Trail Express Tire Problem
My project for the day was to install the steel valve stems for my TPMS system. My son brought over some ramps made from crossties and we ran the front wheels up on them and took the back tires into t...
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"It's *ST* tires !!
Made in the USA Goodyear ST Marathons had lots and lots of
problems long before mfg was shipped to China."
I think the original deal went this way Marathons built in the US had little problems but then walked in Walmart China. They rewrote the specs on the Goodyear tires and all of sudden we had failures up the wazzo.
Goodyear took the tire permit back from Walmart and currently makes tires in both the us and China.
The old china china china was true for a long time and they may be better now, who knows.
I got 85,000 on my last set of Goodyear STs on my Jayco TT. I did have an axle problem and put the Matix (sp) on they did well but seemed less firm then the GYs.
Currently on my new Jayco they have the same'ol Goodyears, hope I get 100,000 with them.
Made in the USA Goodyear ST Marathons had lots and lots of
problems long before mfg was shipped to China."
I think the original deal went this way Marathons built in the US had little problems but then walked in Walmart China. They rewrote the specs on the Goodyear tires and all of sudden we had failures up the wazzo.
Goodyear took the tire permit back from Walmart and currently makes tires in both the us and China.
The old china china china was true for a long time and they may be better now, who knows.
I got 85,000 on my last set of Goodyear STs on my Jayco TT. I did have an axle problem and put the Matix (sp) on they did well but seemed less firm then the GYs.
Currently on my new Jayco they have the same'ol Goodyears, hope I get 100,000 with them.
