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Sun, 25 August 2019 15:59 |
fbhtxak
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Ken,
Further to Charles Boyd's comments, I replaced the rear duals on my
Airstream coach in Alaska (we're in it now ) with Westlake-branded tires
about three summers ago. While I didn't do that by choice (as I had never
heard of them), I have had no cause for concern. They were replacements for
Michellin tires that had aged out. There were no tires with familiar brand
names available in Alaska when I changed them and delivery would have been
a month or more. In my "due diligence" on the Westlake brand for trucks/RVs,
I found that their reported reliability and wear characteristics were
comparable to familiar "name brand" tires. So - I bought them!
'Just another data point for you...
Fred
Fred Hudspeth
1978 Royale (TZE 368V101335) - Tyler, TX
1982 Airstream Excella (motorhome) - Cooper Landing, Alaska
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 09:01:06 -0600
From: Charles Boyd
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GMC Experiment
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Hi Ken. As for Westlake tires I have been very pleased with the 16" set we
had on our previous Continental and current VW Rotan van. Neither a
motorhome but both heavy front wheel drive vehicles. Tire wear has been
un-noticeable. On the Lincoln they were 4 years old, driven daily to work,
and looking pretty much new when we passed it on to Deb.
As for our coach we still are running the Weld 16.5 wheels and bought new
tires from Walmart online before our trip to Tallahassee for the
International. I found these MileStar for @ $94 at the time. 7 was 700+
change delivered to my house. The Goodyear 159s I took off were running
balance beads but since the local tire store charges $15 a tire to mount and
snap-on spin balance I just went that route. Same price if on or off
coach or balancing or beads, big truck or lawnmower.
See you in Ohio. You are welcome to stop going or coming of course the
welcome mat is out.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Milestar-Steelpro-MS597-LT8-75-16-5/830462668
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C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
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