Should I buy new tires or balance the old ones?

[geordi]

Originally Posted by Dany

Had 8 year old tires when i bought my coach , and had a look at them , super clean at the exterior , had one dismantled and they where completly totaled inside, so had all 8 replace , guest that i feel safer now that i am less at risk of a blowout , or any other aged tire trouble

Genuinely curious, what did you see inside the tires? I had a set that was 12 years old when they were removed from the coach (parked for several years after I bought it but around 80k miles on them prior) and they looked great inside and out. No checking at all. I'd never intentionally use them that long, but I was shocked at how good they still seemed to be.

[Capt. Bill]

Welcome to IRV2-

Buy new tires, have the front end realigned. Never run tires over 9 years old on an RV- especially the front steer axle!

Happy Trails

[rlund1]

I had balance beads put in my new tires instead of weights on my 2007 Revolution, I have never experienced a smoother ride. That being said, make sure you don't have any worn front end parts which will contribute to any shaking.

[Dany]

Hi geordi , well like i said tires looked mint on the outside but when we un rimed one there where micro cracks on all side walls, and the dually where far worse, we guessed that the product we used to keep them shiny must have help damaging them, and the tire where not that cheap they where michelin rib tires

[promaster18]

Your lives of yourself and your loved ones depend on them plus while you are at it check the brake linings replace as necessary

[viking41]

I would definitely replace the tires

[dieseldug]

Originally Posted by geordi

Genuinely curious, what did you see inside the tires? I had a set that was 12 years old when they were removed from the coach (parked for several years after I bought it but around 80k miles on them prior) and they looked great inside and out. No checking at all. I'd never intentionally use them that long, but I was shocked at how good they still seemed to be.

Hopefully the attachment will show up. It is a pic of a four year old Hercules tire that was losing air so I had it replaced. It was inner on P/S. As you can see there was extensive cracking. The outer 7 year old Mich was just fine but I replaced them both