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myredracer
Explorer II
Jun 21, 2013

Freestar or Goodyear Marathon?

I am wondering if we upgraded our Freestar tires that came on our trailer with a set of Marathon's, would we be getting much better quality? Google doesn't come back with much info. on Freestar. But with the Marathon's, there's a whole lot of negative comments out there on them. Both made in Ch*na.... "Ch*na bomb" is a common phrase I come across. :E

It sounds like Maxxis is the way to go these days for quality? I have read about too many blown tires and the horrible consequences. I would prefer to try and prevent this now rather than wait and see if the Freestar tires are okay down the road.
  • That's a good question. Actually, that is the question. Is there anything much better about the Marathon's that would say get them? Our TT manufacturer lists them as an upgrade option.. But why more for a bomb that perhaps is only going to take a little longer to explode?
  • Why would you bother to replace one set of China bombs with another set of China bombs?