315/80 vs 12R - was Overweight

[sfedeli3]

Hi Bob,

I'm getting my XZA2's for around $600 through a tour bus operator. Many of
them will gladly "add" tires to their next order to get a better discount and
then just sell them to you. It has worked great for me. Most will mount and
balance them too for another $30 or so. I usually remove the wheels myself and
take the loose rims to their shop. They will remount then new tire on the rim
for around $10.

Shane Fedeli
85PT40
Hershey, PA

-- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "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.
> >
> > 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
> >
>