Tires

The problem I see with all of these import tires is lack of quality assurance, most of them are just fine, however they simply don't do the level of internal quality control testing that most of the major brands do, so all it takes is one bad batch of rubber to slip through and you have thousands of people having major problems.

I know a lot of truckers that have used Double Coin tires with success. It is not like Michelin and Goodyear are without problems.

Double Coin has a decent reputation, I wouldn't "not" consider them. Lots of them on the road for a lot of years.

wvabeer wrote:
sometimes cheap doesn't always mean bad. Sometimes.

And bad doesn't always mean cheap..

I have been using the 19.5 Double Coins for many years. There is many truckers that use them.
I have also used the Toyos.
The Double Coins seem to hold up a little better. The tire pressures are somewhat different then the Toyos.
I do not think they are that much less then the Toyos.
Make sure you check the dates before any tires are installed. The Double Coins had a much better date then the Toyos and far better then Michelins.
I will not run Michelins on anything. I did not care for the side flex.

I have an opinion!

The Double Coin tires are fine. I had a set of 19.5's on the fronts and they lasted for 36,000 miles just fine. No worse than the other brands I've used. The ride was fine too. They were very inexpensive so I was happy with the mileage I got from them. I did check the company out and they've been in business since the 1930's and have a good rep in Europe for their truck tire lines.

The stories you've probably heard about Chinese tires generally came from the OEM versions of tires used on trailers (I don't recall the brand, but pretty sure it wasn't Double Coin). And yeah, those were junk (I think they've fixed that issue now).

Two ratings on site...3 out of 5 and slightly more than 3 out of 5. Your call.

Just went through the "replace tires" thing for my MH. I did tons of research and came up with TOYO tires to save a little over the Goodyears or Michelins. I'm totally satisfied with my purchase. My though is that the Goodyear or Michelin name drives price up somewhat. I'm not saying they are not an excellent tire; but it does not mean there are not other excellent choices. I looked at the DC tires as well, could not find enough info on them.

Good luck with your choice.

ScottG wrote:
No offense but with the reputation of Chinese made tires, do you really want to take a chance on an obscure tire brand like that?
Just saying.

That's why I'm asking, sometimes cheap doesn't always mean bad. Sometimes.

No offense but with the reputation of Chinese made tires, do you really want to take a chance on an obscure tire brand like that?
Just saying.