Michelin Agilis Cross Climate Tires - 2020 View 24V

[jdacampora]

I'm looking for a smoother and quieter ride for my 2020 Winnebago View 24V. Has anyone tried the Michelin Agilis Cross Climate LT 215/85R 16E tires? If so, would you recommend them to others, even though they're a little pricy?

Thanks,

 

[Eagle5]

Hi jdacampora,
We had a recent thread which included those tires:
Minnie Winnie tire recommendations
Some good discussion in there.
Eagle5

 

[jdacampora]

Hi jdacampora,
We had a recent thread which included those tires:
Minnie Winnie tire recommendations
Some good discussion in there.
Eagle5

Thanks, I’ll check it out.

 

[rx4fishing]

I'm looking for a smoother and quieter ride for my 2020 Winnebago View 24V. Has anyone tried the Michelin Agilis Cross Climate LT 215/85R 16E tires? If so, would you recommend them to others, even though they're a little pricy?

Thanks,

I belong to the View/Navion Facebook group which has thousands of members. The Michelin cross climate tires are the most recommended tires. I put them on 2 years ago. There is a definite improvement in ride quality and noise. And members are reporting 80-90,000 miles with these tires.

 

[jdacampora]

Thanks Ron,

Looks like they also have a newer Cross Climate 2. I rarely login to Facebook, but I check out the group.

 

[fanrgs]

We bought them for our 2020 Navion 24V last year at Discount Tire. Put about 4,000 miles on them since and are very happy with them. We have had them on I-15 and I-40 in 100+ degree heat and in the Colorado mountains in 30+ degree temps. Didn't feel any difference in ride quality in either weather. Been on wet roads in the mountains with no traction or handling problems. Any good-quality tire brand is expensive when you are buying 6 of them!

 

[Bnystrom]

I'm looking for a smoother and quieter ride for my 2020 Winnebago View 24V. Has anyone tried the Michelin Agilis Cross Climate LT 215/85R 16E tires? If so, would you recommend them to others, even though they're a little pricy?

Thanks,

How much pressure are you running in your current tires?

 

[fanrgs]

Although M-B says 61 psi, I keep my Michelin Agilis tires (tires say 80 psi max cold) at about 70 psi cold, although I may increase it to 75 psi in fall when we head out from home at 5,600' to say 8,500' where I know the pressure will drop 5 psi or more on cold mountain mornings. I don't worry about the pressure at 11,000'-12,000' because that is just short-term when crossing a mountain pass. And, by the time I get to those elevations, the tires are usually pretty warm just from the drive.

Since I am never in the RV when it gets below zero, I don't change pressure just for that extreme cold. However, if I have it stored at home during winter months, I set the initial storage pressure at 75 psi because I know it will drop due to the cold and from just sitting. This is rare though because we are generally snowbirding south of I-10 in AZ or NM when it gets that cold in Colorado!

 

[Bnystrom]

That's too much pressure, which is why the ride is harsh. If you consult the Michelin tire pressure charts (after getting your rig weighed), you'll find that they actually recommend less than the 61 PSI that Winnebago recommends. There's no reason to exceed 61 PSI and I run ours at 55, which greatly improves the ride quality. That said, we have a TPMS system installed, so I can monitor them, and we get an instant warning if the pressure drops below 50. If you don't have TPMS, I highly recommend you install a system, as it takes all of the guesswork out of monitoring your tire pressures and provides a significant safety benefit. Without TPMS, you need to check your tires regularly with a good-quality pressure gauge, and stick to 61 PSI or more as a safety margin, and live with the harsher ride.

 

[imogenkye]

I need new tires for my 1988 winnie itasca suncruiser, any recommendations?

 

[bigbAZ]

That's too much pressure, which is why the ride is harsh. If you consult the Michelin tire pressure charts (after getting your rig weighed), you'll find that they actually recommend less than the 61 PSI that Winnebago recommends. There's no reason to exceed 61 PSI and I run ours at 55, which greatly improves the ride quality. That said, we have a TPMS system installed, so I can monitor them, and we get an instant warning if the pressure drops below 50. If you don't have TPMS, I highly recommend you install a system, as it takes all of the guesswork out of monitoring your tire pressures and provides a significant safety benefit. Without TPMS, you need to check your tires regularly with a good-quality pressure gauge, and stick to 61 PSI or more as a safety margin, and live with the harsher ride.

Brian, I am curious of your numbers. I don't have a View but my Sprinter based Via has the same weight ratings. Fully loaded I weigh 4240 on the front and 6800 on the rear, verified several times at the CAT scales. Adding 10% to that as recommended for side to side differential loading, and dividing by 2, brings those weights to 3740 per side on the rears and 2332 per side on the fronts.

Looking at the Michelin inflation charts for RV usage in the LT215/85R16 LRE Cross Climate row https://rvsafety.com/images/pdf/michelinloadandinflationrvtruck.pdf
this puts my fronts firmly in the 65 PSI column and my rear duals between the 55 and 60 PSI columns. I am running 65 front and 61 rear. Winnebago says 61 all. I could probably reduce the rears by a few lbs but I have never had corner weights done so I don't know my side to side variance, plus, not knowing how much of a safety factor is built into Michelin's numbers, I don't feel comfortable running right against the published limit.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to soften the ride some but I just don't see it as safe at or over our GVWR of 11,040. Unless running a good bit under GVWR which is pretty rare on these rigs, it's usually over rather than under.