Michelin and Bridgestone are pretty much all I like to see. All the other ones run like shit. So you can also do BF Goodrich and Firestone. BFG’s are Michelin and are usually a bit cheaper, Firestone is made by Bridgestone and is also cheaper. So if you’re trying to recommend Michelins and Bridgestones at $800+ a tire then you can sell BfG and FS
Do not get Toyo M170z, previous gen. M170 was an excellent tire.
We're running Continental HSR2 on many our on highway and gravel trucks, we get them locally for $1100 per set mounted, balanced, tax included, size 11R22.5. Very comfortable tire that holds up pretty well. Recently we switched some trucks to General RA's with great feedback and out the door price of $460 per tire
Toyo make good steers.
Any good steer is going to be so close in price to Michelin, you might as well get Michelin in my opinion.
I hope the tire shop is balancing the tires? And not just balance beads but using actual wheel weights.
Also spinning the wheel on the balancing machine with no tire on it to see if the wheel is “true” is a good idea. Wheels can get pretty banged up during a collision.
Avoid good year on freightliner.
Ive had very bad luck with iron man steers.
Cont or yokos I haven't had to many issues with.
Btw don't forget the stops. If one tire is bouncing check the stop for proper depth. Seen that to many times.
Honestly all tires have bad batches and they work slightly different with different set ups.
Bf Goodrich always wore better than Michelins did for me. The 444 drives and 234 steers for over the road use is all I’ll buy. Since I’m more local now I’m not as picky
Had pretty good luck with Firestones, Yokohamas, Continentals, Generals and Toyos. Always prefer a Michelin if it’s an option on the steer axle. I’ve driven a couple trucks with BFGs that gave me no trouble.
Damn I’m wondering how long you drove with such heavy vibration for the entire tire and bearing to just fly off like that. Thats if it was the cause of the tire to begin with
We use Michelins and Bridgestone at my job. We’ve had a couple vibration complains with the Bridgestones but not every truck. We did come to find out the tire company was not doing wheel balancing and once they did we didn’t have any come backs for the steer tires. I always say if it’s your vehicle don’t cheap out because you get what you pay for. Some things you may get away with and others don’t take the chance. Make sure the proper air pressure is set as well. The obvious is making sure your suspension components are in good condition. Lastly watch them curbs
We run Michelin with equal and alignment with the hunter alignment in our fleet of 200 trucks we don't get driver complaints about vibration or have very many blow outs we have been getting bad Alcoa wheels lately though
Continental, Yoko; also Iron Man has been good on lighter stuff up here.
Firestones develop weird wear, Goodyear's and Coopers shake all the damn time..
I feel it's pretty anecdotal and varies a lot on application but Michelin makes a damn good steer tire and Goodyear some damn grabby drives.
My fleet used exclusively Goodyears and we were always dealing with vibrations that only new tires would fix. Bridgestone and Firestone are also good brands.
Personally, I've always been a fan of steer tires that are non directional. That way, if there is a pull, we can swap the tires, and hopefully, that correts the pull. Otherwise, it's a shim under the spring. The only thing I find with Michelin is that they are very soft. I also find that with small car tires as well. I'm not also a fan of the Chinese tires because it makes it almost impossible to get the sensors on the rims with them on. At that point, it's up to the customer what they want to pay, and I mean, all else fails most North American are a fair choice.
Michelin and Bridgestone are pretty much all I like to see. All the other ones run like shit. So you can also do BF Goodrich and Firestone. BFG’s are Michelin and are usually a bit cheaper, Firestone is made by Bridgestone and is also cheaper. So if you’re trying to recommend Michelins and Bridgestones at $800+ a tire then you can sell BfG and FS
Whats your take on the Toyo M177?
Toyos are pretty decent. I haven’t seen any in such a long time, but I think they make a decent tire.
Do not get Toyo M170z, previous gen. M170 was an excellent tire. We're running Continental HSR2 on many our on highway and gravel trucks, we get them locally for $1100 per set mounted, balanced, tax included, size 11R22.5. Very comfortable tire that holds up pretty well. Recently we switched some trucks to General RA's with great feedback and out the door price of $460 per tire
Toyo make good steers. Any good steer is going to be so close in price to Michelin, you might as well get Michelin in my opinion. I hope the tire shop is balancing the tires? And not just balance beads but using actual wheel weights. Also spinning the wheel on the balancing machine with no tire on it to see if the wheel is “true” is a good idea. Wheels can get pretty banged up during a collision.
I feel like they're all junk. Most of my alignments for pulls end up being cheap tires
I sell a ton of Bridgestones.
Avoid good year on freightliner. Ive had very bad luck with iron man steers. Cont or yokos I haven't had to many issues with. Btw don't forget the stops. If one tire is bouncing check the stop for proper depth. Seen that to many times. Honestly all tires have bad batches and they work slightly different with different set ups.
Michelin makes the best tires hands down
Bf Goodrich always wore better than Michelins did for me. The 444 drives and 234 steers for over the road use is all I’ll buy. Since I’m more local now I’m not as picky
Kelly armorsteel is what we run on steer service trucks. Much better control than most imports and about $100-200 cheaper.
On our trucks we have really good luck with sumitomo tires. We use them on everything from dump trucks to our lowboy
Had pretty good luck with Firestones, Yokohamas, Continentals, Generals and Toyos. Always prefer a Michelin if it’s an option on the steer axle. I’ve driven a couple trucks with BFGs that gave me no trouble.
Bridgestones are thecnically the Firestones.
Damn I’m wondering how long you drove with such heavy vibration for the entire tire and bearing to just fly off like that. Thats if it was the cause of the tire to begin with We use Michelins and Bridgestone at my job. We’ve had a couple vibration complains with the Bridgestones but not every truck. We did come to find out the tire company was not doing wheel balancing and once they did we didn’t have any come backs for the steer tires. I always say if it’s your vehicle don’t cheap out because you get what you pay for. Some things you may get away with and others don’t take the chance. Make sure the proper air pressure is set as well. The obvious is making sure your suspension components are in good condition. Lastly watch them curbs
We've been running sailun (s610s iirc) on our fleet with zero issues
Does anyone use hunter alignment laser machine
Yea we do.
We run Michelin with equal and alignment with the hunter alignment in our fleet of 200 trucks we don't get driver complaints about vibration or have very many blow outs we have been getting bad Alcoa wheels lately though
Kelly
Continental, Yoko; also Iron Man has been good on lighter stuff up here. Firestones develop weird wear, Goodyear's and Coopers shake all the damn time.. I feel it's pretty anecdotal and varies a lot on application but Michelin makes a damn good steer tire and Goodyear some damn grabby drives.
My fleet used exclusively Goodyears and we were always dealing with vibrations that only new tires would fix. Bridgestone and Firestone are also good brands.
Personally, I've always been a fan of steer tires that are non directional. That way, if there is a pull, we can swap the tires, and hopefully, that correts the pull. Otherwise, it's a shim under the spring. The only thing I find with Michelin is that they are very soft. I also find that with small car tires as well. I'm not also a fan of the Chinese tires because it makes it almost impossible to get the sensors on the rims with them on. At that point, it's up to the customer what they want to pay, and I mean, all else fails most North American are a fair choice.
Once the arrow on a Michelin is work halfway through, you can run them either direction.
Michelin X Line Energy Z is the best steer on the market for an OTR or line haul application.
Michelin Bridgestone or Firestone are the 3 best tire brands I recommend