The rebuilding of Norman's 75 Eleganza II

Wheels & Tires Once I got the MH to the storage lot, I was seriously concerned about the wheels. I had endured three exploding tires during the tow and a fourth after I got the vehicle up on a set of jack stands. The twenty-year-old tires were good enough to hold air for the first 5 miles of the 23-mile trip. We were only moving at 20-25 MPH knowing we were on thin ice, but my luck didn't hold. The trip was a disaster, but I will spare you the details. I first went to several of my friendly neighborhood tire stores looking for 16.5" tires. You can no doubt guess the outcome of that exercise. I then went back to the web and read all I could find on that subject and decided I would be far better off biting the bullet for a new set of seven Alcoa wheels. There went my allowance for the next six months, but they look fantastic 8-). Now all I need is a working MH to put them on… My logic was, if I have to move this thing again, I have to have new rubber under it. I can get reasonably priced 16" E series tires pretty much anywhere or at any time. So, I will hold off on getting the tires until I'm ready to move it, but I need to have the rims on hand. It also boiled down to the fact that there was very little difference in the price of a new set of 16.5" tires or 16" tires and the rims.