The China-Bomb debate Put to rest
Almost every week or more a thread appears with someone with a tire question. And just as predictably the China Bomb experts come out and start decrying all Chinese made tires. Then usually they re...
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What irritates me about this debate is that there is this unrealistic and unfounded belief by some that somehow ANY LT tire is superior to ANY ST tire.
This is just nonsense.
Are there LT tires that will perform admirably on your trailer? YES!
But NOT ALL will.
Are there bad ST tires out there? Yes! Made all over the world not JUST in China.
But there are, by their sheer numbers alone many more bad LT tires also made all over the world.
I think it's interesting to note that the Cheerleaders of the LT-is ALWAYS-better group NEVER worry about WHERE their LT Tires are made. In Fact Many are made...you guessed it...in China.
But when it comes to CHINA the only thing that matters is trailer tires?? hmmmm.
What this debate lacks on the side of the LT Cheerleaders (Evangelists) is NUANCE, Reason and the realization that at the foundation of their argument is a HUGE inconsistency. ERGO: LT Tires made in China are superior to ST tires made in China.
There are ST tires with higher speed and load ratings that equal LT's but this fact is ignored by those who see this as a zero-sum game. LTs...My way or the highway.
This is just nonsense.
Are there LT tires that will perform admirably on your trailer? YES!
But NOT ALL will.
Are there bad ST tires out there? Yes! Made all over the world not JUST in China.
But there are, by their sheer numbers alone many more bad LT tires also made all over the world.
I think it's interesting to note that the Cheerleaders of the LT-is ALWAYS-better group NEVER worry about WHERE their LT Tires are made. In Fact Many are made...you guessed it...in China.
But when it comes to CHINA the only thing that matters is trailer tires?? hmmmm.
What this debate lacks on the side of the LT Cheerleaders (Evangelists) is NUANCE, Reason and the realization that at the foundation of their argument is a HUGE inconsistency. ERGO: LT Tires made in China are superior to ST tires made in China.
There are ST tires with higher speed and load ratings that equal LT's but this fact is ignored by those who see this as a zero-sum game. LTs...My way or the highway.
