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Thanks, Jrock, we are definitely planning on listening to folks that have been RVing for many miles, and in the process of getting tire prices and info together. And thank you Bill for the links. Now we come to another query. Spoke with a local rep from Goodyear and he was talking about the fact that certain tires that we are looking at don't come in the OE size. I know in the beginning of this thread we talked about going from OE size of 265/75R22.5 to 275/70R22.5 or 255/80R22.5, but the rep made a suggestion that he says will be a smoother ride and a more common tire size for today of 295/70R22.5 and that only adds 1/2" to the overall diameter of the tires (after using the link Bill provided up top, https://tiresize.com/comparison/ , we see that it adds .7" to the diameter.) Can anyone provide any thoughts on this suggestion? Thanks Chad and Sarah

Thank you everyone for your input. We do have another question for the group though. We are hearing a broad spectrum of opinion on this issue and wanted to ask other FMCA members for theirs. Back to the original post, our G159s are in amazing condition, however, the dates on them are a bit of a concern, with the youngest tires having a DOT date of 2008! Tire centers are saying with a 2008 date they won't even inspect them for us and are warning that we risk our safety and potential major damage every time we are on the road. We see no sidewall disintegration and the tires, like I said, look to be in incredible condition. So the question is, what would other members do? thoughts? suggestions? Do we have time before replacing them? Thanks in advance, Chad and Sarah

Any thoughts on positives or negatives of going with an import like Toyo? Chad and Sarah

Wolfe10- We contacted Spartan to get info on the OE tires that were on our coach, and it turns out that it was delivered to the original owner with Goodyear G159 265/75R22.5s. Goodyear no longer makes the tire, as I'm sure FMCA owners are aware, and the suggestion from Spartan is to go with Goodyear G670RVs in all positions, but that brings a hefty price tag, and although we're aware that pinching pennies is not the best idea when it comes to tires, we would like some guidance on other possible options that will keep us safe and on the road without incident. Thanks in advance for all your help Chad and Sarah

New to FMCA and the forums, so we wanted to say HI! Also looking to find out if anyone might have any help they can provide on tires for our coach. At this time, we have 5 Goodyear G159 265/75R22.5 (all drive positions and passenger steer) and one Sumitomo 11R22.5 on drivers side steer position and we are looking to get new tires (the youngest of the tires on the coach was made in 2008!!!) but are having issues finding out what Spartan or HR would have put on the coach from the factory or in the showroom. We have seen videos where they have 275/70R22.5, 265/75R22.5, etc, and want to get the RIGHT tires for our rig. Goodyears or Michelins, we have no preference so yet another place we would ask for direction. Thanks for your time Chad and Sarah