Originally Posted By: CKN
Originally Posted By: nthach
Originally Posted By: CKN
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Factory tires are likely not comparable to off the shelf aftermarket tires...
I have heard that. And if that is indeed the case-then many tire manufacturers are shooting themselves in the foot.
I would never purchase any Michelin tires based on the past performance of those tires.
By the same logic, anything Goodyear and Bridgestone makes is garbage and we might as well run Primewells and Sailuns.
The OEMs want a tire that meets their NVH criteria and helps them with CAFE. An OEM tire is a compromise. At least Michelin marks them with either an OEM spec or DT(they also did that with their "club warehouse" and "chain" tires), but Audi/BMW/GM/Mercedes/Porsche have tire suppliers build tires to their specs as well - which is why you see a star/RSC mark on BMW/Mini rubber, TPC on GM and Mercedes/Porsche/Audi have their own markings like M01.
There have been good reports on Sailuns tires on a RV board I frequent. FYI.
Supposedly them and DoubleCoin are making good tires for that price range. I know of a Subaru Forester I worked on with Sailun Attrezzos that felt OK, they felt a touch harder than the Yokohamas on there before.