Re: preferred tires ?
Reply #14 –
The Michelin side wall was designed to shred at zero pressure to allow the tire to come down onto the tread belt. No flip flopping.
Othefr brands went to a stiff sidewall as a way to control the vechile so as not to lose steering control.
Works for Michelin as there steel belted casing has belts straight across. Directionally stable.
Most othe brands long ago has criss crossed casing belts. Not self centering.
Remember the old Michelin "X" billboards long ago that showed the straight across steel belts?
Drove every kind of diesel rv long ago and I made a personal game with myself to not look at the tires when I got into the coaches for test drives just to see if I could tell.
The Michelin's were noticeable, at least to me, back then.
I had forgotten my personal test back then.
May or may not apply as much anymore.
What tires does .spartan use on their chassis?
Edit: spartan big chassis use Michelin also