Tires - To Sipe or Not to Sipe Toyo M154s

KendallP wrote:
1. I was not talking about design. There a tons of reports, here and other sites, of very early sidewall checking on the Michelins, despite very little UV exposure. I don't know where you got that MH owners are critiquing the design. They're simply reporting what happened to their OEM tires. Perhaps Michelin has solved that problem. If more owners hadn't felt burned by Michelin, I'm sure more of them would have stuck with the OEM tires to find out.

2. The manufacturer designed the Toyos to be best suited as steers. If you go to the webpage for these tires, you will see them "Recommended" as steers and "Suitable" as drives.

And if you click "Drive" tires, "22.5" on the same Toyo website, you will not see the M154 model listed.

The problem is, Toyo doesn't have a drive tire anywhere near the same size as the OEM. Nor does anyone else that I could find.

You were the one indicating it was MH owners. Quote: The Toyos are considered to be (by motorhome owners)... one of the best replacements.

Lots of comments are just as likely a result of them being a commonly available model. If 1% of people complain, you will have far more complaints from a tire that sells 100,000/yr vs one that sells 20,000/yr. You yourself, indicated the Michelin was a popular tire for this application.

If Toyo says they are "suitable" as drive tires, they are suitable.

If you think you know better than the manufacturer, go for it.