Maxxis M8008 Tires Update
There is always discussion about tire problems on our 5th wheels so I wanted to post an update on my situation. My 14,000 pound Bighorn came with LR-E 16" Towmax ST tires. It was exactly one year ...
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GPG - Good report - No debate necessary!
Maxxis have always been quality tires.
Maxxis (Cheng Shin Rubber Co.) is the 9th largest tire mfgr worldwide
(old stats - ranking may gone up), producing tires for numerous applications.
Clarification for Maxxis -
Maxxis (Cheng Shin Rubber) is based in Taiwan - which is the Republic of China, with mfg facilities in:
Taiwan (The Republic of China - "ROC") , Vietnam, Thailand, and Mainland China (Communist China - The Peoples Republic of China - "PRC").
So mfg code will indicate the location where the tires where actually manufactured which may be one of the "China/s" or Thailand as you indicated.
Cheng Shin has two huge mfg facilities in the PRC - as do other mfgrs, such as Michelin.
The point is - The (mainland - PRC) Chinese are very capable of mfg tires to and for the specs of the buyer or company.
There are company owned mfg facilities (eg: Maxxis & Michelin), and "generic" tire manufacturing facilities - for whatever name you -the buyer- want on the tires.
Some want tires to meet minimal specs required for an ST tire, some want better.
The reputation of an ST tire *brand* either stands up to the "real world" test, as yours did, or frequently (as other users experiences indicate) does not.
Roll on!..:B
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Maxxis have always been quality tires.
Maxxis (Cheng Shin Rubber Co.) is the 9th largest tire mfgr worldwide
(old stats - ranking may gone up), producing tires for numerous applications.
Clarification for Maxxis -
Maxxis (Cheng Shin Rubber) is based in Taiwan - which is the Republic of China, with mfg facilities in:
Taiwan (The Republic of China - "ROC") , Vietnam, Thailand, and Mainland China (Communist China - The Peoples Republic of China - "PRC").
So mfg code will indicate the location where the tires where actually manufactured which may be one of the "China/s" or Thailand as you indicated.
Cheng Shin has two huge mfg facilities in the PRC - as do other mfgrs, such as Michelin.
The point is - The (mainland - PRC) Chinese are very capable of mfg tires to and for the specs of the buyer or company.
There are company owned mfg facilities (eg: Maxxis & Michelin), and "generic" tire manufacturing facilities - for whatever name you -the buyer- want on the tires.
Some want tires to meet minimal specs required for an ST tire, some want better.
The reputation of an ST tire *brand* either stands up to the "real world" test, as yours did, or frequently (as other users experiences indicate) does not.
Roll on!..:B
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