Recommendations for new tires?

[Atlee]

The 3 of the tires on my, new to me, 2004 RT C190P are 10 years old. One is 5 years old. One of my first things to do is get 4 new tires. I will put the 5 year old tire on the spare tire carrier.

Tire Rack's #1 choice is the Michelin Agilis Cross Climate. What do those who have Roadtreks and other Class B RV's say?

Size is LT245/75R16 E.

 

[booster]

I have writeup on the forum about our Agilis and the probables they gave us as they aged. We are now on Michelin LTX MS2 tires in 265-70-17 size but only have put about 300 miles on them.

Others have not had issues with the Agilis.

 

[wmgeorge]

I just purchased a set of Coopers from Discount Tire, they had a sale and I have used Coopers for years on other vehicles and they were great.

 

[Doneworking]

I just replaced my Coopers (which I have used on other vehicles for years with good service and no problems). The Coopers aged out and I replaced with Bridgestones. Personally, I like the feel of the Bridgestones and previously had two other sets of them. Lots of opinions on this and other forums on tires. This is probably the last set of tires I will buy because they will not age or wear out before

 

[wmgeorge]

Yes I will never wear these Cooper tires out or age them out. They are the OEM size and E rated plus made in USA

 

[jjrbus]

I prefer to talk about having TPMS and being anal about tire care and air pressure than tire brand. My tires will sit in the driveway and rot so I am not spending big bucks on a brand known for high mileage . Actually my tires do not sit and rot I maintaine the psi and make sure to get them on the highway up to temperature every couple weeks. RV Tire Safety

 

[booster]

IMO, the major criteria for tires for a class b, especially the single rear wheel ones, is safety first, handling second. Brand much less so unless they are known to rot quickly. I am willing to pay for more if I can get great handling so easier drives.

TPMS is essential in my opinion.

 

[wmgeorge]

Discount Tires replaced the TPMS sensors on my wheels and it all works fine with the Installed system on my 2008 Chevy Express 3500.

 

[Doneworking]

We are blessed to have a third car garage with HVAC and a nine foot door which will just accommodate our 210P Roadtrek. Never hot and never cold and no UV really preserves the RT and certainly the tires.

Given the accuracy and Amazon availability of TPMS systems for less than a hundred bucks and far less in a lot of cases, I really appreciate having one. We travel in a part of the country where summer ambient heat often exceeds 100F for a chunk of a good summer day and going down an interstate at highway speed for several hundred miles at a stretch it is really nice to watch the pressures and on mine the temps as well.

 

[jjrbus]

Discount Tires replaced the TPMS sensors on my wheels and it all works fine with the Installed system on my 2008 Chevy Express 3500.

Curious, does your TPMS report which wheel is low, the psi and temperature?

 

[jjrbus]

We are blessed to have a third car garage with HVAC and a nine foot door which will just accommodate our 210P Roadtrek. Never hot and never cold and no UV really preserves the RT and certainly the tires.

Given the accuracy and Amazon availability of TPMS systems for less than a hundred bucks and far less in a lot of cases, I really appreciate having one. We travel in a part of the country where summer ambient heat often exceeds 100F for a chunk of a good summer day and going down an interstate at highway speed for several hundred miles at a stretch it is really nice to watch the pressures and on mine the temps as well.

I used the low end (cheap) TPMS systems for years, not NASA accurate but never failed to report an issue. I bought them 2 at a time because one of the irreplaceable sensors would inevitably fail. I ran across an EZZ system for cheap and could not pass it up. Much more accurate.

The factory system failed in my truck and I have one of the $25 solar setup in it.

 

[peteco]

Here is an extensive discussion on tires and specifications. I recommend staying with the GM specs. I have used the OEM installed Bridgestone V-Steel for the vehicles's entire life (160k miles). On my 4th set now. They ride a bit stiff but handling is great.

Tires on Chevy Class B's: Load and Speed Rating Spec

I am starting this thread to get the thoughts of members here, whom I find are very knowledgeable. Frequently on other forums people ask for recommendations on tires for their Chevy Roadtrek 190 or 210, and this may apply to the Roadtrek 200 as well. Many times Michelins are recommended...

www.classbforum.com

Regarding the spare. I purchased a rim to match the 4 aluminum rims. I now do a 5-tire rotation. This gets ~20-25% more tire life from the set. That is, of course, if you put enough miles on the set to wear them out before they age out. This way I am not taking a chance on an old spare failing on me, especially if I already had a tire fail. The rims I have are the Roadtrek installed American Racing rims. These have an offset different than the original GM rims, and load the bearings and suspension differently. Some have had issues, but I have not, at least not that I know of. I did have to modify the tire carrier to hold the aluminum rim.

I have hopefully eliminated any front bearing issues by lubing the bearings. These are said to be non-lubeable, but they are. Search the forum here for more discussion.

