Thanks for the info on the generator. We just purchased a 1997 Coach House 192 ks on a Dodge 3500 chassis. I need new tires for my rig. As I have gone back several months on the forum, the recommendations have been the Hercules and Michelin LTX M/S2. We have no Hercules dealer within 120 miles, but we do have a Michelin dealer and right now they are my #1 choice. I have Open Country on the van now and experience a lot of sway. Do you have any other suggestions before I purchase the Michelins or any other info in general about van camping or specifically to the Coach House and Dodge. Thanks. Jerry.

Have you had the alignment checked? When we had our PW Excel, I had Toyo Open Country tires installed by Les Schwab and was very happy with the result, never any sway problems and I liked the stiffness of them too. In fact the tires we replaced were Michelins.

We have used the Michelin M/S2 tires on three RVs and on a 2003 F-150. The RVs were a 2008 Winnebago E350 chassis and two 2003 Sportsmobile E350 vans. All of the RVs had a noticeable improvement in handling and no sway because of the stiffer side walls. The Winnebago had Michelin M/S tires on it before the M/S2 tires and those tires did not have stiff sidewalls and wandered all over the road. We still have the two Sportsmobiles and feel very secure driving on wet or dry pavement. We looked at the M/S2 data on tirerack.com to help make our decision.

Jerry if you haven't checked the air pressure and researched proper PSI then that is where I would start. I don't remember recommend amount for RAM 3500. 55 front, 65 rear or something like that.Tom

your best bet for Michelin pricing will be costco.esp if you travel and have to do a warranty.great tip on inflation above, for instance on my PW Lexor, it is 80 rear and 60 frontmike

dumboat2 wrote: Do you have any other suggestions before I purchase the Michelins or any other info in general about van camping or specifically to the Coach House and Dodge. Thanks. Jerry.I had a 2000 Coachhouse 192 KS and put Michelin Michelin LTX MS2 tires on it. The handling immediately went south.I tried an alignment, new shocks, rear wheel spacers - and nothing helped.Then I replaced the Michelins with Bridgestone V Steels, and the handling issue resolved itself.The Michelins LTX MS2 are great tires, but under the weight of a heavy class b van, the sidewalls and tread flex result in squirrelly handling.They handle okay under 55, but at speed the road wander is hard to keep up with.Get tires with stiffer sidewalls. The Bridgestone V Steels worked for me.Bill

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My_Roadtrek
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar Review

I have these on our SUV and they have been a great All Terrane tire, that rides smoother than many highway tires.
Consumer Reports gave them a high rating.
They also cost a little less than the Michelins.
They come in Load Range E with an extra layer of Kevlar added. They should definitely be a consideration for a Class B.
Side note: The one problem with buying tires from Costco is you can't make an appointment for tire service like rotations, it's first come first serve.
dumboat2
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
Bill, are you talking about the LTX M/S or the LTX M/S2?
scrndoor
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
Hi there, I to am looking for new tires for our 2006 Roadtrek 210P. My research tells me that the Michelin LTX MS2 is the way to go. Maybe it depends on the rig, as far as performance.

Thoughts?
overbrook
Explorer III
Mar 03, 2015
CSG wrote:
That's pretty contrary to the experience most of us have had with Michelin LTX MS tires.

If you search RV.Net, Google or the Roadtrek site at Yahoo, you'll find many people who report the soft sidewalls on the Michelin LTX MS tires tend to induce wandering at higher speeds (over sixty).

Also note that Michelin recalled 1.3 million LTX MS tires because the tread might come apart. You can read more about this in the NTSHA document from Michelin announcing the recall at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/UCM447539/RCDNN-13T012-5467.pdf

Bill
CSG
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
That's pretty contrary to the experience most of us have had with Michelin LTX MS tires.
overbrook
Explorer III
Mar 03, 2015
dumboat2 wrote:
Do you have any other suggestions before I purchase the Michelins or any other info in general about van camping or specifically to the Coach House and Dodge. Thanks. Jerry.

I had a 2000 Coachhouse 192 KS and put Michelin Michelin LTX MS2 tires on it. The handling immediately went south.

I tried an alignment, new shocks, rear wheel spacers - and nothing helped.

Then I replaced the Michelins with Bridgestone V Steels, and the handling issue resolved itself.

The Michelins LTX MS2 are great tires, but under the weight of a heavy class b van, the sidewalls and tread flex result in squirrelly handling.

They handle okay under 55, but at speed the road wander is hard to keep up with.

Get tires with stiffer sidewalls. The Bridgestone V Steels worked for me.

Bill
mkguitar
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
your best bet for Michelin pricing will be costco.

esp if you travel and have to do a warranty.

great tip on inflation above, for instance on my PW Lexor, it is 80 rear and 60 front

mike
modomot
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
Jerry if you haven't checked the air pressure and researched proper PSI then that is where I would start. I don't remember recommend amount for RAM 3500. 55 front, 65 rear or something like that.
Tom
Mobile_Island
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
We have used the Michelin M/S2 tires on three RVs and on a 2003 F-150. The RVs were a 2008 Winnebago E350 chassis and two 2003 Sportsmobile E350 vans. All of the RVs had a noticeable improvement in handling and no sway because of the stiffer side walls. The Winnebago had Michelin M/S tires on it before the M/S2 tires and those tires did not have stiff sidewalls and wandered all over the road. We still have the two Sportsmobiles and feel very secure driving on wet or dry pavement. We looked at the M/S2 data on tirerack.com to help make our decision.
Islandman
Explorer II
Mar 03, 2015
Have you had the alignment checked? When we had our PW Excel, I had Toyo Open Country tires installed by Les Schwab and was very happy with the result, never any sway problems and I liked the stiffness of them too. In fact the tires we replaced were Michelins.

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