Newell Attack
08-08-2012, 06:38 PM
Age has caught up with my tires and I am weighing several options at this point and I am looking for guidance in one specific area:
Assume for the moment that I wanted to start by putting brand new sneakers on the front of my Newell. Surveying the major manufacturers, they seem to classify their tires into general categories.
LINE HAUL / LONG HAUL - Primarily for long distance trucking operations
REGIONAL SERVICE / DELIVERY - Seem to have beefier sidewalls to take more abuse.
I am curious as to which way you guys would lean. I am pondering this thinking ...
Regardless of which type I pick, most seem to have a rated top speed of 75 mph, which is just fine for my speed demon. I have been known to scuff a curb from time to time (with the rears), but these will probably end up on the rear axle some day. My Newell does see a good percentage of straight-shot interstate highway driving. It is not unusual for me to do a 400+ mile day of highway cruising.
My understanding is that after 75,000 miles of highway cruising, I could start to get cupping on a set of regional service type tires. But I don't know if I would care. I won't put more than 10K miles on in an average year, so the clock will run out before I see cupping. Age and sidewall cracking will hit me first, and if the regional service models have beefed up side walls, maybe that will delay the problem.
There may also be ride comfort considerations or fuel mileage factors for me to consider that I am not aware of. What else am I missing here? I was leaning toward the long haul models, but can see certain advantages to the regionals.
Recommendations?
Assume for the moment that I wanted to start by putting brand new sneakers on the front of my Newell. Surveying the major manufacturers, they seem to classify their tires into general categories.
LINE HAUL / LONG HAUL - Primarily for long distance trucking operations
REGIONAL SERVICE / DELIVERY - Seem to have beefier sidewalls to take more abuse.
I am curious as to which way you guys would lean. I am pondering this thinking ...
Regardless of which type I pick, most seem to have a rated top speed of 75 mph, which is just fine for my speed demon. I have been known to scuff a curb from time to time (with the rears), but these will probably end up on the rear axle some day. My Newell does see a good percentage of straight-shot interstate highway driving. It is not unusual for me to do a 400+ mile day of highway cruising.
My understanding is that after 75,000 miles of highway cruising, I could start to get cupping on a set of regional service type tires. But I don't know if I would care. I won't put more than 10K miles on in an average year, so the clock will run out before I see cupping. Age and sidewall cracking will hit me first, and if the regional service models have beefed up side walls, maybe that will delay the problem.
There may also be ride comfort considerations or fuel mileage factors for me to consider that I am not aware of. What else am I missing here? I was leaning toward the long haul models, but can see certain advantages to the regionals.
Recommendations?