I have been slowly working on wheels and tires for my 5700. I removed three old tires by hand, had the wheels sandblasted, then I epoxy primed and painted them. I was still looking for 4 more tires for the drives and I found a shop that had just brought some in from a school fleet. So I bought 4 Firestone virgin 10R-22.5 steers that are in nice shape, had him mount and balance 2 of my Michelin 235/85/22.5 for my steers. He said he could have my other 4 wheels blasted and powder coated for $38 each so that was a no-brainer. Now waiting on three to come back BUT I was able to test drive now with 4 good tires, with the 10R-22.5's on the rear I gained 5 mph at governed speed, I cleaned and adjusted the governor and at 4000 RPM no load it runs at 3700-3800 RPM on the road at 51-52 mph. I only have $560 into 8 real nice tires, $545 into blasting, primer, paint, powder coat and a little for labor for mounting 7 wheels. I'm happy as a clam
Last edited by 78buckshot; 12/24/2021 10:11 PM.
