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bartgillam's avatar
bartgillam
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Mar 24, 2015

Tires on my Coachmen Classic

I bought a Coachmen Classic last week for a trip i go on twice a year thats roughly an hour and 30 minutes from my house. The RV currently has some expensive Michelin XPS i think they are called on it. One of the tires blew out and i have a spare on it right now. I have been searching and i realize tires are very important but thats almost a 300 dollar tire. I have found this tire BFGOODRICH TIRE and i was wondering if that is a suitable tire for this very short trip. At the very least will this tire work for one trip until i can save and get another? I could buy the XPS tire but im saving for the vacation so the cheaper the better.
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  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    Mar 25, 2015
    did you check at the michilin site for the tire recall they had ,there was a huge recall .you could be in for free tires?? get you code numbers off your tires and search it .
  • RLS7201's avatar
    RLS7201
    Explorer II
    Mar 24, 2015
    bartgillam wrote:
    Its a 1987 Chevy chassis sorry i forgot to mention that piece of information. So the answer is a yes but the ride will feel different basically..I am ok with that as long as mechanically it is safe..


    OK, I forgot about the lighter Chevy chassis having 16" tires.
    The same handling differences still apply. I don't see the tires you are looking at as being a safety hazard.

    Richard
  • bartgillam's avatar
    bartgillam
    Explorer
    Mar 24, 2015
    Its a 1987 Chevy chassis sorry i forgot to mention that piece of information. So the answer is a yes but the ride will feel different basically..I am ok with that as long as mechanically it is safe..
  • RLS7201's avatar
    RLS7201
    Explorer II
    Mar 24, 2015
    From the style of the tire you mention, I'll have to assume you have a 1988-1997 Ford F53 chassis with 235/85R16 tires. The Michelin XPS tire was OEM on that chassis. Due to the very tall side wall, the tire has a tendency to wallow from side to side in a turn. Thus Ford used an all steel ply construction tire. The only other all steel tire like the XPS is a Bridgestone R250. Other brands with different ply materials in the side wall will work but will not feel as solid as the Michelin XPS or Bridgestone R250. Some do not notice the difference and you may be one of those or not. I am very sensitive to the feel of a vehicle and did notice the difference when I tried a set of Coopers, which I returned under Cooper's satisfaction warranty and replaced with Michelin XPS tires.

    Richard
    95 Bounder F53

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