode smoother and handled better. You can usually find the AH12's for about $400.00 each.

The only problem with the Hankooks (a marketing blunder since everyone loves them) is that they don't come in all sizes. In your case, they come in a 255/70-22.5, not the 255/80 that you have. Theoretically, they would be a little shorter and a little wider, but since all companies fudge some on the specs, I would compare them to the Michellins, my guess they would be pretty close to identical.

A 265/75R22.5 Hankook is a direct swap for Michelin's 255/80.

The Michelin price through FMCA is great, except neither of the Michelins are available. Neither the XKE or the XRV's are available unless you can find them in stock. I've been looking around Central Florida for a month. Finally spoke to Michelins and they told me at least 4 weeks before they go into production.

Checked CW for Goodyear replacements and the quote was almost 2 grand more than the Michelin quote.

Jim@HiTek wrote:
Weather cracks don't automatically indicate the tire needs to be replaced. If they are under the manufacturers specified depth. This depends on age of the tire of course but check the manufacturers web site, or with their reps as either source should be able to tell you if the cracks are too deep or if the tire is too old to be trusted.

Also, Amazon carries 22.5's and if you're a Prime member, shipping is free. The brand and style I bought came to $200 each. And most Love's Truck tire stores will M&B them even if you didn't buy them from them. And they have a balancing machine big enough to balance them. Cost me $40/tire to get the M&B done there. So as low as $1500 for a full set M&B'ed if you want to work a little at saving money. Also drove up from California to Oregon to have it done up here.

Even if you have/had the money to do Michelin - who on this forum has worn them out in the 7-8 year time frame? Few if any would be my Guess, so the Amazon steer tires in a 6 or 8 grouping shipped to a non tax address installer (we use Delaware here on the east coast) so in my case I'd look at the fronts and then look at the rear and save some money. Truckers all over the US do the same thing, so do what works for you.

JMHO,

"GHOST1750"...Take a look at the Hankook AH12 RV tires. You won't go wrong with them and if you do a search, you'll find no complaints. I replaced my Goodyears on my Diplomat with the Hankooks and they rode smoother and handled better. You can usually find the AH12's for about $400.00 each.

The only problem with the Hankooks (a marketing blunder since everyone loves them) is that they don't come in all sizes. In your case, they come in a 255/70-22.5, not the 255/80 that you have. Theoretically, they would be a little shorter and a little wider, but since all companies fudge some on the specs, I would compare them to the Michellins, my guess they would be pretty close to identical.

The FMCA deal on Michelin's is good. But couldn't beat the price I got on 6 new Hankook tires. See if sizing is available. All I know is the RV handles great and I liked saving money.