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gandude
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Nov 03, 2014

Update on Chinese tire performance

We have 1 more camping trip planned for this year then it will be 4 years with these "china bombs". ...knock on wood!

Few posters give true long term reports on equipment they try so I thought a report for the china bombs would be informative.

The original post on the subject is here.

The tires will be 4 years old and the only issue was bad valve stems in the 1st year. They were replaced w/metal ones.

Didn't keep track of miles on the road, but we do 7 or 8 trips a year and the tread is still serviceable. My guess is about 15K miles on them.

15 Replies

  • The OP travels 15k in a 4 year period = 3700-3800 miles a year plus a trailer with a 2200 lb tire requirement. I would say any china bombs would work with no more than he travels.
    I would say no more than you travel stay with the china bombs. Now if you start having ST tire issues like many folks have, myself included, then its time to look at a better tire type.
  • A question if I may...

    Which brands of trailer and which brands of pickup tires are NOT fondled by the People's Liberation Army?
  • I don't think many customers have gotten that much use from them. Mine didn't last a year.

    What's that ticking sound?
  • 90% of the so called "china bomb" stories are either hearsay or caused by other factors. I and many others have no problems running the so called "china bomb" on our trailers.