Bridgestone Run Flat Tires for GL 350 on-sale at Amazon
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2011 GL 350, P1 Package, HID headlamps, Blind spot assist, Parktronic, Wood steering wheel
Bridgestone Run Flat Tires for GL 350 on-sale at Amazon
$203 shipped.
Same tires are $260 - $280 at Costco and at Tire Rack
As much as I hate not having a spare tire and needing run-flats on my truck, this is a good deal. I get my tires installed at Costco for $15 each. This will be my third set of these tires, now at about 83k miles. I also use the GL to tow a 30 foot Airstream trailer and have also done some minor offroading with the last set.
Go get 'em...
Same tires are $260 - $280 at Costco and at Tire Rack
As much as I hate not having a spare tire and needing run-flats on my truck, this is a good deal. I get my tires installed at Costco for $15 each. This will be my third set of these tires, now at about 83k miles. I also use the GL to tow a 30 foot Airstream trailer and have also done some minor offroading with the last set.
Go get 'em...
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2011 GL 350, P1 Package, HID headlamps, Blind spot assist, Parktronic, Wood steering wheel
Normally I run 34 psi cold all around. When towing the airstream i increase pressire to 38 psi cold in the rears... Towing on the freeway on a very hot day I can see the rears heat up to as high as 46 to 48, according to the tpms.
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2011 GL 350, P1 Package, HID headlamps, Blind spot assist, Parktronic, Wood steering wheel
I am sorry for being confusing.
The tpms lets you monitor tire pressure. Pressure rises as the tires heat up and the gas inside them expands, whether from friction or the ambient air temperature or the road surface temperature.
So what I was saying was that when towing, my rear tires start out at 38 psi cold, but I have seen the pressure increase to as much as 48 psi, as reported by the tpms, due to heating...
The tpms lets you monitor tire pressure. Pressure rises as the tires heat up and the gas inside them expands, whether from friction or the ambient air temperature or the road surface temperature.
So what I was saying was that when towing, my rear tires start out at 38 psi cold, but I have seen the pressure increase to as much as 48 psi, as reported by the tpms, due to heating...
