Tires: XPS Ribs vs. LTX M/S?
A friend of mine just called and asked if I could ask you guys about a tire issue he's having. He is in his Class C, on a trip between CA and OK, and has blown a tire. He knows that he's due for new...
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You can see here that the regular Michelin XPS Rib tire is intended for commercial applications on the road, as is indicated by it's real smooth highway tread. It's warranty is only 60,000 miles:
http://www.michelinman.com/US/en/tires/products/xps-rib.html
If you would like your Class C to really be "ready for any road surface", then you might want to consider this Michelin XPS Traction tire (still with a steel casing) instead - if it's tread does not create too much noise on hard surfaces. However, it's warranty is only 50,000 miles:
http://www.michelinman.com/US/en/tires/products/xps-traction.html
Note that the Michelin LTX M/S2 tire has a 70,000 mile warranty. Of course no one would keep the same set of tires on their Class C for anywhere near 70,000 miles, but what this warranty means is that at whatever mileage you have on your LTX M/S2 tries, their tread is probably going to be less worn (for safer traction and more puncture-proofness) than that of tires with a lower warranty at the same mileage. The M/S2 tire carries this long warranty despite it's mildly aggressive mud and snow tread:
http://www.michelinman.com/US/en/tires/products/ltx-m-s-2.html
It's too bad that Michelin doesn't offer a mud and snow tire with a steel casing and a 70,000 mile warranty!
http://www.michelinman.com/US/en/tires/products/xps-rib.html
If you would like your Class C to really be "ready for any road surface", then you might want to consider this Michelin XPS Traction tire (still with a steel casing) instead - if it's tread does not create too much noise on hard surfaces. However, it's warranty is only 50,000 miles:
http://www.michelinman.com/US/en/tires/products/xps-traction.html
Note that the Michelin LTX M/S2 tire has a 70,000 mile warranty. Of course no one would keep the same set of tires on their Class C for anywhere near 70,000 miles, but what this warranty means is that at whatever mileage you have on your LTX M/S2 tries, their tread is probably going to be less worn (for safer traction and more puncture-proofness) than that of tires with a lower warranty at the same mileage. The M/S2 tire carries this long warranty despite it's mildly aggressive mud and snow tread:
http://www.michelinman.com/US/en/tires/products/ltx-m-s-2.html
It's too bad that Michelin doesn't offer a mud and snow tire with a steel casing and a 70,000 mile warranty!
