Front tires for my 84 PT36

[Bluebird Bob]

Hi group,
Just thought I would let you know what I found out today about my front tires.
I have Oshiu (truck tires) all round. Got them from Les Schwab out in Seattle 5
years ago.
The front ones are "H" rated which means can carry 13,600 lbs on both of them.
My front end weighs 13,200 lbs.
They have been fine for 8,000 miles but I wanted more of safety cushion.
I need to go to an "J" rating.
Finally found GCR tire center in Forsyth, Ga.
They put a lot of Firestone's (owned by Bridgestone) on commercial busses.
I got the J rated ones I wanted with an 2010 build date.
The two tires are 18 ply as opposed to my 16 ply H rated tires.
The means I can load to 18,000 lbs (not that I would).
Price is $444.08 plus install. Total is $500 bucks a tire.
Good price for me and will put them on May 5th.

Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
Elko, Ga.