Also, I recommend getting a TPMS system. I have the TST unit which is expensive but very good quality. It has given advance notice of a tire problem on more than one occasion. It probably save a tire, and possibly a rim. Most important, it saved me from a serious handling issue that can occur when a tire goes flat at high speed.

 

[wmgeorge]

Curious, does your TPMS report which wheel is low, the psi and temperature?

Yes each tire is called out with the pressure, I don't think Temperature. Frankly I was surprised to find it on a 2008.

 

[jjrbus]

Yes each tire is called out with the pressure, I don't think Temperature. Frankly I was surprised to find it on a 2008.

The wifes 2021 only reports a low tire. Better than nothing I guess. I swapped out the donut spare when I found it is only good for 50 miles at 50mph.

 

[GroupB]

The 3 of the tires on my, new to me, 2004 RT C190P are 10 years old. One is 5 years old. One of my first things to do is get 4 new tires. I will put the 5 year old tire on the spare tire carrier.

Tire Rack's #1 choice is the Michelin Agilis Cross Climate. What do those who have Roadtreks and other Class B RV's say?

Size is LT245/75R16 E.

I’ve had 3 sets of tires on my 2008 Roadtrek 210.

A new set of Toyos from the prior owner. The sidewall on one failed before 20k miles.

No time for research so I replaced with the Bridgestone model, V-Steel Rib 265, that came OEM. Although no issues with these, their strength and durability produced a stiff ride.

When they aged out (6 years for me) I replaced with Cooper HT3s. At the same time I replaced the wheels with 17” GM aluminum wheels. Smooth ride, no issues so far.

New Tires and Wheels for Chevy Roadtrek 210

The time came last year for new tires on my 2008 Chevy Roadtrek 210. After distilling the information I have read over 6 years since the last new tires, I also wanted to restore the correct wheel offset. Changing tires is easy. Changing steering geometry with different wheel offset/geometry...

www.classbforum.com

I’ve owned 3 sets of Michelins over the years. The first set, a long time ago, had poor wet weather traction. The second set came on a new class C and held the road poorly causing wander. The third set came on a new car. Last week at about 60k miles one started losing air. Tread was wearing evenly and had a fair amount remaining. Took a while to find but the inner sidewall had several porous spots along a radius about one inch from the rim. Air leaking slowly through the rubber with no visible reason. I think it is an indicator of the sidewall losing structural integrity and heading for a blowout. I don’t consider Michelins when looking for replacement tires.

 

[RT-NY]

I don't drive my 1999 RT 170 in the winter, mostly because of the road salt but also because it has no traction at all in snow or ice. But sometimes, even so, I end up getting caught out on the road when there is a bit of snow or freezing rain, and it is a harrowing enough of an experience that I would like to get the best tires I can for traction in snow even though I almost never need it. What would forum members recommend for this?

 

[booster]

I don't drive my 1999 RT 170 in the winter, mostly because of the road salt but also because it has no traction at all in snow or ice. But sometimes, even so, I end up getting caught out on the road when there is a bit of snow or freezing rain, and it is a harrowing enough of an experience that I would like to get the best tires I can for traction in snow even though I almost never need it. What would forum members recommend for this?

The tire rating for M&S (mud and snow rating) can help tell, but not always. The snowflake rating was supposed to be more accurate, but the Tire Rack reviews rating in snow for the Agilis Cross Climate tires that carry the snowflake rating are lower than the Micheling MS2 tires that are just M&S rated. Reading the review summaries and summarized number ratings on Tire Rack can be very helpful because they are from users in the real world (allegedly, anyway).

Real winter tires shouldn't be run in the summer so can't use them and the more heavily lugged tires are often noisy or hard compound for offroad stuff so we wouldn't use them. We also rarely see any snow, but want good rain/wet road traction so that is a primary focus for us, because we see that regularly. The Tire Rack reviews also rate that and dry traction.

 

[Pilgrim-ClassB]

I have a long history of liking Michelins, and that stretches back nearly 50 years. We went for Michelins to replace a set of bad tires which were on our 2000 190P when we bought it. I haven't put much mileage on them, but I like the ride to far.

We don't have TMPS, but I own a curious, seemingly little-known device called a "tire pressure gauge." I use it before each trip and keep it in the van. I have an air compressor in my garage so the tires are always at correct pressure when we leave.

ONE THOUGHT: don't forget to check the tire pressure on the spare!! That's a common error of omission, and it can bite you big time.

 

[wmgeorge]

The TPMS is not your at home pressure gauge its when your on the road and Might be having an issue with a tire it will warn you before you ruin a tire. I carry a very small 12 volt air compressor with me.

 

[Pilgrim-ClassB]

The TPMS is not your at home pressure gauge its when your on the road and Might be having an issue with a tire it will warn you before you ruin a tire. I carry a very small 12 volt air compressor with me.

Agreed, they're nice to have. But I'm not going to retrofit my van to add them.