| Re: [GMCnet] 16.5 tires [message #219970] |
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hnielsen2
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Registered: February 2004
Location: Alpine CA
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Same here ours also had 16.5
Switched over to Alcoa's
Three reasons
First 16.5 tires hard to find.
Had to buy two 16.5 tires in Las Vegas paid big bucks
Second the 16.5 rims out of round/bent?
Third Alcoa's look good on our GMC's
At the time Jim K did not have Eagles.
The Alcoa's/Eagle's make a differences in the ride and handling.
Thanks
Howard
Alpine Ca
74 Canyon Lands
All is well with my Lord
Never Give Up
On Aug 26, 2013, at 5:50, Jeff Marten <jtmarten@msn.com> wrote:
> Not even close. At $156ea for 16.5" vs ~$115ea for 16" E rated tires, you'd have to buy 35 tires before you'd break even on 6 Eagle wheels. More tires if you want a 16" spare, and even more if you want the Alcoas, ~43 tires if you only buy 6 wheels.
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> They do dress up the coach, but, even if the ROI was 3 sets, you're talking what, minimum 15yrs worth of tires? With the reality being an ROI of ~6 sets, now you're talking 30yrs worth of tires.
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> Is it worth the convenience of finding 16" tires virtually anywhere and dressing up the coach? Maybe. If mine didn't come with 16" wheels I would likely invest in them at some point, mainly for the convenience.
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>> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 05:09:43 -0700
>> From: jhbridges@ymail.com
>> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] 16.5 tires
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>> Firestone 'Transforce'. Overpriced. Consider 16" wheels, about the third set of 16 inch tires pays for them, and the dress up the coach.
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>> --johnny
>> '76 23' transmode norris
>> '76 palm beach
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>> On Mon, 8/26/13, john <tg16jturbo@mac.com> wrote:
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>> Subject: [GMCnet] 16.5 tires
>> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>> Date: Monday, August 26, 2013, 7:44 AM
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>> What manufactures still make 16.5 x 8.75
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>> Also anyone have pricing?
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