New tires

[georgelesley]

I need two new front tires for our 2013 3500 170" wheelbase dual wheeled Sprinter Winnebago ERA RV. I am considering two on front now and since the rears have about a year (10K) miles left, four new ones next summer for the rear.

The four on the rear all are wearing well and all have 6mm tread left.

I am looking at the Firestone Treadforce LT tires. The reviews on Tire Rack are very good, the local dealer not surprisingly highly recommends them. The price is certainly attractive.

I don't usually like to mix brands, but cash at the moment is low (as always) and with the cost of a front end alignment and good tread still on the rears, I just don't want to throw away a good year of driving still on the rears.

I would like comments on is it OK to mix the Firestones on front with the Continentals on the rear, and what experience has anyone had with the Firestones?

[My_Roadtrek]

The Adventure (Kevlar) are replacing the Silent Armor line. If you find Silent Armor tires make sure and check the date code.

[sprintstream]

Another vote here for the Goodyear Wrangler/Silent Armor. Had 2 BFGs blow on the back so not going there. I think that the standard 225/75-R16 are a bit undersized in load capacity. I moved up to Silent Armor 245/75 but this badly affected my fuel mileage. I'm about to try 245/70-R16. More load capacity but close to same diameter. Just don't want to eat the cost of almost new tires for replacements.

[My_Roadtrek]

Check out the Goodyear Wrangler Adventure with Kevlar side walls. There an AT tire but run as smooth/quiet as most highway tires. They come in Load range E with 2 layers of Kevlar. I have them, Load range D, on my Nissan V8 Pathfinder, and very happy with them. Not cheap, but a little less than the Michelins.
Stiffer sidewall than the Michelin's.
These are replacing Goodyears highly rated Silent Armor line

Goodyear Adventure Review

[roman-era]

If you need just two fronts, get the best there is. Michelin XPS, they are more expensive than the cheap tires, but will last you 2x longer. These are just about the only tires still made with steel casing and can be recapped if you wear them out. These are my favorite tires. We always put them on the front on all of our commercial ISUZU trucks 15K GVWR. Mixing is not an issue, but always use the same tires on both wheels. As you wear your rears, put the fronts on the back and get the fresh new ones on the front.I am also looking to replace tires on my 2014 ERA. The OEMs are junk. We have 3 Sprinter and max you get out of them is maybe 30K. We just put new tires on two of our cargo Sprinters and we used Michelin LTX M/S 2. Also great tires, but these are 2500s', lighter trucks and never loaded to max capacity, unlike your RV 11K GVWR. Check their rebate, they are running something now.

[midnightsadie]

michilin M S 2, just put six on our sprinter.well 5months back.

[Ductape]

No problem mixing brands front vs rear. I've used Firestone on an SUV and liked them. It is really a Bridgestone product now, but available at a lower price point. I would trust the reviews on tirerack.

[donn0128]

Just replaced my trucks tires with Yokahama Geloanders, could not be happier. Much quieter and better ride than the junk OE tires. Less than 1300 dollars out the door for all 6 including warranty. There are better and there are cheaper, but for the miles I put on, they looked to me to be the best deal