Michelin vs Falken
Had a tragic failure on my Nitto DT at 4 yrs old last week (ask Buzz how scary that can be!) so I am pulling all of them off and getting new skins. Thought I made up my mind on Falken Wildpeak H/T pu...
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billtex wrote:
When I went to my install Guy he said “no way would I run foreign tires” with the loads I carry. He suggested Michelin Defender LTX M/S (purchased from TB as he could not match their price).
Thx, Bill
Hankook - based in Seoul, South Korea is the seventh largest tire company in the world
Bridgestone - is a Japanese rubber conglomerate founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (?????, Ishibashi Sh?jir??) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Pirelli - founded 1872 in Milan by Giovanni Battista Pirelli, Pirelli & C. SpA is a diverse multinational company based in Milan, Italy
Dunlop - Dunlop Tyres was an international United Kingdom-based company founded in 1888 by John Boyd Dunlop
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Michellin - incorporated on May 28, 1888 in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France
BF Goodrich........
Toyo Rough country ?? 4080 lbs load each
It's hard to figure exactly where things are made these days. I wouldn't run Chinese tires on anything but Japanese, Korean, European, etc. all seem to have some fine tires. All my tire sources say not to run BF Goodrich AT tires with very heavy loads. (let the barbs fly).
Look at Cooper Tires also for heavy loads.
