Tire Brand

TucsonJim wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:
The "China bomb"comments really are not useful and are getting really old....more reasons people are feeling in droves from this forum.

Let them flee. Evidently you haven't been the victim of these cheaply made pieces of junk.

Here's a couple of examples I've had:

Last month while driving on I-10, I lost the tread off of a Westlake (Chinese) ST tire doing significant damage to the undercarriage of my FW. The tire was still fully inflated at 80psi after the tread came off. The tire was also running at less than 90F based on the TPMS that was monitoring it. My FW was not overloaded, and I never exceed 65mph, even though the tire was rated for 75mph. There was no evidence of a belt separation or road hazard. I'll bet this kind of failure is rare on a Sailun, Maxxis, or Goodyear G614.

A couple of years ago, a CHINA BOMB that was mounted in the spare position of my trailer actually blew up with enough force to damage the siding on the trailer. It had never been on the road, was less than one year old and was covered with a spare tire cover. In other words, it was NEW with zero miles on it and inflated to the sidewall pressure of 80psi.

I've had a full set of Chinese tires with slipped steel belts upon delivery of a brand new FW. So they only had the mileage that they incurred during delivery with an empty coach.

So based on my experience, these tires are dangerous and have earned the title CHINA BOMB. I'll keep saying it, and if you don't like it, that's too bad.

CHINA BOMB, CHINA BOMB, CHINA BOMB, CHINA BOMB.

I agree with you, Jim. I've been real lucky with my tires not causing any damage, but all 8 of my first 2 sets of bombs failed. First one went in the second year after < 1000 miles. The other 3 failed in the 3rd year with <2500 total miles. 2nd set lasted 6 years before all 4 separated, fortunately without catastrophically failing. I =knew= I was pushing my luck and tried to keep as light as possible and drove slower. I now have the Carlisle RH going into their 3rd year. Yes, I did get my money's worth on the 2nd set, but they still =did= fail.

Lyle