Michelin 12R 22.5 XZ2 Tires

[Don Bradner]

The standard Michelin 12R22.5 for several years has been the XZE* That asterisk
is not a typo - the tires themselves have a star, but in the literature it is an
asterisk, and you will not find 12R22.5 in the regular XZE listings.

On 4/3/2009 at 7:35 PM garyvant55439 wrote:

>I have a badly weather-checked left front tire. Tire dealers tell me
>that Michelin has discontinued 12R 22.5 XZ2 tires. I was hoping to just
>replace the one bad tire; but if I buy anothere brand, presumably I'd have
>to replace at both front tires.
>
>Has anyone else run into this problem? If so, what's the alternative?
>
>Best regards,
>
>Gary Van Tassel
>2004 M380
>Verde Valley, AZ