comparison ST vs LT Goodyear
why are ST tires overrated ? From the tirerack website . Goodyear ST 235/80 R 16 rated for 3420 # on the sidewall price = $ 135 each weight = 34 # each section width is 9.2 " tr...
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Has anyone ever seen an official ST tire recall?
We had the Goodyear silent Marathon recall that some of us knew about and all the Mission problems, but never an official recall. Then we had all the Duro tire problems. The all the TowMax tire problem. All the Kenda Loadstar problems.
People need to start reporting "ALL" ST failures if they ever want this to change.
http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Owners
Strange how someone would consider an offical recall a problem rather than a very good thing. Oh, that's right LT tires are intended for carrying passengers and are in the radar beam, were as ST tires remain below the radar.
We have been at this for years and nothing has changed much. Same people are still trying to blame the users as the failures continue to mount up, never willing to acknowledge the underlying shortcoming of using over rated light weight cheaply made tires for extend use at freeway speeds.
To understand the cheaply made part of this one would have to realize that trailer manufacturers buy tires and wheels premounted by truck or train car at about 1/4-1/3 of what we see as a retail price from companies like Tredit or Tireco.
Chris
We had the Goodyear silent Marathon recall that some of us knew about and all the Mission problems, but never an official recall. Then we had all the Duro tire problems. The all the TowMax tire problem. All the Kenda Loadstar problems.
People need to start reporting "ALL" ST failures if they ever want this to change.
http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Owners
Strange how someone would consider an offical recall a problem rather than a very good thing. Oh, that's right LT tires are intended for carrying passengers and are in the radar beam, were as ST tires remain below the radar.
We have been at this for years and nothing has changed much. Same people are still trying to blame the users as the failures continue to mount up, never willing to acknowledge the underlying shortcoming of using over rated light weight cheaply made tires for extend use at freeway speeds.
To understand the cheaply made part of this one would have to realize that trailer manufacturers buy tires and wheels premounted by truck or train car at about 1/4-1/3 of what we see as a retail price from companies like Tredit or Tireco.
Chris
