Looking for inexpensive 8R 19.5 tires

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Hankook has a quality tire at a reasonable price, 6 cost me $1600 mounted, balanced and disposal of old tires. about a year ago in MA.

Bill
 
Large tires are never inexpensive, but check out Hankook (Korean and a respected international brand). It's an excellent tire at a decent price. Kumho is another respected Korean brand with good prices.    Cooper & Firestone make some moderately priced 19.5's too.

He might do better price-wise with a Chinese tire, e.g. Gladiator, Triangle, etc. However the quality is often inconsistent and the risk of getting an out-of-round tire or an early life failure is higher than with better brands.

225/70R19.5 is a close equivalent size and probably easier to find at lower prices. See this Goodyear web page for information on substituting that size.
http://www.goodyearrvtires.com/size-conversions.aspx
 
My local dealer refused to install any tire except a 8r19.5 on a wheel designed for that tire. They said if I wanted to go to a larger tire i would need to buy new wheels.

I bought a set of Samsons and so did my buddy, he is still running his with no problems, balanced with beads. I sold my coach, but the fellow I sold it to has taken several long trips with no problems either. I would have bought them for my coach but they don't make them in my size. Here is a link where i bought them and they have free shipping on them now.

https://simpletire.com/catalog?width=8&ratio=-&rim=19.5&zip=62707
 
Replacing 19.5 with 225 size requires changing fro 5.5" to 6.0 " wheels (legally).
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The 225/70R19.5 is indeed a wider tire than an 8R19.5 and usually requires a wider wheel (rim).  Not necessarily the sizes mention above, though. For example, the Hankook AH11 uses a 6" wheel for the 8R19.5 and a 6.75" wheel for the 225/70R19.5. Bridgestone also specifies a 6" wheel for their 8R19.5.

What's important to is verify all the spec details when contemplating a change in tire size. Wheel width, dual spacing, revs/mile, tread width and section width all need to be considered carefully. Most wheels and vehicle wheel wells can accommodate some variation but each one differs a bit. You can't just slap on a different tire.

 
If you re looking for cheap, check online at tires-easy.com. I bought 6 off-brand tires for my previous RV for under $500 including shipping, then took them to the local used tire shop who mounted & balanced them for $25 ea.
Keep in mind, Good quality name brand tires aren't cheap.
 
My coach came from the factory with 225 / 70 19.5 tires, and they are mounted on a 19.5 x 6.00 rims
 
By the way simple tire has a sale going on with free shipping. I just bought a spare tire for my coach yesterday.

Happy Thanksgiving !
 
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