question on tire research
I don't do much posting, mostly because we are not full times, thus we dont' have experience to give good, sound advise. I do follow this site and do learn some things . The number of postings in r...
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GrumpyandGrandma wrote:
Tire Safety says exacty the same things I have pointed out about failures:
LOAD, INFLATION and SPEED, which is the same thing Mark Polk said as well, but someone keeps saying that is all BS and it is not. If you run ST's or lT's and are under inflated and overloaded you will probably have a problem. Also as I mentioned in the begining MICHELIN XZE truck tires are rated at 75 so GM governed the KODIAKS at 75 the XPS tires are as well. So if you are in a state with an 80 mph speed limit you stay at 75.
Roger also puts a big "BUT" in his column about the switch to LT's it not just a matter of size for size you have to research the load rating.
The problem is not ST or China it is failing to follow what the tire sidewall says no matter what brand or type.
I will dispute you on that last statement. I've known several people with experience with manufacturing in China, and they will do what they can to cut corners and build and sell junk whenever they can. They will use non-standard manufacturing methods and sub-standard materials. When their customers complain, the company simply changes names and starts all over again. They also play shell games with different plants and will showcase production at one plant when an inspector shows up, but produce double the junk at some plant across town that is never seen. I =also= blame the RV manufacturers for using the absolute cheapest tires they can.
Lyle
