what type michelin steers you have ?

 

XZA3s

 

Michelen use to make one of the best tires around. I been at this for 30 years and I just found out that they have gotten soft. SOFT sidewall that is; I just replaced mine with TOYO tires due to poor tread life. Less than 40,000 miles on them on a brand new front end. With that said; the TOYO's now have 85,000 plus on them and look like new. Keep in mind my average weight in around 100,000 pounds. I'd rather tell you to spend the money and get good long lasting tires. Chris

 

I think Michelin tires are the best truck/trailer tires. Goodyear is decent, but Michelin seems to last longer.

 

With proper maintenance on your tires and truck, you should be getting 160,000 to 190,000 on a good set of steers. What you need is a good set of tires with a low rolling resistance. Michelin XZA3's have the lowest rolling resistance on the market. Fuel savings alone will pay for these tires several times over, regardless on the cost of the tire.

You can go to Michelin's website to compare rolling reistance on many brands of tires and they have a cost savings calulator.

Michelin's XZE* tire has a rollings resistance of 120, not too good. The XTA Energy is 86.42, very good and the XOne XTA has the best at 81.74, though Wide Singles are not recommended for spread axle trailers.

Rolling resistance on trailers has the most impact, drives next and steers the least.