Yea, the local transit authority here refuses to join in on joint purchases except for buses to take advantage of lower pricing for parts. They’re installing Amulet, Triangle and Ironmans on their MCI OTR buses but oddly enough Conti or Goodyear “regional” tires on their regular Gillig transit buses. They should’ve followed everyone one here and used the transit bus “mileage” programs from Goodyear or Bridgestone/Firestone - you pay for the miles used, they’ll supply you with tires, maintenance and reporting.
Are Chinese tires really that bad?
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I may be finding out. I just helped my niece who doesn’t have a lot of money order a set of kumhos for her Altima. They won’t be in until Saturday, and have a shot of being made in China. The reviews are good and they’ve gotta be better than the mastecrafts that have 2/32nds on them. Installed total price of $458. Not bad for 17s.
Kumhos aren’t a bad tire at all. They’re a good value tire. Sometimes I’ve experienced them get a bit noisy, and traction may fall off before you feel like the tread depth is low enough to call for replacement, but overall a good value tire, not one to be scared of.
I'm not a tire snob but I like being/staying alive so I choose from the top 5 rated on tirerack.com and then do follow up research on the 2 finalists. So far so good.
Then why does the Taiwanese government officially call itself the "Republic of China"?
The Hankook tire plant is in Clarksville, TN.Honestly, until just before I posted I didn't investigate the specific plant details. I did know Milestar/TireCo said most sizes of AS710 made in the US and reading further Tenn. Made in the US was a factor in the purchase. I thought I saw something about a Hankook plant in Tenn, but if you say Nokian, works for me.
I had Kumhos. They were decent, didn't last long though my alignment was probably to blame.
Hoping that was intended to be funny.....
If not, there is a difference between the Republic of China and the Peoples Republic of China.
Okay, since you seem to be somewhat knowledgeable about the matter: for the longest time the Republic of China did consider itself the only really legitimate government of all China (one country), while considering the "People's Republic of China" to be an "illegitimate imposter". Now within the last few decades there was a political split in Taiwan, with about half the people considering Taiwan to be a separate country.
So the point of contention is not whether that "Communist China" and Taiwan are two different countries (as you apparently contend), but do Taiwanese consider themselves Chinese or not. The Taiwanese themselves are roughly equally split on the matter. It is their decision to make, not yours or mine. In any case it is the official position of the U.S. government that "China is one country", and this has been the case under both Democrat and Republican presidential administrations.
Yeah, as noted, until reading this thread and then going to check the source code on the Milestar AS710 Sport tires, Tennessee was all I had read, and some inference to Hankook. Now I know the rest of the story. No coo zealot, but made in the US, a plus.
Because in 1949 these two Chinese had a war and Nationalist Chinese government was chased off the mainland to Taiwan.
Although 9/32 tires sound good, depending on how junk or cheap of tires we’re talking about, I would disagree. Kumhos or something reputable, ok maybe I agree.
We have 2 small tow trucks at my shop (f550 rollback and f550 wheel lift) 1 medium (f750), and 1 big wrecker for tractor trailers and box trucks.
We all used to choose the rollback for ease of loading and driving. Now the rollback got new tires, Sailun. It literally feels dangerous to drive even empty, but with weight it’s way worse. Loaded with 2 trucks it’s a bit scary.
We all choose the little wrecker / wheel lift, identical truck, even shorter wheelbase, because it still has the factory Continental tires (that are shot, been on wear indicators probably a year now). Two of us that do the most towing will even take the medium tow truck that rides like a tank before we take the rollback out. All due to cheap tires that feel like they’re going to roll over on themselves in any turn and can’t keep a straight line, it’s like you’re riding on balloons the sidewalls are so soft (and they are the correct load rated tires).
There are.
Long Version: Barry's Tire Tech: DOT Testing
Barry's Tire Tech: UTQG Ratings
Short version: There are tests that have to be conducted and they fall into 2 categories: Lab tests, and on vehicle tests.
Editorial comment: The DOT tests are fairly easy to pass, and the UTQG tests only assign a rating.
