Tires

capyjack wrote:
I have an 03 Alfa See Ya on a Freightliner chassis.
The tires were weather checked after 10 years and 60,000 miles.
Plenty of tread left but they made me nervous.
I replaced them with a set of Hancooks that I was told are as good as any.
The tire guy explained the difference between steer tires and drive tires (the coach came new with all six steer tires (Michelins)).
The steer tires have a rather straight tread while the drivers are more of a traction tread.
My issues is that the coach seems to need more correction in the steering to keep it in a straight line, meaning that it seems to wander more with these tires that with the original Michelins.
I tow an enclosed car hauler and it seems to wag more than it used to.
Is there that much difference in these tires or is it just me?
Any comments appreciated as I just spent $2800 on tires and am considering dumping them for another set more like the originals.

Sounds like he did not tell you about All Position tires!!! Which seem to be the tire of choice for most motorhomes. I live in "ski country" south of Buffalo, NY, that you might often hear about during the winter months on the Weather Channel. My All Position tire are just fine for traction when leaving to go south during January or February. No traction problems at all.

As to your wandering problem, have you weighted the coach on all four corners and adjusted you tire psi per the manufacturers tire inflation charts? You will find the weight/inflation charts on page 14 in the http://wholesale.lindertire.com/assets/2012TBRCatalog.pdf. If your tires have too much or too little air psi, it will cause them to wander. If you tow that trailer all the time, weight your coaches axles when hooked to the trailer! And check the tongue weight of the trailer too!