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Still Looking, BUT
in the mean time I’m in the market for new tires on our current coach. They are 5+ years old and starting to crack. I tend to change them out somewhere in the 5-6yr range.
Anyway, I’ve tried looking around here but couldn’t really find any info on tire brands. I was shopping some of the tire shops locally and came across some Double Coin tires. They looked good and the sales men gave a good speach about them. The price was in my range also, but (outside of the Manufacturer) I’m having a hardtime finding information on them. I have 245/70R 19.5 and the Double Coin tire is the RT600.
Any one got any comments, good or bad, about this tire manufacturer or the tire or both? Any one running these tires?
Thanks,
Paul
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I know four owners, myself included who have used Double Coin tires. One was dissatisfied and had them removed for what I believe were balance issues.
I believe the remaining three were happy with them. I certainly was. They rode very well, and I had no issues except one was ruined by something I hit that took a chunk the size of a baseball out of the tread and sidewall.
It is easy to poke fun at Chinese tires, but I did some searching and I find Michelin has a substantial ownership interest in the company. Since I never owned any Michelins produced in the US I find it hard to criticize Michelin if they produce in China. I have had Spanish and Mexican Michelin coach tires so I would not hesitate to buy Double Coin again.
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Hi Jon,
Thanks for the reply. Did you get a chance to put some good miles on these tires when you had them? My biggest concern is was there a harshness to the ride? I’ve had tires that appeared to be rough, meaning that when you hit a bump you really feel it. The previous Goodyears were like this and I didn’t like it. I currently have Hankook’s on the coach now, but I’m having a hard time getting tires that have a manufacture date within a year. Most are running 1.5 to 2yrs on the manufac dates. I like the Hankook’s, but not the date codes.
Paul
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Asking any of us for “seat of the pants” information yields rather useless judgments.
I replaced four six and seven year Michelins on the drive axle and then drove them for (guessing here) about 75,000 miles before selling the coach. Compared to aged Michelins the ride was excellent and when I sold the coach I still considered the ride excellent and noise level low. I can say accurately tread wear was even and there was a lot left.
But take that with a grain of salt because the only way for anyone to answer accurately is if they can have several sets of tires of various ages mounted on the same coach so each set can be evaluated by the same driver over the same course. Otherwise it’s all just a gut feel.
Side story about old tires: Tom and I spent a week this January riding around FL in my H2 Hummer with 8 year old tires (except for the 7 year old pair that replaced the originals that had a bit of a flat spot on the bottom). The tires were so loud we couldn’t even speak. When I got home I replaced them with new cheap tires. The noise was gone and the H2 drive like a new car. Point being as tires age they ride harsh and make noise. Regardless of brand.
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Thanks Jon – Appreciate the input.
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