Replaced 9 year old Chinese tires

[Jamboree89]

Recently replaced my 295/75-22.5 nine year old Chinese Versa tires with 6 new Yokohoma ZL101 295/75-22.5 tires. Cost was $3060.00 for 6, mounted and balanced with new metal stems, the Yokohomas have a 7 year warranty. Just finished a 15 day, 2200 mile trip and love the ride quality. The front two of the old tires had some minor sidewall cracking on the outer sides. The rears were still OK.

[mena661]

Donpepe wrote:
Should we change them?

I would.

[Donpepe]

Sad that almost everything is made in China these days.
We have a motorhome with the original tires (9 years) with 15,000 miles on it. The book says to change them 5 to 7 years, but they are always covered in storage and when we arrive at the destinations, and also they look good. Should we change them?

[J-Rooster]

Wizard 1946 wrote:
Wonder where Yokohoma's are made

They are now made in the U.S. but they are a Japanese Owned Company. B.F. Goodrich provided Yokohoma with the technology on how to make tires in 1917.

[super_camper]

Wizard 1946 wrote:
Wonder where Yokohoma's are made

People make buying decisions for all sorts of different reasons. For example, I usually factor in buying local (or as local as possible) into almost all of my buying decisions.

If manufacture origin is important to you the info is readily available. Yokohoma manufactures all over the world include the US and China.

[Wizard_1946]

Wonder where Yokohoma's are made

[Flanz]

Lyrikz wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:
:B

Nine years on the made-in-China OEMs!

Can't wait to see how the "China bomb" crowd is going to spin this one....;)

They wont, they will just complain how overweight their trailer is.

You got that right!!! Over weight and under inflated.

[azdryheat]

Big difference between motorhome and trailer tires.

[Lyrikz]

Francesca Knowles wrote:
:B

Nine years on the made-in-China OEMs!

Can't wait to see how the "China bomb" crowd is going to spin this one....;)

They wont, they will just complain how overweight their trailer is.

[Francesca_Knowl]

:B

Nine years on the made-in-China OEMs!

Can't wait to see how the "China bomb" crowd is going to spin this one....;)