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Old 06-20-2020, 10:53 AM   #1
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Tires. Best bang for the buck?

My bus needs new shoes before I hit the road next month and I know nothing about commercial tires (11R22.5). I'm looking for some input on the best bang for the money.

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Old 06-20-2020, 12:35 PM   #2
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You'll get all kinds of opinions.

I buy whatevers cheapest and meets the ratings I'm looking for.

Chinese tires are probably the best buy. But if a name brand tire can be had for say $50 bucks more its worth it.
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A big consideration will be how many miles per year do you expect to drive?

How do you expect to drive? All interstate? As rough a USGS road as you can fit your bus?

Are you gonna actually wear out your tires?

Or are they gonna age out from sitting...?
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Old 06-21-2020, 05:50 PM   #4
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A big consideration will be how many miles per year do you expect to drive?

How do you expect to drive? All interstate? As rough a USGS road as you can fit your bus?

Are you gonna actually wear out your tires?

Or are they gonna age out from sitting...?
We are expecting 5k-10k miles a year.

Mostly on roads but we would plan to mostly visit parks and public lands so traction will be needed.
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Chinese open shoulder drives and some decent name brand steers.
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