Need new tires...help?
I am coming up on year 6 with my factory installed Goodyear Marathon tires. They still look great but I am worried about a blowout after reading about it all over the internet and the dangers of trai...
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azdryheat wrote:
It doesn't matter, those all come from China and China-made tires are never recommended. Try Maxxis instead.
You must have stock in Maxxis which are made in THAILAND AND INDONESIA where the workers as a whole are not as literate, well educated or as well paid as in China.
My Goodyear marathons were made in 2005 and were still going until I replaced them yesterday. I put 15,000 miles on them in the last 16 months...hard miles. (Minot to Cabo San Lucas Baja to now in Bellingham WA)
And why did I replace them? AH! NOT because of their age or because they were bad but the wear in my suspension spring hangars got so bad that it wore out one tire very badly in the last month.
BTW I replaced them with a set of TOWMAX which have a higher weight rating, more plys, higher speed rating and a higher cold inflation pressure (80 psi) than the Goodyears...and they are made in China.
and no I am not the least bit concerned.
