The new ST tires. Fact or fiction (marketing)
It is good that some manufacturers seem to be stepping up the quality of their ST tire offerings.. And even better that many of the proponents of ST tires on this forum are welcoming these new tires w...
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rjshiflet wrote:And your post is my whole point. There have been MANY promising reports over the years. None of them have stood the rest of time. The industry has played the consumers for suckers again and again. They call it marketing.
The new Goodyear Endurance tires show some promise - and I have them on our new Cardinal fifth wheel (since the day after we bought it). They are American Made so far are very smooth riding. Before each trip (we use our trailer a minimum of 8 days/nights each month) I check air pressure in each tire and so far it's been 80 PSI in every tire before every trip.
Previous tires almost always lost some air during the month and I'd have to add 3 to 10 pounds.
Time will tell, but I'm a happy owner of Goodyear Endurance tires so far. I know the naysayers will say they're not going to pay to be a tester for Goodyear - but, after some serious damage from a blowout with a previous trailer (another brand of tire) - I'll happily pay for quality and that's what I see from this Goodyear tire.
Are they government tested/rated - can't tell you that.
It it isn't being tested by independant labs in accordance with govt. regs. (internal testing doesn't count) then it is just more smoke and mirrors.
The real point of interest is do the govt. standards even allow/require an ST tire to meet any standards above the 65 MPH ST limit... And just what does that testing if it exists entail?
