Forest, in my previous conversations with Newell, they commented that the Newell Coaches with 11R24.5 tires had excellent service from Bridgestones (H rated). I don't recall Goodyears in 11R24.5 being a problem either. Remember that on the front axle, never run with less than H rated tires on the 11R24.5's. I have changed my front tires over to 305/75R24.5 Michelin's to gain some extra tire security as the weight rating goes up about 700 lbs/tire over the 11R24.5 at the recommendation of Boyd Vanover, VP of Engineering for Newell. The 305's are J rated.
Others note, this advise is NOT applicable to the 315/80-22.5 tires on the steer axle of the later (heavier) coaches. Newell experienced failures with 315/80-22.5 tires in both Bridgestones and Goodyears and had a NHTSA recall on 149 coaches (manufactured 7/1/95 - 9/30/99). The Bridgestones and Goodyears were changed out for Michelins (L Rated) at a recommended pressure of 130 psi in winter and 140 psi in summer with a warning not to drive over 75 mph (later downgraded to a recommendation of a maximum of 65 mph). In 2009, the 315's were increased to 365's and the maximum of 75 mph returned for the 365's only. The 365's have a capacity of 10,500 lbs/tire rather than the 9,080 lbs/tire of the 315's.
|