Tire Replacement on Class A Goodyear or Michelin

[new_class_a]

Tire replacement on Class A Goodyear or Michelin

I'm told its time to replace the tires on my 2007 38 ft Fleetwood Expedition even though there is only 18000 miles on the Goodyear G670 RV 225/70R22.5 on the rig. I have several questions I am considering changing to Michelin Tires since the out the door price for all 6 is $1000 cheaper than the Goodyear along with the fact a few of my friends say the ride on the Michelins is much smoother. Is the Michelin tire as reliable as the goodyear and will it work on my rig.I have read a couple of other forums where there was concern for the early year Michelins but found nothing very current. I am going to be heading to Yellowstone in June and do not want to take a chance on the old tires for the 40000 mile trip. Thanks for any help.

[Executive45]

I run Goodyear G670s on the drive axle and the tag. The steer tires are Michelin...satisfied with both....If the Michelins are cheaper by 1k...I would buy them in a heartbeat....Dennis

[2bzy2c]

Had Goodyear tires. Nothing but problems. 2 blow outs, rivering on the front tires. Never again. It was a BADyear

[peaches_cream]

J-Rooster wrote:

peaches&cream wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:
I'm buying 6 new Michelins for my RV in May, and I'm going to use the FMCA Michelin Advantage plan. Did you know that the Space Shuttles (all of them) used Michelin Tires when they were in service! Good Luck with your new tires.

Maybe the reason the "Space Shuttle" is no longer flying. COST TOO MUCH :h

I don't understand the negative Michelin Space Shuttle jab? Anything that went on those shuttles were awarded to the LOWEST bidder! Ask anyone that worked for NASA! Michelin actually took a loss selling to NASA, but gained a lot of experience and knowledge for Michelins Research & Development Department on heavy aircraft tires.

Did not mean for it to be negative. Just ask the question about price. Since they are the highest price RV tire you can purchase, just assumed they were the highest price "Space Shuttle" tire. I guess if all the manufactures that provide parts for the shuttle, lost money on there parts, it may still be flying? HUH

[CG_Dawson]

Check the date codes on your tires, even following a number of people's retoric they are probably not 7 years old yet. If they are not cracked you may have another couple of years left on them yet.

I replaced my Goodyears last year (2012) at nine years, with Michelins simply because they were less expensive than GY. The ones I took off looked new, inside and out.

[glen68]

Just replaced my goodyear G670's with michelin xrv's purchased thru fmca. There is a very big improvement in the ride.

Glen

[J-Rooster]

peaches&cream wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:
I'm buying 6 new Michelins for my RV in May, and I'm going to use the FMCA Michelin Advantage plan. Did you know that the Space Shuttles (all of them) used Michelin Tires when they were in service! Good Luck with your new tires.

Maybe the reason the "Space Shuttle" is no longer flying. COST TOO MUCH :h

I don't understand the negative Michelin Space Shuttle jab? Anything that went on those shuttles were awarded to the LOWEST bidder! Ask anyone that worked for NASA! Michelin actually took a loss selling to NASA, but gained a lot of experience and knowledge for Michelins Research & Development Department on heavy aircraft tires.

[2gypsies1]

Michelins...replaced them all before our Alaskan trip in '09. Got them in Oregon at Les Schwaab - no sales tax. We noticed a big difference in the ride with the XRV's.

[RayChez]

If the tires do not have any cracks of dry rot, then I would not change the tires. But if the side walls are starting to crack with depth on the cracks, it is time. I prefer Toyo tires over GY or Michelins, but that is just me.

[peaches_cream]

J-Rooster wrote:
I'm buying 6 new Michelins for my RV in May, and I'm going to use the FMCA Michelin Advantage plan. Did you know that the Space Shuttles (all of them) used Michelin Tires when they were in service! Good Luck with your new tires.

Maybe the reason the "Space Shuttle" is no longer flying. COST TOO MUCH :h

[mike_brez]

Hankook

[desobelman]

Michelin! if you are an FMCA member, and you should be, you can take advantage of the FMCA/Michelin Tire Program. Check it out at www.fmca.com. Info is right on the Home page!

Happy Trails! :W

Darryl

[Ivylog]

I was a loyal Michelin customer since 1964, but after their lack of support of the sorry early XRV's I'll be hard pressed to buy another Michelin. Fortunately there are plenty of other choices for radial tires unlike in the 60s.
OP, another happy Hankook customer and I'm running Firestone 315's on my front.
OP, how many of the 18K miles have you put on the GY's?

[liborko]

Michelin is the only brand of tires I buy since 1968. For all vehicles.

[RckyMtnVia]

Just replaced the 4 rear G670s on my 2008 Expedition after 32,000 miles. Front tires were also Goodyear G670 and had rivering on them so I had to replace them last year. 275/70R 22.5 Firestone for $378 each plus installation and tax. Total bill for 4 tires was $1,856.

[bluwtr49]

wny_pat wrote:
Many are going with Hankook, Toyo, Bridgestone, Sumotomo, and even Firestone.

Yep, Hankook should not be overlooked. Plenty of satisfied MH owners with few (if any) negatives.