Oliver and others interested in tires,
After Oliver provided this info to me some time back I checked and they are
in the special order catalog at my local SAM's Club. $107/tire if I
remember correctly. Not bad for quality.
Harvey
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol and Oliver Filippi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: [VAC] Trailer tires
> In my opinion the best tires for the trailer are the old Michelin 700 R15
> XCA truck tire. (Obviously a RADIAL)
>
> Michelin still makes this size in the XCA. Most dealers think they were
> discontinued years ago. NOT TRUE!
>
> The XCA is steel ply, steel belted, and you can pump 'em up to 90 Lbs or
so
> and really roll.
>
> Most important, Michelin knows how to make a ROUND tire (which obviously
> rolls better, and with less vibration - and require less balancing
weights)
>
> This is the same tire Airstream offered as the radial tire option back in
> the mid 70's. These tires are a little narrower than the current crop of
> tires and will have no problem fitting in the trailer wheel well.
>
> Any Michelin dealer can special order them for you. I have found Costco
to
> be the cheapest on Michelin, but Sam's Club is not too far behind.
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