Tires - To Sipe or Not to Sipe Toyo M154s

toedtoes wrote:
That you have voiced several times a dissatisfaction with the Michelin tires, just makes all this seem silly. Why would you even consider trying to duplicate a tire of which you think so poorly?

Not the tread design, nor the ride, the grip or the noise. But the durability. I have voiced that several times in this thread, as well. One need only look as far as the OP to read, "...these particular Michelins have a very poor reputation for early sidewall cracking and such."

Here again... the Toyos were not designed to target the motorhome market. They're website lists them as "Recommended" for steers and "Suitable" for drives... on commercial vehicles. They happen to come in a rare size that compares to the OEM tires and many owners have reported much satisfaction with them... including the prior owner of the subject rig.

The Michelin website makes it clear that the XRV is targeted to the motorhome market. One could only assume that means they are meant to be "Recommended" as both steer and drive tires. Perhaps the siping has something to do with this? I don't know.

Anyone reading through this thread is probably sick of seeing me repeat all this by now.

And it doesn't matter. My decision not to sipe was all but made before I started the thread. I've made that clear, as well. I asked for opinions... because I felt this was a unique case... and I think I've got yours.

Thanks for weighing in.
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