Westlake Tires - Event Date: 17 Jul 2020 - 30 Aug 2020 |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Calendar Event: Westlake Tires Posted: 18 Jul 2020 at 11:05am |
If they are load range D tires, you should be okay. Even the Carlisle LR-D 14" tires I now have on my RP179 are made in China. I would prefer made in the USA, but the Carlisles are doing okay overall. I did replace one that was wearing in a way I did not like. It looks like somewhere along the way it lost the balance weight and had some flat spots on the tread where the tire was wearing very unevenly. The replacement Carlisle tire is balanced.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2020 at 11:12am |
That's certainly a personal choice you can make. For myself, I run Chinese 15 inch LRD's, keep them inflated properly, and am OK with it.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2020 at 11:30am |
Are there any data bases that compare tires built around the world? We make assumptions about quality that aren't necessarily factually based, often due to underlying biases and prejudices and with little actual personal knowledge. Some people say Chinese tires are generally sub-standard, but does the data support such a claim or is it simply anti-Chinese bias?
For myself, having been educated just enough in tire manufacturing when I defended some US tire companies, I prefer to stick to major brands, regardless of the location of manufacture for a specific tire. The big brands have a vested interest in maintaining a reputation for quality that could be easily lost if they were to put their names on inferior products. Though that is no guarantee of quality, it improves one's odds of getting tires that are safe and durable.
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2020 at 1:55pm |
Consumer reports and NHTSA rate vehicle tires but I haven't seem ratings anywhere for trailer tires.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2020 at 5:50pm |
+1.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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frozebubba
Newbie Joined: 21 Feb 2017 Location: Alaska Online Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
Posted: 26 Aug 2020 at 12:59pm |
I have the 15", load range C, Westlake "snow" tires on my 2016 RP171 HRE. They have a single load rating of 1985 lb at 50 psi stamped on the tires. I had to get them balanced right off the bat and have pulled it at max gross weight (3200 lb; 400 lb of this on the tongue) for about 18,000 miles at frequently checked 50 psi cold with no flats or tire failures. I usually drive at 65mph if road conditions allow. However, the tires have developed an odd wear pattern. When I run my hand over the tread it is noticeably rough feeling. The outside blocks tend to be taller on the front of the block (10 32nd's vs 6 32nd's, passenger side) but taller on the rear of the blocks (driver side)! It's hard to get a reliable tread depth measurement because none of the adjacent blocks, outside, center or off-center are the same depth. Given the roughness, they are wearing evenly on outside compared to the inside but the small individual off-center blocks tend to be shorter than anything else. The wear pattern makes no sense to me. Has anyone else seen this odd wear pattern or have a suggestion as to the possible cause? Tire shops just scratch their heads when I show them. I was just figuring they were poorly designed cheap tires.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 26 Aug 2020 at 1:24pm |
The wear looks to be what the Tire Rack blog is calling "heel-to-toe wear."
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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