Tire Repalcements
Two years ago we replaced 2 tires on our TT, and just had one Blowout on the way home from Va. Then I noticed on the sidewall lip that they were made in Bejing China. Does any one know of any Tra...
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gmw photos wrote:
For what it's worth, here is example of a "commercial euro metric" tire ( vans, light trucks, and trailers ) that has molded into the sidewall, the letters "LT Radial". You can take that to mean whatever you want. It is on the sidewall of the Kumho 857's that are on one of my trailers.
Good luck in your choice, and happy camping to you.
After running GY Marathon tires for almost 20 yrs and over 100K miles w/o any complaints I'm also a recent convert to the KUMHO 857 CAMP ... not from any issues, but I wanted fancier shinny aluminum wheels and along with that came because of the higher load rating for the new wheels what on paper was a better tire load, and speed wise so the swtich was made. Almost 2 years now later and approaching 10K miles the Kumho's are a keeper so far and can now recommend others give them some serious consideration, especially if the are STUCK with staying with 14" tires. It's too bad they aren't more widely available, but can be ordered and quickly gotten when needed.
One thing I think folks need to appreciate is that due to the fact that all ST tires are made overseas a CRUCIAL part of that process is the ability and willingness of the brander to put sufficient resources and attention to QA and GY got burned on this issue some years back and is still suffering the negative effects of that. However, IMO they certainly have the resources to apply to ensure this is not repeated ... I wonder if other branders like Maxxis, etc. have the same resources and are using them in the best interests of their consumers. Just something to chew on in your spare time.
Larry
