[gladman]

I need 8 new rear tires, and am loooking at Chinese tires at 255$ ea. I talked to one fleet owner who has no problems with them on his trucks and trailers. The next guy I talk to says they wear out very quickly. It seems to be 50/50 with my informal poll.

Any recent real world experience out there? 80% of my driving is city.

[GMAN]

I tried some Chinese tires on my step deck. So far they seem to be wearing pretty well.

[heavyhaulerss]

Chinese/Triangle tires my tires are round. :lol: i wouldnt trust triangle tires. :lol: [/quote]

They have all been recalled because they contain lead in them and babies could get sick chewing on them.

[allan5oh]

Why not spend a little more on quality michelin tires?

They'll last much longer, and are worth more at trade in.

Some michelin tires have very low rolling resistance, very important today.

Sure you might save $100 per tire, but you're going to spend more then that on rolling resistance alone.

http://www.michelintruck.com/micheli...calculator.jsp

[heavyhaulerss]

They have all been recalled because they contain lead in them and babies could get sick chewing on them.



lead in tires ? and whose kid is chewing on them ? :lol:

[GMAN]

I have bought about every brand made in this country and I see little difference, if any, of the quality. My step deck came with U.S. made Generals. Every one of them had a strange wear pattern. The cheaper tires are not wearing the same. So far the wear is normal. I can buy the Chinese or Cooper tires for about $189/each for 255/22.5. I think that I paid about twice that for Bridgestones on national account. I don't think that I will get double the wear out of them. Some of these Chinese tires are made in partnership with U.S. and other tire manufacturers. The only noticeable difference is the name on the side of the tire. Tire companies won't stand behind their warranties, so I am for going with the least expensive. My suggestion is to give them a try to see how you like them.

[heavyhaulerss]

seems like whenever ya have a tire go bad on a name brand , they will say sorry not covered. or not a manufacturer defect. warranty as g-man said.. there really is not one. i will say that i bought 8 steelmark tires & so far so good with 93,000 mi on them. $2000 total paid installed vs quote from b.f. gr or firestone at $3,000. i did however go from kelly tires on steers to b.g. gr & the ride was sooo much better with the b.f.'s that i would not have beleived it if i didnt experience it myself.

[Bobby]

I bought tires from a Remmington distributor for over a decade and I've seen the same model tire made in the USA, UK, and China.
I didn't notice any real difference in any of them.

[gladman]

I did put Yokohama tires on the steers, but am leaning towards Triangles on the rears... with snow and ice coming, I've always thought a deep tread was more important than the name on the side. I've found a few more drivers running them for the last year, with no adverse effect.