Chinese tire quality

[measureman]

We all know Chinese made and branded tires are not very good.
But the Chinese have a very successful space program.
If they can do that they certainly can build great tires if they wanted too.

 

[billt460]

Building good quality, safe tires do not seem to be a high priority with China at the moment.

 

[K.Aoi]

We all know Chinese made and branded tires are not very good.
But the Chinese have a very successful space program.
If they can do that they certainly can build great tires if they wanted too.

A Chinese made Goodyear or Michelin tire will likely be just as good as a US or France made tire, as long as it's from the same family. If you're comparing a Crossclimate2 to a Goodyear Viva then yeah probably not comparable.

 

[Rand]

We all know Chinese made and branded tires are not very good.
But the Chinese have a very successful space program.
If they can do that they certainly can build great tires if they wanted too.

over generalized.
Doublecoin comes to mind.

 

[c502cid]

The Chinese build millions of tires sold over the world. They build top quality tires and low quality tires....hmmmm just like here. You get what you pay for.

 

[CKN]

A Chinese made Goodyear or Michelin tire will likely be just as good as a US or France made tire, as long as it's from the same family. If you're comparing a Crossclimate2 to a Goodyear Viva then yeah probably not comparable.

They are. Michelin has a tire plant in China and those tires are shipped all over Europe.
https://www.tirereview.com/michelin-builds-largest-plant-to-date-in-china/
https://www.aftermarketnews.com/michelin-plans-to-expand-capacity-at-two-china-plants/

 

[CKN]

over generalized.
Doublecoin comes to mind.

There are millions upon millions of miles on Doublecoin tires on Big Rigs-as I'm sure you are aware.

Many BITOGers like to quote the "Kool-Aid" line and not do any research for themselves. Many of these posts just Echo false assumptions.

 

[The_Jeff]

We all know Chinese made and branded tires are not very good.

"We" do?

The BlackLions I've run have been surprisingly nice WRT traction and ride quality.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

I've had a few sets of GT Radial tires and always been impressed with them.

 

[K.Aoi]

"We" do?

The BlackLions I've run have been surprisingly nice WRT traction and ride quality.

My roommate had a set of those, they were surprisingly solid except for the pretty poor treadlife.

 

[nthach]

If I had to go Chinese, Doublecoin and Milestar aren’t bad choices. As a matter of fact, Kumho is owned by Doublecoin. Pirelli is part of ChemChina. Even PrimeWell has improved somewhat. International has been installing Doublecoin on school buses - which is usually a Goodyear/Michelin domain.

I still wouldn’t touch LingLong, Sailun, Goodride or WestLake.

But with tariffs on China slapped by a president I won’t talk about here, there have been an influx of Thai and Vietnamese tires. I’ve seen Otani and Leao from the corner tire shop and on Ubers. Hankook and Michelin(for their BFG/Riken/Uniroyal brands) have been sourcing from Indonesia.

 

[K.Aoi]

If I had to go Chinese, Doublecoin and Milestar aren’t bad choices. As a matter of fact, Kumho is owned by Doublecoin. Pirelli is part of ChemChina. Even PrimeWell has improved somewhat.

I still wouldn’t touch LingLong, Sailun, Goodride or WestLake.

But with tariffs on China slapped by a president I won’t talk about here, there have been an influx of Thai and Vietnamese tires. I’ve seen Otani and Leao from the corner tire shop and on Ubers. Hankook and Michelin(for their BFG/Riken/Uniroyal brands) have been sourcing from Indonesia.

Achilles are also a decent budget option- out of Indonesia rather than China however.

 

[nthach]

Achilles are also a decent budget option- out of Indonesia rather than China however.

I believe Michelin bought out a Indonesian manufacturing partner. But there’s another tire maker there, and it’s not GT Tire or Hankook’s plant there.

 

[K.Aoi]

I believe Michelin bought out a Indonesian manufacturing partner. But there’s another tire maker there, and it’s not GT Tire or Hankook’s plant there.

Achilles is owned by MASA, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multistrada_Arah_Sarana, who were indeed the company Michelin is buying

 

[dlundblad]

We all know Chinese made and branded tires are not very good.
But the Chinese have a very successful space program.
If they can do that they certainly can build great tires if they wanted too.

The Chinese government puts more effort into their space program than they do tire manufacturing.

 

[ChristianReske]

I have used METZELER motorcycle tyres for decades. After Pirelli / Metzeler was sold to a chinese Chemical company, i found the very small "Made in China" mark on my new metzeler Motorcycle tyre.

Yeah.. could be the same as the german made ones... But what (just for Example) if the foremann of the nightshift presses the workers to a higher output and they cut corners?

Switched to Bridgestone "Made in Japan" and never looked back.

 

[c502cid]

Nankang makes a good tire too.

 

[nthach]

Achilles is owned by MASA, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multistrada_Arah_Sarana, who were indeed the company Michelin is buying

Looks like the Indonesian and Taiwanese got their start making tires for motorbikes and pushbikes. Cheng Shin is huge for bikes, Maxxis and CST are their brands. Kenda as well.

Shinko motorcycle tires was Yokohama’s old motorcycle arm.

 

[CKN]

If I had to go Chinese, Doublecoin and Milestar aren’t bad choices. As a matter of fact, Kumho is owned by Doublecoin. Pirelli is part of ChemChina. Even PrimeWell has improved somewhat. International has been installing Doublecoin on school buses - which is usually a Goodyear/Michelin domain.

I still wouldn’t touch LingLong, Sailun, Goodride or WestLake.

But with tariffs on China slapped by a president I won’t talk about here, there have been an influx of Thai and Vietnamese tires. I’ve seen Otani and Leao from the corner tire shop and on Ubers. Hankook and Michelin(for their BFG/Riken/Uniroyal brands) have been sourcing from Indonesia.

Sailun has actually gotten good solid reviews on the RV forums for Class "A" motor home tires. And yes-I have personal experience with MileStar. They are a solid choice as well.

 

[Trav]

I have used METZELER motorcycle tyres for decades. After Pirelli / Metzeler was sold to a chinese Chemical company, i found the very small "Made in China" mark on my new metzeler Motorcycle tyre.

Yeah.. could be the same as the german made ones... But what (just for Example) if the foremann of the nightshift presses the workers to a higher output and they cut corners?

Switched to Bridgestone "Made in Japan" and never looked back.

I ran Metzler MEZ1 -MEZ4 before finally giving up on them and went the Battlax T32 which is a much better tire.