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TucsonJim
Mar 12, 2016Explorer II
FishOnOne wrote:
Our new camper has China bombs too so I'm going to run them for 1 year max and switch out to something else.
To date I've had excellent results from Goodyear Marathons but they're made in China also. :M
My latest failure with a CHINA BOMB happened on a tire that was less than one year old. Here are a couple of pictures to show the damage. This incident happened on I-10 in El Paso while running at 63mph. After the tread came 1/2 way off, the tire was still fully inflated, and was at 90degrees F. The load on that specific tire was 2,726 pounds, and the tire was rated for 3,520 pounds.


I've repaired the damage and installed stainless steel plate in the fender areas to reinforce it. Next I need to buy new tires and I'm considering Goodyear G614, Sailun S637 or Maxxis.
I hope you can make it a year on those CHINA BOMBS without having to go through what I have.
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