315/80 vs 12R - was Overweight

[Don Bradner]

The price was $709.89 each, before a lot of taxes, etc.

The MSRP is something over $800, but I'm not sure if anyone ever charges full
list.

So far the X Coach is only 295/80, which is an inch less in diameter than the
315/80 XZA-2 and 1.3 inches less than the 12R XZE*

To handle your weight, assuming equal weight on each axle end:
315/80 XZA-2 95 PSI
295/80 X-Coach 110 PSI
12R XZE* 115 PSI

On 3/26/2009 at 1:02 AM Bob Lawrence wrote:

>Hi Don,
>What did you have to pay for the steer tires?
>Next month I want to get new steers.
>I see Michelin has new X Coach XZ bus tires on their website.
>Trying to figure what way to go.
>My front end is 13,800 lbs. now.
>Bob Lawrence
>84 PT36
>Laguna Atascosa NWR, Los Fresnos, Texas (Where a guy shot himself to death
>today)
>
>> Got my new steer tires today, 315/80R Michelin XZA-2 Energies. Moved my
>2+ year-old 12R XZE* to the tag.
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>> Really happy to have the tires down near 100 lbs fully capable of
>handling the weight that took near 120 lbs on the 12Rs!
>>
>> The price of the tires though is one of those "gulp" items.
>>
>> A footnote: When I bought Blue Thunder I rather immediately had to
>replace the left front wheel because it had a severe crack that was
>intolerable for a steer wheel. Today it was pointed out that the left tag
>wheel had multiple cracks - some horseshoe from outer hole to inner back
>to outer. Not good. The local tire place had a lot of excellent used ones,
>so I replaced that wheel. Going to have a lot of work to get it looking as
>good as the other ones
>> Don Bradner
>> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
>> My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1
>>
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