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hot rod · 08-20-2012, 04:08 PM

I just put new steer tires on my Topkick this week, 235/80/22.5, $306 apiece my cost for Michellin XRV's (I have a wholesale tire account). Also bought new aluminum wheels and had the existing drive tires mounted on those. Took them down to the local truck tire shop and they get $30 each to mount a loose tire (not on the truck) and $30 each for spin balancing or $5 to throw in a bag of beads. I had the steer tires balanced and put beads in the drives.

I'm new to big truck tires, so I asked questions. They told me that spin balancing was more accurate, but would need to be rebalanced every 15000 miles. The beads are good to go, no re-balance. So I figured it was worth it for the steers, but did not want to go the extra trouble later for the drives.

08-20-2012, 04:08 PM	#14
hot rod Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 527	I just put new steer tires on my Topkick this week, 235/80/22.5, $306 apiece my cost for Michellin XRV's (I have a wholesale tire account). Also bought new aluminum wheels and had the existing drive tires mounted on those. Took them down to the local truck tire shop and they get $30 each to mount a loose tire (not on the truck) and $30 each for spin balancing or $5 to throw in a bag of beads. I had the steer tires balanced and put beads in the drives. I'm new to big truck tires, so I asked questions. They told me that spin balancing was more accurate, but would need to be rebalanced every 15000 miles. The beads are good to go, no re-balance. So I figured it was worth it for the steers, but did not want to go the extra trouble later for the drives.