Tire stuff -Mixed Spare tire- will it work
Recently we bought a new Itasca MH on an F53 chassis with GY G670 RV tires. Itasca doesn't crank out rigs in this model line with spare tires.(245 70R19.5) Having had a Class A a few years back th...
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Frank,
I understand your thinking about buying a less expensive tire for your spare. You also state that you aren't sure that you will buy new Goodyear tires when time comes for replacement.
Remember that RV tires typically "time" out before they "wear" out. Because of this, your spare will be aging away while it is in storage in your MH. True, if it isn't exposed to UV light and the elements it won't age as fast but you really don't want to get into a situation where you have tires of different age running on your rig.
Because of this, I agree that you should go with a less expensive alternative to the GY RV670 for your spare. As I am unfamiliar with the brand of tire you mention, I can't say how they will hold up long term. You might want to check out other brands such as Hankook or similar as they can be considerably less expensive that GY yet they are well known and widely used for RVs and Big Rigs. I personally run Hankook A12s in 275/70/22.5 on my Class A. Great tires and much less expensive than GY...an no, I don't have a spare.
I understand your thinking about buying a less expensive tire for your spare. You also state that you aren't sure that you will buy new Goodyear tires when time comes for replacement.
Remember that RV tires typically "time" out before they "wear" out. Because of this, your spare will be aging away while it is in storage in your MH. True, if it isn't exposed to UV light and the elements it won't age as fast but you really don't want to get into a situation where you have tires of different age running on your rig.
Because of this, I agree that you should go with a less expensive alternative to the GY RV670 for your spare. As I am unfamiliar with the brand of tire you mention, I can't say how they will hold up long term. You might want to check out other brands such as Hankook or similar as they can be considerably less expensive that GY yet they are well known and widely used for RVs and Big Rigs. I personally run Hankook A12s in 275/70/22.5 on my Class A. Great tires and much less expensive than GY...an no, I don't have a spare.
