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.

Go Jim!!! It's freedom of speech.
Forums are for people giving their opinion, due to knowledge or experiences. It is up to the reader to choose whose opinion they believe, or advice they want to follow.

Jerry

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.

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

Remove them while they are in new condition and sell on CL. Put the money towards a Quality tire that will not give you headaches.

I did the same with my new RAM with 200 miles I sold the 6 NEXEN's for $650 and bought a set of MS2's for $1,278. Now I have no tire worries at all!

People continue to jest ST tires because they are inexpensive. They don't reload the possable long term cost when one lets go. There are reasons they are "Special Trailer" tires, they would never hold up on a normal vehicle use! Why then put on your trailer!

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

"CHINA BOMB, CHINA BOMB, CHINA BOMB, CHINA BOMB"

That hurt my last "FEELING" now I have none.:B

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.

Does the truth hurt? I know of one Chinese tire that has a good reputation Sailun. Actually two, Maxis they are better than most but have read reports of some failures.

Point is if you want quality stick to Bridgestone, Michelin in a 16" "E" and GY, Michelin or Sailun in "G" or "H" tires.

Allworth wrote:
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Well, I'd almost agree with you except for the last part. I had a set of Michelin XPS Ribs made in Belgium and a set of Michelin XTAs made in Great Britain, and both of them did just fine.

Rusty

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.

Seems some folks here are in love with their personal brand of US labeled Chineese Carlisle tires.

Keith

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