KenS999
Elgin,IL
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Hello,
In am in need of 6 replacement tires for a recently purchased used 24' class C built on a Ford E350. Tire size LT225/75/R16. I am looking at "E" load range tires. Can you please weigh in on 3 selections I have found and am considering. Uniroyal Liberator A/T, Goodyear Tracker 2, both sold through Walmart. The last is the Firestone Transforce HT. I want to be safety conscious while staying within a reasonable budget. I am very much a rookie here so any experience or recommendations you might share would indeed be helpful to me.
Thank you.
Ken
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bsinmich
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I wwould check out Kelly & Cooper tires at a local tire store. My experience has been that WalMart has high prices on cheap tires. I had Kelly on a previous MH and they were great. I never had Cooper on any RVs but did have great experience with them on cars. I had good luck at Discount Tire and you have one in Elgin plus a few in the area.
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RodT82721
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I replaced with the Firestone Transforce HT Load E last year. They were priced right and replaced Firestones. I am very happy with them. It seems most on here suggest Michelins. Whatever you decide make sure you have them put on solid valve stems that allow easy access to check/add air pressure on all the tires. I will never understand why they make checking & adding air so hard.
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Puckman
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Michelin XPS Ribs. You will not be disappointed
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Puckman
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Second the suggestion on the solid valve stems. Also use the metal caps on the valve stems.
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ron.dittmer
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Ken, I sent you a Private Message through this forum.
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Dakzuki
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Like the others said. If you have rubber valve stems, get rid of them. There are a number of options once that is done but I think the consensus here would be to lose the rubber ones when you change tires. My brother had a rubber one fail on his rig so that is enough data for me.
I'm not going to get into a tire preference discussion (a bit like religion and politics) but suffice to say Discount Tire was matching Costco's price on Michelins when I bought tires last summer. They also gave me Es rather than Ds at the same price which didn't bother me at all AND I got to not deal with the Costco Chaos. I made an appointment, dropped the rig off in the morning and picked her up a bit later.
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revdsid
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The Coopers wont last. The B.F. Goodrich Commercial A/T is better than the Cooper but not as good as the Michelin. The XPS is for a 30/31 footer where every pound matters. Absolutely no rubber valves or woven extensions. Buy the solid extended valves. I can change an inside dually in my sleep-- the one skill I would prefer not being expert at.
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buchrob
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I researched several specific tires I will need during the next 3 months, and Wally was the MOST expensive.
I can't see spending the few extra bucks for the pleasure of dealing with their uniquely qualified staff.
Discount Tire (with their price guarantee), here I come.
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wip
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My mechanic warned me against putting goodyear tires on large vehicles. He said that they are prone to cupping, and that they therefore need to be rotated more frequently.
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