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Tim Miller
Marketing Communication Manager
Goodyear
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Tim Miller has been with Goodyear for over 30 years. He spent 8 years as a tire design engineer before taking positions as a technical representative to original equipment customers Freightliner...more»»
Rim Size Change?
Posted by Peter from Ormond Beach, FL, US on July 9, 2009
your g149 12r22.5 used to be spec’d at 8.25 or 9.00 inch rims, now they say only 9.00 inch rims. Are the tires not safe on 8.25 inch rims now?
The any 12R22.5 tire can be put on an 8.25" or a 9.00" wide rim. You may be confused by the fact the our data book shows a 9.00 "rim width" listed with all the other dimesional data. This means that the diameter and tread width were measured on a 9.00" wide rim. 8.25" is also an approved width.
School bus tire
Posted by Rick from Whitney Point, NY, US on July 8, 2009
I have been told that the G164 RTD has been discontinued.
What has replaced this tire in a 11R.22.5 LRH
Thank you
Rick
Our new G622 RSD replaces the G164 in our product line. There should be tires available at your local Goodyear commercial tire dealer.
Load Carrying capacity
Posted by Scott from Sioux Falls, SD, US on July 6, 2009
Why do tires have a lower load carrying capacity in a dual application versus a single axle application ?
I was told many years ago that tires in a dual application are rated to a lower load carrying capasity because one of the two tires may need to carry more than 1/2 the load due to a number of reasons (a failure of the other tire, highly crowned roads, etc.). So, to avoid a severe overload situation, the rated load is less than a tire used only as a single tire.
STEERING AXLES AND STEERABLE LIFT AXLES
Posted by Ross from Salt Lake City, UT, US on June 29, 2009
Hi, i just read ’section six’ of your total vehicle alignment brochure. I would read the rest but didn’t figure out how to get it yet. But, that isn’t the problem. According to a manufacturer of one type of lift axle that we use, they recomend an alignment of 1/16″ toe in. I see what you reccommend for steering axle alignment. However, on our Mack trucks would you recommend that the weight of the truck be on the wheels or would you rather it be jacked up to obtain the specified toe in? If it matters, we are running CH613s, CL613S, CHN613S and CXN613S.
Thank you,
Ross
We recommend that axle alignment be done with the vehicle loaded.
Discontinued 11R22.5 G164 Goodyear Tire
Posted by Ed from Baltimore, MD, US on June 17, 2009
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One of my shops has been advised that the (11R/22.5 G164 GoodYear Tire) is no longer being produced by Goodyear, and that the replacement tire is the G622. Is this correct? If so, can the G164, and the G622 be mixed on the same axle, given that the tread depths are equal? When GoodYear discontinues a tire model, why do they not publish this information for their customers so that we don\’t have to scratch our heads and say what do we use now?
Yes, the G164 has been replaced by the G622. It is OK to mix them on an axle since they have the same tread depth and diameter. When we discontinue a tire, we advise our sales reps and dealer organization. It is then up to them to spread the word to our fleet customers. For customers doing business directly with our dealer organization, we have no way to notify you one-on-one. We do issue press releases that are published in major trade publications.