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post 1602909071 04-19-2020, 11:10 AM
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I got new tires two summers ago and now one of them started leaking, slowly. Everytime I fill it up it takes a few days and it’s flat. I took it in and they said rim leak, patched it. Still having the same problem but these sams club fks are closed. I just threw a spare on it until they open for the time being.
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Originally Posted By IronILLinois⏩
I got new tires two summers ago and now one of them started leaking, slowly. Everytime I fill it up it takes a few days and it’s flat. I took it in and they said rim leak, patched it. Still having the same problem but these sams club fks are closed. I just threw a spare on it until they open for the time being.
Thats exactly why I recommend getting the cheapest tire, but none of you *******s want to listen. You probably hit a huge pothole. The damaged area slowly increase in size over time so more air leaks out. Air leak out of tires even in perfect condition.
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Originally Posted By PlanoLifter⏩
The flaw in your logic is that it turns out the DOT does not actually test tires:

https://www.nhtsa.gov/interpretations/09-007991-139

Tire makers self certify that their product meets standards. And if Chinese tires are anything like Chinese lighting products, the self-certification means little to nothing.
Damn ur right. I stand corrected.

That said, im pretty sure these cheap tires arn't going to blow da fk up while im driving.

Also, if that is the case that the manufacturers test the tires themselves, then no tire company is reputable.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
Damn ur right. I stand corrected.

That said, im pretty sure these cheap tires arn't going to blow da fk up while im driving.

Also, if that is the case that the manufacturers test the tires themselves, then no tire company is reputable.
I disagree. Take manufacturers such as Pirelli and Michelin - they have a good reputation they need to keep. Cheap Chinese tire manufacturers, not so much.

Take lighting companies such as Stanley, GE , etc. They have good reputations they need to keep. The Chinese fuks manufacturing HID kits and claiming DOT approved, not so much.
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post 1602914711 04-19-2020, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
Thats because its rwd, *******. Half the cars on the road today are awd(suv).
I mentioned my car was AWD.



On another note, someone PM'd me wanting to know what car I drive. I drive a Kia Stinger GT2 AWD. Sticker was $55k, I paid $42k including tax. I think I got a great deal. 15k miles in, no issues, just as much fun as the day I got it.
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Originally Posted By Godfrd824⏩
I mentioned my car was AWD.



On another note, someone PM'd me wanting to know what car I drive. I drive a Kia Stinger GT2 AWD. Sticker was $55k, I paid $42k including tax. I think I got a great deal. 15k miles in, no issues, just as much fun as the day I got it.
Nice car!
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Originally Posted By PlanoLifter⏩
I disagree. Take manufacturers such as Pirelli and Michelin - they have a good reputation they need to keep. Cheap Chinese tire manufacturers, not so much.

Take lighting companies such as Stanley, GE , etc. They have good reputations they need to keep. The Chinese fuks manufacturing HID kits and claiming DOT approved, not so much.
oooh. I like you. You know what you're talking about. However, I am a top tier researcher and an exec at GM.

First, saying that Pirelli has a better reputation to protect, doesn't exactly make Pirelli or Michelin any better. Because its no more than wishful thinking. They are all still self tested at the end of the day with DOT setting the standards hoping for them to come through.
And really the only thing with tires is that they don't cause a blowout within the giving warranty.
That said, what you said about reputation does hold water.

As for HIDs, I don't believe China has any OEM light manufacturing facilities. The only OEM Asian light manufacturing company I know of is Denso. But about those HID kits, yes, China makes a ton of them. However, the entire lighting scene is full of bootlegged products from every country, including the US. The Chinese may make them, but someone has to sell them. The retrofitsource is a major vendor for these illegal lighting products and they are American operated.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
Damn ur right. I stand corrected.

That said, im pretty sure these cheap tires arn't going to blow da fk up while im driving.

Also, if that is the case that the manufacturers test the tires themselves, then no tire company is reputable.
LOL no.

Firestone tires were blowing out on Fords in early 2000's that were causing rollovers and ultimately settled a class action lawsuit for $125MM.

Just LOL at going cheap on tires of all things.

Brand means something when it comes to tires.

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Originally Posted By digital022⏩
LOL no.

Firestone tires were blowing out on Fords in early 2000's that were causing rollovers and ultimately settled a class action lawsuit for $125MM.

Just LOL at going cheap on tires of all things.

Brand means something when it comes to tires.

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Im 100% sure these cheap Chinese tires will not blow out within its warranty. Stop trying to scare people.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
oooh. I like you. You know what you're talking about. However, I am a top tier researcher and an exec at GM.

First, saying that Pirelli has a better reputation to protect, doesn't exactly make Pirelli or Michelin any better. Because its no more than wishful thinking. They are all still self tested at the end of the day with DOT setting the standards hoping for them to come through.
And really the only thing with tires is that they don't cause a blowout within the giving warranty.
That said, what you said about reputation does hold water.

As for HIDs, I don't believe China has any OEM light manufacturing facilities. The only OEM Asian light manufacturing company I know of is Denso. But about those HID kits, yes, China makes a ton of them. However, the entire lighting scene is full of bootlegged products from every country, including the US. The Chinese may make them, but someone has to sell them. The retrofitsource is a major vendor for these illegal lighting products and they are American operated.
How can an exec at GM not have heard of Asian based Stanley Electric Co?
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post 1602918461 04-19-2020, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
I highly doubt these cheap tires will blow out. Stop trying to scare people.
I too doubt they will blow out. I still wouldn't put them on my cars.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
I highly doubt these cheap tires will blow out. Stop trying to scare people.
You already got proven wrong about independent testing.

