Not Much Luck Buying Tires for our WL in San Antonio, TX :(

[Chuck Wheeler]

I have a friend in Gram TX that just replaced the Sumitomos on his PT.



- Chuck Wheeler -

82 FC 31 SB

Fort Worth, TX

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From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Robinson
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 7:43 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Not Much Luck Buying Tires for our WL in San
Antonio, TX



Yes I seem to recall something like you need 9.25" rims or something like
that. Mine came with 315s on it from a previous owner. It orginally had 12s
but somewhere all the way 315s were exchanged. I don't know if the rims were
changed or not. I though 12s would fit on 9" rims

On 17/05/07, Larry
yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Rob,
> When researching, (another thought came to mind) the specs for the 315 was
> you needed a 9" rim, that is why I did not look into them at the time...
Did
> you change over to 9" rims, or were they already on the coach???
>
> Sea Ya
> Larry
> NYC
> 84 35FCSB
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Rob Robinson com
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> To: WanderlodgeForum@
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> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:16:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Not Much Luck Buying Tires for our WL in
> San Antonio, TX
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> Hi Sailor boy. I believe the 315s have a little wider footprint and not as
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> tall as 12s but not entirely sure.
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> On 17/05/07, Larry wrote:
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> > Hi Rob,
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> > When I was looking for tires and doing the research, I saw the 315's and
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> > was wondering how does that equate to the 12's, difference?? ?
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> > TIA
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> >
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> > Sea Ya
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> > Larry
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> > NYC
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> > 84 35FCSB
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> >
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> > ----- Original Message ----
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> > From: Rob Robinson >
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> > To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com > com>
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> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:13:08 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Not Much Luck Buying Tires for our WL in
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> > San Antonio, TX
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> > Donny I have Michelin Steers XZA1 and BF Goodrich ST230 on the drive and
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> > tag. Had them for 3 years and they ride and handle well. My size is 315
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> > 80R
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> > and the load range is L
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> > On 17/05/07, Donald Goodwin wrote:
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> > > I Have Been Told B F Goodrich And Michelin Are Owned By the Same
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> > > Company
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> > > That The BF Goodrich PT 230 Is The Same As The Michelin XZA 315 /
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> > > 80. Any One
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> > > Know Anything About This.
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> > > Donny Goodwin 2003 LXI
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> > > Montgomery, AL
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> > > From: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com >
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> > > On Behalf Of Leroy Eckert
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> > > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 2:31 PM
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> > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Not Much Luck Buying Tires for our WL
> in
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> > > San
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> > > Antonio, TX
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> > > I'm not in Texas but recently purchased Sumitomo tires. Why aren't
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> > > Sumitomo
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> > > tires available in Texas, most everything else is?
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> > > I did have to order them and wait 3 days.
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> > > Leroy Eckert
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> > > 1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
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> > > Niceville, FL
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> > > ----- Original Message -----
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> > > From: Jack and Liz Pearce
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> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@
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> > > yahoogroups. com
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> > > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:02 PM
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> > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Not Much Luck Buying Tires for our WL in
> San
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> > > Antonio, TX
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> > > Howdy.
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> > > Jack made the rounds of the tire dealers in San Antonio about 3 weeks
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> > > ago. Most shops wanted to push whatever was in their inventory. Mostly
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> > > Kuhmo tires. Jack doesn't know anything about that brand. The price on
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> > > Goodyear tires was over $4K. Jack went back to the only shop that was
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> > > even willing to try and order tires. Well, Sumitomo tires(what we have
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> >
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> > > and would like to buy, again) can't be had in the state of Texas, now.
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> > > Jack ordered a set of Firestone tires. Comments, ideas would be
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> > > appreciated.
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> > > Thanks,
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> > > Liz, discouraged
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> > > Regards,
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> > > Jack and Liz Pearce
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> > > Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
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> > > Wintering In Hondo, TX - 2006
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