Steer Tires

[hshiner]

While visiting a neighbor at the park I noticed that he had steer tires on all axels, that included the tag. I asked him about that and he said that's the way his Winnebago was delivered. Rv is is a Winnebago Tour. Any thoughts on why.

[BFlinn181]

Tires meant for the front axle often have continuous grooves to channel water away to give better traction. Installing steer tires at all 6 positions gives more flexibility to rotate tires. I don't really see the need for drive tires in an RV.

[Damion]

Watching! I also intend to installing steer tires at all 6 positions in the spring!

[Steve Ownby]

Originally Posted by hshiner

While visiting a neighbor at the park I noticed that he had steer tires on all axels, that included the tag. I asked him about that and he said that's the way his Winnebago was delivered. Rv is is a Winnebago Tour. Any thoughts on why.

Most tires OEM on motorhomes are marketed as “all position” tires.

[asuperheat]

Sure they were all position, just cant use drive tires or trailer tires on the steer.

[MoCoTom]

Unless you intend to travel when roads are snow covered there is no reason to use a "lug style tread" tire on the drive axle. They will give you a slightly rougher ride and significantly increase the noise produced by tire/road contact.