tires

[krminyl@...]

Pete's Tire Service in Fullerton, on Orangethorpe, W/of State College. Call
their Corona store too....I got slightly cheaper prices at the Corona store
for the same tires. They also do general maintenance stuff, like oil
changes, coolant exchange, brakes and suspension stuff.

Kevin McKeown
Yorba Linda, CA
86 38 PT



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[amweath]

Not unexpectedly, I'm going to need 6 tires for my newly purchased
PT 36. Does anyone have suggestions on where to purchase them in
the inland or Orange county area?

Art Weatherly
Riverside Ca
'85 PT 36

[Curt Sprenger]

Art,
Try Pete's Road Service. http://www.petesrs.com/ Call the Fullerton,
Corona, Fontana stores. Prices do vary. I had the Fullerton store
install Toyo's on our 'Birds.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, Calif.



amweath wrote:

> Not unexpectedly, I'm going to need 6 tires for my newly purchased
> PT 36. Does anyone have suggestions on where to purchase them in
> the inland or Orange county area?
>
> Art Weatherly
> Riverside Ca
> '85 PT 36
>
>

[Pete Masterson]

It may well be worthwhile to drive to the nearest Les Schwab tire
dealer. Good prices and excellent service. The previous owner of my
coach purchased a set of tires at Les Schwab ... and I discovered a
flat on my duals within a hundred yards of a Les Schwab dealer in
Willits, CA. They spent some time unmounting and checking the tire --
turned out it was a bad valve. Reinstalled and got me going again. No
charge. Right, no charge. Two employees spent most of 2 hours jacking
up the coach and wrestling with the tire ... no charge. Just a "thank
you" for buying the tires from us.

Some years ago, I had a flat with my car and happened into a Les
Schwab dealer in Oregon. (It didn't take nearly as long.) Still, no
charge for fixing the flat ... and a "remember us" when you next need
tires.

I wish a Les Schwab dealer was closer to my home for my cars... --
but I'll surely go there for the coach when it needs tires.

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
aeonix1@...
On the road at Lockhart Texas



On May 4, 2007, at 4:32 PM, amweath wrote:

> Not unexpectedly, I'm going to need 6 tires for my newly purchased
> PT 36. Does anyone have suggestions on where to purchase them in
> the inland or Orange county area?
>
> Art Weatherly
> Riverside Ca
> '85 PT 36

[Bob Lawrence]

I went to Les Schwab..I'm sure they are in your area.
Got all new rubber (went with Oshei brand)for around 230 bucks a tire.
We use these on the big rigs. Lasts over 50k miles, no problem.
Half the price of the other brands.
Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
Tacoma, Wa.
>
> Not unexpectedly, I'm going to need 6 tires for my newly purchased
> PT 36. Does anyone have suggestions on where to purchase them in
> the inland or Orange county area?
>
> Art Weatherly
> Riverside Ca
> '85 PT 36
>

[jimbojcs]

I am looking at purchasing some Dunlop SP 160's 10.00 R x 20 for the
rear of my 77 FC. The date of manufacture on the tires i found is
march of 2007. Is there anything else i should look at such as load
rating, etc. I am new to the big truck world and would appreciate any
good tire info... Is anyone familiar with these tires? Thanks, jim
sears

[Rob Robinson]

Jim weigh your coach or at least go by the gross axel wt listed in the
coaches literature. With the weight or axel gvw then to to Dunlop site and
look up the appropriate tire for your weight. If Dunlop does not have such a
chart then I would go to Michelin's guide and check out tire rating under
the size tire you are looking at. Are 20" the correct size for your bird?

On 24/08/07, jimbojcs wrote:
>
> I am looking at purchasing some Dunlop SP 160's 10.00 R x 20 for the
> rear of my 77 FC. The date of manufacture on the tires i found is
> march of 2007. Is there anything else i should look at such as load
> rating, etc. I am new to the big truck world and would appreciate any
> good tire info... Is anyone familiar with these tires? Thanks, jim
> sears
>
>
>



--
Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB


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[Pete Masterson]

The load rating should exceed the maximum weight allowed for the axle
(we assume you don't overload your coach). You should find the axle
rating in your blue box (if you have it). Divide that by 4 (for the
number of tires) to get the individual tire loads. Add some more for
a safety factor. Since I'm not so familiar with early FCs, I thought
all 'birds had 22.5 size wheels... but that might be more recent
models. Most use an 11 or 12R x 22.5 depending on year.

You might be able to find a weight rating chart on the tire
manufacturer's web site.

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
El Sobrante CA
aeonix1@...



On Aug 24, 2007, at 12:54 PM, jimbojcs wrote:

> I am looking at purchasing some Dunlop SP 160's 10.00 R x 20 for the
> rear of my 77 FC. The date of manufacture on the tires i found is
> march of 2007. Is there anything else i should look at such as load
> rating, etc. I am new to the big truck world and would appreciate any
> good tire info... Is anyone familiar with these tires? Thanks, jim
> sears
>



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[erniecarpet@...]

I have 22.5 on front and 24.5 on rear. Weird.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Mt




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[jimbojcs]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> The load rating should exceed the maximum weight allowed for the
axle
> (we assume you don't overload your coach). You should find the
axle
> rating in your blue box (if you have it). Divide that by 4 (for
the
> number of tires) to get the individual tire loads. Add some more
for
> a safety factor. Since I'm not so familiar with early FCs, I
thought
> all 'birds had 22.5 size wheels... but that might be more recent
> models. Most use an 11 or 12R x 22.5 depending on year.
>
> You might be able to find a weight rating chart on the tire
> manufacturer's web site.
> I guess i have to do a little more research...My bus has
alluminum wheels front and rear. The front wheels are 22.5 and the
rear wheels are 20's. It doesn't look like a 22.5 would fit properly
under the rear, but maybe someone put 20's on because that was all
they had.....like i said, i'll have to do some more research on my
particular model.
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
>
>
>
> On Aug 24, 2007, at 12:54 PM, jimbojcs wrote:
>
> > I am looking at purchasing some Dunlop SP 160's 10.00 R x 20 for
the
> > rear of my 77 FC. The date of manufacture on the tires i found is
> > march of 2007. Is there anything else i should look at such as
load
> > rating, etc. I am new to the big truck world and would
appreciate any
> > good tire info... Is anyone familiar with these tires? Thanks,
jim
> > sears
> >
>
>
>
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