2012 Raptor with Towmasters = BOOOM!!!
When I bought my 2012 Raptor 365 I had heard/read all about the Towmaster 235/80r16 tires being CHINA BOMBS! But since I have many miles of experience pulling trailers for my other toys.I figured that as long as monitored my psi/temp via a TPMS, kept'm rotated they'd be good for few yrs/5-10,000 miles before I'd actually replace them.
BOY was I WRONG!!! With less than 5,000 miles on my Raptor. On Sunday about 4 hours into a 5 hour ride home from Darlington/Nascar. My right front Towmaster goes ((KA-BOOOOOM)) at about 65-67mph, TSPS @ 78-80psi.:M I like WTH!! Lucky enuff was only 1/8 mile from a weigh station so I was able to change it and be back on the road in 20 mins. Also lucky in that it caused no damage when it went KABOOM.
My longtime local tire guy highly recommended Maxxis m8008's for my Raptor and I read good reviews. So Today I replaced my TOWMASTER/CHINA BOMBS with some MAXXIS M8008 235/60R16's.
My point is this..all the post about Towmaster tires being CHINA BOMBS is TRUE :B Hope this post is helpful to others who might be on the fence about replacing them. Do it before they go KABOOM!!
BOY was I WRONG!!! With less than 5,000 miles on my Raptor. On Sunday about 4 hours into a 5 hour ride home from Darlington/Nascar. My right front Towmaster goes ((KA-BOOOOOM)) at about 65-67mph, TSPS @ 78-80psi.:M I like WTH!! Lucky enuff was only 1/8 mile from a weigh station so I was able to change it and be back on the road in 20 mins. Also lucky in that it caused no damage when it went KABOOM.
My longtime local tire guy highly recommended Maxxis m8008's for my Raptor and I read good reviews. So Today I replaced my TOWMASTER/CHINA BOMBS with some MAXXIS M8008 235/60R16's.
My point is this..all the post about Towmaster tires being CHINA BOMBS is TRUE :B Hope this post is helpful to others who might be on the fence about replacing them. Do it before they go KABOOM!!
