BernieD
Well-known member
Yesterday I had a couple of nail piercing of my right outer rear (drive) tire. Coach Net sent out a repair truck which appeared to do a good job of repairing the holes. I questioned the mechanic and he felt the tire was still good.
Well today I contributed to the alligators on the highway and all the tread delaminated tho the carcass held it's air pressure. Monitoring the tire all the way, I limped about 10 miles to nowhere (the NM Welcome Center on the Texas/New Mexico border). Called Coach Net once more and they were able to find a shop in Tucomcari that had a tire and could be out in an hour.
When he got to us, the tire was a Bridgestone R-159, 295/70-22.5. My tires are Michelin XZA2, 275/80-22.5. Considering that it would probably take a minimum of 2 days to get a Michelin replacement in the same size, I went ahead with the replacement.
According to the Bridgestone web site, the pressure/weight was about the same as my Michelins. The repair guy said the sizing, overall is about the same. However, while the R-159 is not listed in the current Bridgestone recommendations, it was built in March of this year.
My tires have over 66,000 miles on them and I was planning on replacing them next spring. So my question is, what do I do with the Bridgestone (I was considering either the Michelins again or the Goodyear G670 (?). Will there be problem running the new Bridgestone in conjunction with the well used Michelins? Any suggestions?
Well today I contributed to the alligators on the highway and all the tread delaminated tho the carcass held it's air pressure. Monitoring the tire all the way, I limped about 10 miles to nowhere (the NM Welcome Center on the Texas/New Mexico border). Called Coach Net once more and they were able to find a shop in Tucomcari that had a tire and could be out in an hour.
When he got to us, the tire was a Bridgestone R-159, 295/70-22.5. My tires are Michelin XZA2, 275/80-22.5. Considering that it would probably take a minimum of 2 days to get a Michelin replacement in the same size, I went ahead with the replacement.
According to the Bridgestone web site, the pressure/weight was about the same as my Michelins. The repair guy said the sizing, overall is about the same. However, while the R-159 is not listed in the current Bridgestone recommendations, it was built in March of this year.
My tires have over 66,000 miles on them and I was planning on replacing them next spring. So my question is, what do I do with the Bridgestone (I was considering either the Michelins again or the Goodyear G670 (?). Will there be problem running the new Bridgestone in conjunction with the well used Michelins? Any suggestions?