Why the fk would you advocate for people to cheap out on an item they literally depend on for their safety.

Stop while you're only a little behind.




Let's talk value. My last set of michelin tires lasted 80K miles.
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Originally Posted By PlanoLifter⏩
How can an exec at GM not have heard of Asian based Stanley Lighting?
Because we already work with more established companies like Osram and Phillips.
Originally Posted By PlanoLifter⏩
I too doubt they will blow out. I still wouldn't put them on my cars.
Well then we just saved ourselves $600 and we still good to go!
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
What DOT does for car tires is very simple.

They will test for the following:

-thread wear
-traction
-heat resistance

Once the tire is tested, DOT will give it a grade, called UTQG Code.

On top of that, the manufacturer of the tire give their own tire warranty, this usually matches what DOT tested for thread wear.

The tires that I got have a DOT thread wear grade of 460. The manufacturer gives it a warranty of 40k miles.

There are tires out there with 50k-80k warranties. Which you don't want because your tires will go through a ton of abuse in the first 40k miles. Even the car manufacturer(owners manual) recommends to replace tires every 5 years.

The tire manufacturer may warranty the tire past 50k miles but they have no control over what your tires hit(potholes, nails, debris) over its life. All of those things degrades the tire dramatically. A tire screech is enough to cause a bald spot on the tire and now it will run unevenly.

It is much smarter to buy the cheapest tires you can find.
It is TREAD, not THREAD you smoothbrain
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Originally Posted By backinbusiness⏩
He’s not an expert at all. He’s a lying troll.

Plus he’s from UK using “tyre”, dumbest spelling in the world.

Nobody says tyrd for I am tired and need to sleep.
So much this. ^^^ Good point.

Yeah, you can't trust someone who spells tire, "tyre". Next thing he will do is make a thread about his "fone".
You also can't trust someone who drives on the wrong side of the road. Just to make matters worse, they put the steering wheel on the wrong side. WTF were they thinking? Finally, they measure speed in kilometers. You aren't going to put men on the moon with that kind of bulzchit.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
Because we already work with more established companies like Osram and Phillips.



Well then we just saved ourselves $600 and we still good to go!
More established? Stanley makes more OEM lighting assemblies than do Osram and Philips. Stanley is extremely established in the lighting market.

Let's see how long those cheap Chinese tires last.
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Originally Posted By lownslow⏩
It is TREAD, not THREAD you smoothbrain
That was a 400 word post and all you got out of it was Thread.
Originally Posted By PlanoLifter⏩
More established? Stanley makes more OEM lighting assemblies than do Osram and Philips. Stanley is extremely established in the lighting market.

Let's see how long those cheap Chinese tires last.
They are warranteed for 40k miles. As long as they don't blow up within that mileage, im more than happy.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
What DOT does for car tires is very simple.

They will test for the following:

-thread wear
-traction
-heat resistance

Once the tire is tested, DOT will give it a grade, called UTQG Code.

On top of that, the manufacturer of the tire give their own tire warranty, this usually matches what DOT tested for thread wear.

The tires that I got have a DOT thread wear grade of 460. The manufacturer gives it a warranty of 40k miles.

There are tires out there with 50k-80k warranties. Which you don't want because your tires will go through a ton of abuse in the first 40k miles. Even the car manufacturer(owners manual) recommends to replace tires every 5 years.

The tire manufacturer may warranty the tire past 50k miles but they have no control over what your tires hit(potholes, nails, debris) over its life. All of those things degrades the tire dramatically. A tire screech is enough to cause a bald spot on the tire and now it will run unevenly.

It is much smarter to buy the cheapest tires you can find.
It is TREAD, not THREAD you smoothbrain
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Originally Posted By Jasonw1178⏩
So much this. ^^^ Good point.

Yeah, you can't trust someone who spells tire, "tyre". Next thing he will do is make a thread about his "fone".
You also can't trust someone who drives on the wrong side of the road. Just to make matters worse, they put the steering wheel on the wrong side. WTF were they thinking? Finally, they measure speed in kilometers. You aren't going to put men on the moon with that kind of bulzchit.
I take it you've never been to the UK where tire is spelled "tyre". Speed limits there are in mph. Distances are in miles.
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Originally Posted By GerbilFarmer⏩
Can I run Tubeless Biasply tires on tube style wheels without the safety hump?


I don’t want to use tubes
Answer me *******.

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Originally Posted By GerbilFarmer⏩
Answer me *******.

This is a real tire question not “wAT tyre Do I nEED for QuICk tUrns”
Most tires today are radial. Get with the times man.
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Braking, turning, grip in adverse conditions, acceleration, stability, mpg, nvh, doesn't matter just get the cheapest crap tires.


Every input you make in your driving is realized through your tires, they're the last word in what your car does. Nothing is as important as tires.

Sorry you're too poor to afford decent tires.
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Originally Posted By wasp9166⏩
i've gotten two nails or screws in 40 yrs of driving, and i'm a tradie

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Sidewall, not even once
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I got some Bridgestone Duellers on my truck right now, and they are really good in all weather with good grip, but I'm going to switch back to Michelin's next. The ride quality and low noise with Michelin LT's is amazing on a truck, and they handle in bad weather just as good.
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I buy Michelin ps used with 8/32nds or better.

Last pair I bought 225/40/19 (fronts), had 8.5/32nds with no patches or plugs for 120$ from some dude from offerup.

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On some crane tires there's a diamond tread pattern. Sometimes one diamond will wear over double the one next to it. Like one diamond in the pattern will have a half inch of tread left while the one next to it will have three quarters to an inch. This pattern of uneven wear continues throughout the tire. How is this possible and what causes it?
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