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<blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1246509" data-attributes="member: 19880"><p>Last chapter...</p><p></p><p>Lesson #3 (addendum) - I swapped out the GMAX car tire today and installed a new Michelin PR2. Funny how going to the car tire didn't seem horrible when I did it; I clearly remember thinking it wasn't all that bad. After nearly 9,000 miles on it, I think I can safely say I won't do that again. The switch back was an ENORMOUS relief.</p><p></p><p>I had attributed some of the handling issues to fatigue coupled with a top-heavy load but in retrospect I would say 85% was the tire. OK for a straight slab run across the continent but the hundred bucks (or so) saved on rubber translated into a great deal of anxiety (or at least diminished enjoyment) on any roads but the really easy ones. The experience of the Blue Ridge, Cherohala, Rocky Mtn NP, Mesa Verde etc. was much less than it might have been due to the CT.</p><p></p><p>Start with new rubber and be prepared to make a change somewhere along the way if necessary. If you drop-ship some tires to a willing forum member (who has tire-changing equipment), its only going to cost a couple or three hundred bucks and a (six-pack of beer).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossKean, post: 1246509, member: 19880"] Last chapter... Lesson #3 (addendum) - I swapped out the GMAX car tire today and installed a new Michelin PR2. Funny how going to the car tire didn't seem horrible when I did it; I clearly remember thinking it wasn't all that bad. After nearly 9,000 miles on it, I think I can safely say I won't do that again. The switch back was an ENORMOUS relief. I had attributed some of the handling issues to fatigue coupled with a top-heavy load but in retrospect I would say 85% was the tire. OK for a straight slab run across the continent but the hundred bucks (or so) saved on rubber translated into a great deal of anxiety (or at least diminished enjoyment) on any roads but the really easy ones. The experience of the Blue Ridge, Cherohala, Rocky Mtn NP, Mesa Verde etc. was much less than it might have been due to the CT. Start with new rubber and be prepared to make a change somewhere along the way if necessary. If you drop-ship some tires to a willing forum member (who has tire-changing equipment), its only going to cost a couple or three hundred bucks and a (six-pack of beer). [/QUOTE]
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