homerbw wrote: michahicks, I think what wny-pat is talking about is lead in the paint of kids toys, powdered milk with toxic waste mixed in it, ect. which has been widely publicized in the news. China does not have the same controls over quality materials that the U.S. has until it has already been distributed and discovered the hard way. I personally hate the trade deficit that is building and hope it can be reversed when people get back to work.
The owners of Double Coin tires say they are OK. If you don't like Chinese products don't shop at Walmart, Target, Kohls or Sears.
homerbw wrote: michahicks, I think what wny-pat is talking about is lead in the paint of kids toys, powdered milk with toxic waste mixed in it, ect. which has been widely publicized in the news. China does not have the same controls over quality materials that the U.S. has until it has already been distributed and discovered the hard way. I personally hate the trade deficit that is building and hope it can be reversed when people get back to work.
The owners of Double Coin tires say they are OK. If you don't like Chinese products don't shop at Walmart, Target, Kohls or Sears.
You know what I am saying......
I agree, it's hard to not buy ANYTHING from China but what's wrong with a guy that is trying his hardest not to? Chinese drywall gave millions of Americans misery when they had to rip it all out of there house. The thing is, when you are talking tires you DO have other alternatives. You can get 6 Sumitomo tires for around $2000, made in Japan and not America but certainly better than China. Also, it cracks me up to read about replacing tires on here. They buy a $100k+ motorhome, then only have to replace tires every 7 years, yet they want to save $1000 dollars or less on Chinese tires. There are places to save money, but I don't think tires...the ONLY thing on your RV that touches the road at 75mph....are where you go cheap.
Ok folks lets get back on track with this thread. Quality issues or concerns are relevant... But lets keep the discussion on tires. I have some of the same biases for some of the same reasons that I have removed from the thread since they were not only off topic but derailed the topic... Please remember that politics has no place on the forum...
The rivering on our Goodyears on the front axle was horrific. New shocks and two alignments since 2004. Rubber looked like it had come off in chunks last Fall and degraded fast.
Rears looked fine, with the exception of the recently developed bulge in the sidewall.
Manufacture date on the OEM GY's was 2003 and we purchased the 2004 MH in March, 2004. Was time for new tires.
It is impossible to get GY's with newer manufacture dates than 2008 in our area. That was through two commercial truck tire places and a Ford dealer.
After much research if I wanted to go in this direction, I was able to secure GY's with 2008 manufacture dates at $505/ea, plus $40/tire for balance/mount/etc. $545 out the door.
I ended up with the Double Coins with manufacture dates in mid-2011 for $300/apiece, out the door.
There are a some of folks on this forum that have been running them for a while and they have been pleased. Time will tell.
Interestingly enough, one place initially quoted me $275/ea for GY' G670's but when I inquired as to the manufacture date, they TOO were 2008. So, strange as it sounds, those two tires are available at that price, however the "Newer" ones they would order were in excess of $500 and they too were manufactured in 2008 once they arrived at the tire place. Crazy.
I don't take safety lightly. I'm comfortable with my decision and was unable to find any reason NOT to go with the Double Coins. Time will tell.
2004 Coachmen Aurora on a FORD V-10 Chassis
2004 Jeep Liberty Don't take your organs to Heaven. Heaven knows we need them here! Dave has a dog named Muffy and Mike owns a Cockapoo!
Two years ago I paid the big bucks for 4 Goodyear tires for my drive axle. Two weeks latter one of them blew a hole in the sidewall. Goodyear replace it.
My front Goodyears were rivering so a couple of weeks ago I put them on my tag axle and put two new Cooper's on the front. They were made in China. So far so good.
My brother-in-law has been running Dynatrac on his Bounder for about 3 years and has been happy with them. He has a gospel group so he is on the road every weekend and puts quite a few miles on them.
Jerry & Dee Dee Pauley
1998 Pace Arrow 36S, 1 Slide, 1 Tag, 1 Triton V10, 2012 KIA Soul Toad
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