Westlake Tires ??

fj12ryder wrote:

SabreCanuck wrote:
I think you are on the right track in your thought process and should just keep'em....
"G" rated is the key here not the company that makes them. G rated tire is rated above/beyond normal use on a fifth wheel while E rated tires are usually maxed out for speed/Weight but folks still run'em at 75 mph. MOST of the negativity on the china bombs don't realise or mention they are replacing those oh-so crappy E rated tire with a G rated tire and blaming the company that makes them. It's like running your truck in 2nd gear, red-line RPM all day and blame the MFG when she blows?

Sorry, I don't buy into that. It's more like running your truck in 5th gear at 3,000 rpm, when it's rated at 5,000 rpm redline, and the engine blows up with no warning.

These so-called "China bombs" have rightfully earned that sobriquet. There has been a definite downward trend in the number of blow-outs and unexpected flat tires involving Chinese made tires in the last few years. The numbers were very high in the early 2010's, and now, not so much. I doubt very much that the driving habits have changed, I tend to think the improvements center around those round black donuts.

Most E tires are rated at 65 mph and 3000#'ish. MOST un-knowing users cruise along at 70-75 MPH and overload axles.. So, those tires are red-lined their entire life and eventually disintegrate.

Either way, if the USER understands the limitations of the Product and runs by those limitations they will be fine. There are SOOOO many factors involved in tire issues that nobody ever brings up other than "China bombs". Which for some reason as stated multiple times in this thread, leads people to going out and spending well earned $$$ to replace something that simply does not need replacing.

He has G rated tires that are more than capable of the job, yet many people suggest replacing them due to mfg name, based on past experience with a lower-rated tire.

That's the point.