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I am looking for a new set of tires that will be good for towing.
I had a E-350 van that had a set of Hankook tires on it, it always towed my trailer great, little or no "sway" from wind or when traffic passed me. You could feel a semi truck push you around a little when it passed, but it was very controllable.
I decided to splurge before a trip to Key West and buy a new set of Michelin Defender LTX tires since the Hankooks were getting worn and vibrated some, and I didn't want to deal with the vibration on a 1200 mile trip.
The vibration was gone, but boy was it a handful to drive with the new Michelins. Any wind, or traffic passing would push the van around something terrible. I adjusted tire pressures, my trailer leveling torsion bars, and the sway control, nothing really made it any better.
I searched around on the net and found that it was caused by tread squirm on the new tires, and I wasn't the only one that had had that problem, and that Michelin and told other people that it will go away in about 8000 miles, once the tire wear some.
Well I sold the van, I have a truck now that will need new tires soon, and I don't want to buy a set of tire that will squirm for 8000 miles because I only use the truck for pulling the trailer, and I don't want a "white knuckle" ride until the tires beak in.
So my question is what tire can I buy that people have had good luck towing with, meaning no tread squirm when they are new.
I had a E-350 van that had a set of Hankook tires on it, it always towed my trailer great, little or no "sway" from wind or when traffic passed me. You could feel a semi truck push you around a little when it passed, but it was very controllable.
I decided to splurge before a trip to Key West and buy a new set of Michelin Defender LTX tires since the Hankooks were getting worn and vibrated some, and I didn't want to deal with the vibration on a 1200 mile trip.
The vibration was gone, but boy was it a handful to drive with the new Michelins. Any wind, or traffic passing would push the van around something terrible. I adjusted tire pressures, my trailer leveling torsion bars, and the sway control, nothing really made it any better.
I searched around on the net and found that it was caused by tread squirm on the new tires, and I wasn't the only one that had had that problem, and that Michelin and told other people that it will go away in about 8000 miles, once the tire wear some.
Well I sold the van, I have a truck now that will need new tires soon, and I don't want to buy a set of tire that will squirm for 8000 miles because I only use the truck for pulling the trailer, and I don't want a "white knuckle" ride until the tires beak in.
So my question is what tire can I buy that people have had good luck towing with, meaning no tread squirm when they are new.