Maxxis M8008 self-destruct
Hi all, I wanted to post an experience I had with Maxxis M8008 trailer tires. This is my first post here, so I hope this is the right forum for trailer tire issues, and I hope this is not too long...
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wilber1 wrote:Lowsuv wrote:
The bottom line is :
We are seeing zero posts of failures of LT tires on this forum .
We have seen two dozen plus posts over the last couple of years about Maxxis tires ( made by the Chang-Shin Rubber Company of Taiwan ) of failures .
At replacement time , a switch to the best LT alternatives such as
the Kumho 857 radial size 205R14 or
the Goodyear Cargo G26 size 225/70R15 will eliminate tire failures on trailers .
Both are Load Range D and fit onto the factory steel wheels without modification .
There have been several posts on LT failures. I can remember at least a couple on Goodrich Commercial TA's and not all were recall tires.
Yeah looks like BFG didn't recall "all" the defective tires and they only recalled two sizes.
But we didn't see those BFG LT tires with issues till the last year or so.....and close to the same time frame as the recalled tires. The 15-20 years prior to those defective tires time frame the BFG Commercial LT had a excellent reliability record when used in a trailer position.
There are millions of LT tires out here on trucks/vans/suvs racking up even more millions of miles in a given year. So its not surprising on occasion we see or we have had a issue with one on our tow vehicle.
The number of ST tires on the road year round is but a drop in the bucket in comparison.
