New Tires

[Mike Hohnstein]

I've metioned it before and I'll do it again. If one wants to get the most bang
for the buck, change to 11R24.5s. Best thing for the ride and handeling I've
done to date. Night and day improvement. If you got the OEM 7" wheels, you
need to buy new ones anyhow, can't put the 12Rs on them narrow wheels. 24.5s
are cheap and easy to find.
Mike Hohnstein
83FC35rb
Germantown, WI
----- Original Message -----
From: Howard O. Truitt
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: New Tires


Tom,
It just does not make sense to me to spend the amount of money we spend for a
Bluebird and then want to scrimp on tires.
Anyone who has ever rode out a blown tire will probably tell you to spend the
extra money for peace of mind and safety. I'm sure even the best of tires fail
from time to time. I'm also sure that a lot of failures are caused by abuse, low
or high pressure, hitting curbs, age, etc..
Howard Truitt
Camilla, Ga.
86 PT40
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Warner
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: New Tires


I am very leary about putting off brand tires on my coach without
knowing something about their reliability and roadworthiness. It only
takes one thrown belt on a 12R tire to possibly do many thousands of
dollars of damage. I have been quoted $425/each for Firestone 400
12R22.5 16 ply bus tires that I know are good. Its tempting to save
$700 on 4 tires but its a tough decison to make. I want peace of
mind knowing that I can put them on and they will last for at least 6
years. Thats an extra $125/year for peace of mind and possibly a
better wearing tire. Still undecided. Got time dont take the road
test until June 6th here in NY for my R endorsement on my license so
I can legally drive the coach. Are there any other New Yorkers with
Bluebirds that dont have their R endorsement?

Tom Warner
Vernon Center,NY
1985 PT 40

At 10:45 PM 6/4/2006, you wrote:
>I put Oshei tires from Les Schwab with 12R's. Cost $250 ea. Use them
>on my work trucks...good for 50,000 miles. Don't notice any diff. from
>the Mich. that were on the bird from before.
>Bob Lawrence
>84 PT36
>Tacoma, Wa.
> >
> > The prices mentioned in this thread are only for 11R22.5 Those of us
> > with 12R are not so fortunate. Les Swab quoted me around $450 plus
>plus
> > plus. Seems that not all mfrs. make a suitable 12R. I would also be
> > concered that some of the off makes could be noisy. Both Goodyear
>and
> > Michelin make more than one tire for our application.
> >
> > Bruce 88FC35
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