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Re: Baby Needs New Shoes,J.C.Lewis109@yahoo.com,designerproperty@aol

Reply #25 – May 24, 2015, 03:47:42 pm

Funny, we spend 5 months in AZ and live in Colorado and have no problems with Michelins. Regulatly treat them with 303.

Coriwelsh

Intrigue 12314

Re: Baby Needs New Shoes,J.C.Lewis109@yahoo.com,designerproperty@aol

Reply #26 – May 24, 2015, 05:22:05 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 101015

The Xz2 was a Highway tire version of the 12R. It was used by a lot of long distance bus companies. It had a very smooth ride and a very quiet ride. The XZE is a regional tire with stronger side walls and deeper tread than a XZ2. The steering response was faster with the Toyo tires that came on my coach with the stiffer side walls. But the Michelin XZ2 with the same air pressure level was like driving on clouds. The noise level dropped, normal seams in the road were just passed over with out a notice in the coach. XZE steering response is a little faster the ride is as quiet, but you can feel the seams in the road but with out the intensity of the Toyo. XZ2 aren't the only tires that are suffering from cracking, some of the 315s have had the issue, too. XZE seems to have a much better life than the XZ2. TWI 2004 Intrigue 11731

Re: Baby Needs New Shoes,J.C.Lewis109@yahoo.com,designerproperty@aol

Reply #27 – May 25, 2015, 12:48:45 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 101021

This information about Michelin is causing me to change direction. I'll buy Toyos for my Ford Ranger to replace the 8 year old Michelins that are now showing cracking. I used to run Michelin XZE on my previous DP. They showed ozone cracking which I do not have with Toyos at 7 years. I'll be buying my third set of Toyos soon on the coach, but I was happy with Michelins on my pickup until reading this and seeing the cracking at 8 years. Now I'm going with Toyo on the Ranger.

George Harper
04 Allure
Rome, GA

Re: Baby Needs New Shoes,J.C.Lewis109@yahoo.com,designerproperty@aol

Reply #28 – May 26, 2015, 03:18:31 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 101041

I did mention that my 3 year old XZA2 315's seemed to be resisting cracking better than my older Michelins. Perhaps they changed the compound. But I cannot say for sure since they were only 3 years old and generally it takes about 4 years for the Michelin cracking to appear. Regardless, I am working with a major tire dealer that sells Michelin Bridgestone Toyo etcetera., and he and numerous other dealers who could tlsell me Michelin just as easy as Bridgestones tell me they see more cracking problems with Michelin than any other brand and believe it is due to the compound that Michelin uses. They did recommend the Bridgestones over the Toyos however. Now I have brand new Michelins on the front and brand new bridgestones on the rear, so I will report what happens in the next five years as far as cracking is concerned. Someone was kind enough to explain what XZ2's were, so I will not bother.

Rich 2002 Magna