And now Sailun sells an “EV” tire. The E-range.
Are Chinese tires really that bad?
- Thread starter nthach
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Sailun can still make some decent tyres.
Beats Vredstein Ultrac, and not far behind the others. Silent and low rolling restistance. "Bad" score on wet breaking, still better then Bridgestone Turanza 6.
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2024-ADAC-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm
Plenty of Norwegians run cheap summer tyres on EV's. The weight of the cars and rough/coarse asphalt wears all tyres quickly. Dollar per mile becomes really high with some premium brands.
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I was looking into the Sailun tires for my 2005 Lexus ES330 but did not want to use Walmart, who had the best price. I ended up going with Radar Dimax AS-8 tires from Discount Tire which were right around $70 each. They are for sure not the best but seem good so far for the price. We only use the car once a week on average so I couldn't justify purchasing top grade tires. If this car lasts until my oldest starts driving I'll switch them out for something better.
Yeah, I really want to put "adequate" tires on my car in place of "best" tires because my and my family's lives aren't worth paying all that extra to get best tires.
Cough cough.
But yes, can't find any tests for Radar Dimax AS. Would not recommend budget tyres without test results.
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Radar/Dimax-R8.htm
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That depends on what you term as, "adequate". Most people do not need or require "premium" tires. In 56 years of driving I only had one blowout. And that was on a set of Goodyear Wrangler's. They were replaced with a set of Falken's in 2011, 13 years ago. And I'm still driving on them.
You bring up a good point. Back in the 60's and 70's roadside tire failures we very common when compared with today. Even out here where daily temperatures get well above the 3 digit mark all Summer long, I can't remember the last time I saw someone with a failed tire on the side of the road.
And back then the Interstate Highway System was much newer, and in a LOT better shape than it is now. There are many stretches of this nations Interstate Highway System that should have been repaved years ago.
Economical tires today are far better at dealing with these poor road conditions today, than what was considered "the best" back then. Everything improves with time. Regardless if it's tires or TV's....... And they're made in China as well.
It’s tough to build a tire that is this bad.
I still only see this from semi tires. They never look like passenger car tires. Some retreading is apparently still done these days.
Don't mix professional opinion with guys that site 10 year old tests and have never owned any.
That made zero sense to me.
What opinion, its test data. How to interpret a couple of % difference in result is the only part is debatably an opinion.
The ranking is useless data, disregard it. More clickbait then anything (sells more subscriptions/papers).
I have Landsail qirin 990 on the front axle right now. Slightly worn Falken FK510 on the rear.
Edit: Nvm I got what you meant
Just took a while.
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They are showing up in off road tires as well.
That has been the case in Australia for well over a decade.
Problem with cheap tires is that they can show up with weird balance or oscillation issues not just when new but as they age. Now given the rampant inflation many of us have experienced in our personal budgets the last few years, I can understand why people want and need to save money. But I have generally found that if you wait for a good deal like a close out or a gift card or rebate, you can generally do pretty well. And this doesn’t mean you only have to use Michelin or Bridgestone. I got a set of Toyos in a challenging size due to the age of the 94 and did really well. Tires on the trucks are expensive but the last set I bought Michelins on special at Walmart and had my shop put them on. Last year I was in Florida and had to rent a car. Received a Camry with about 30k miles with new tires - think they were Sailin or some off brand. The Camry is typically a very smooth riding and inoffensive car. This thing oscillated at highway speeds, accompanied with a weird tire tread harmonic, it was terrible. Following month had another Camry rental with (judging from car’s mileage) the original tires - they were Yokohamas - car was smooth as glass on the highway. On the first Camry, the wheels were steel with covers so it was unlikely any wheels were bent or damaged, it was very likely the tires. Another reason why I am biased against bad tires. You get what you pay for with tires and if they are really cheap, there is a reason for it.
Goodyear has been making some of their tires in China for a long time, but I don’t notice them pricing them below US made tires. The tires with the wacko names are definitely cheaper.
I actually like that deal. Measured my tires today, I’m at 4-5/32nds so while I have time, that’s a good deal.
I find Tire Reviews' testing of the budget tire more interesting than trying to split hairs over the good tires in the test. When the tires are that close it is impossible to tell them apart. The driver or course conditions could be slightly different leading to 1% or 2%, or 3% variation.
In their latest review they tested another Chinese tire - Goodride ZuperSnow Z507.
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Best-Performance-Winter-Tyres-2025.htm
It did surprisingly well in the snow considering it costs 1/4 of some of the other tires in the test. The wet performance looks quite bad. However, it is probably close to a standard winter tire (this is a performance winter tire test).
I was skeptical about Chinese tires but now I see why so many people swear by them. You're almost getting Michelin performance for one quarter of the price. That's actually insane!
In their latest review they tested another Chinese tire - Goodride ZuperSnow Z507.
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Best-Performance-Winter-Tyres-2025.htm
It did surprisingly well in the snow considering it costs 1/4 of some of the other tires in the test. The wet performance looks quite bad. However, it is probably close to a standard winter tire (this is a performance winter tire test).
I was skeptical about Chinese tires but now I see why so many people swear by them. You're almost getting Michelin performance for one quarter of the price. That's actually insane!
Some people are swearing by Chinese tires? Did I wake up in the Twilight Zone?
4WD
$50 site donor 2025
Ooo - that’s gonna howl
Why support the biggest enemy this country has? Buy Taiwan, Vietnam or even Thailand but not China if you must save that much money.
