OK to mix tire brands? (Front/Steer tires)
Never did I think that I would have a tire question, but I do. I did an extensive search through the many past tire posts, but could not find an answer to my question.. Is it ok to mix different br...
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Sully2 wrote:mtrumpet wrote:
OK. Thanks for all of the informative replies to my initial post/question. Clearly, there were a couple of details that I wasn't considering.
Don't know how this turned into a "this brand is better than this brand" thread (not my original question), but since it has, let me put this question out there....
How is it factually known that Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone/Firestone, etc. are "better" tires than Cooper, Toyo, Yokohama, Hankook, Sumitomo, Dunlop, Continental, etc.? Why? Because they're more expensive than the others? Because marketing literature says so? Perhaps because the popularity of the brand names indicates "popular name=higher quality"? I would like to know. Has there ever been any known statistical testing done on RV tires?
FWIW, I've been exclusively running Goodyear G670RV's on my motorhomes (current size, 275/70R22.5 LRH). However, given the current, ever increasing prices of not only the Goodyears, but the Michelin RV Tires as well, I find it hard to believe that they are the ONLY tires we could/should be "safely" running on Class A DP's as some would seem to have us believe. I feel that because "RV" is included in the model description, we're getting "jacked' for a couple of hundred extra bucks per tire.
Then again, I realize that I could be completely wrong...
It ISNT "factually" known. Im running Firestones at present and love them. LOTS better ride and handling than the Goodyear G670's i did have on it
Sully, which model of Firestone are you running?
