Back East Don Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 10 hours ago, Derek up North said: " Nexen (Woosung), Signet, Atlas, Roadstone, Jupiter, Rodian, all the same SV-820" Here is what made the choice for me. I know the culture and work ethic in Korea. The problem I have with Chinese manufacturer's is the "best price" mentality that is pervasive. Companies, including ones I've worked for, struggle with this. Quality output is a continual battle. You can get them to make really great products but it is not inherent in their business culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 When I was working in Korea I was continually amazed at the number of over loaded Mazda "Bongo" trucks staggering down the road. I don't mean Toy RV overloaded either. Didn't see many along side the road with flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) When I was working in China, I saw so many scooters; there's a transportation caste there: cars , electric scooters and bicycles. they overload bicycles to the extreme as well as the scooters and cars. I am assuming they are all Chinese tires...they seemed to take the abuse just fine. Edited May 26, 2016 by Totem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 1 hour ago, Totem said: When I was working in China, I saw so many scooters; there's a transportation caste there: cars , electric scooters and bicycles. they overload bicycles to the extreme as well as the scooters and cars. I am assuming they are all Chinese tires...they seemed to take the abuse just fine. I put new Chinese tires on my wife's 1992 VW Jetta diesel. They were 29$ each, shipped to my door and I could not resist trying. A friend of mine who owns a tire place warned me how "all Chinese tires are junk and cannot be balanced." Well, I mounted them myself with my own tire machine and then took them to his place to "try to balance." Believe it or not - all four were in perfect balance with no weights needed. We drove on rocky gravel and dirt roads for 4 years with them and zero problems. Sold the Jetta last year when we moved out of NY. I know, for sure, that some Chinese tires are excellent. Problem is - figuring out how to know before buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaunt Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) Just ordered 7 RA18's off Amazon, $72/each! plus free shipping... score! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G2BX64W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Edited July 9, 2016 by Jaunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBeery Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I notice they are also in P195 size. My current rig had (very old) Continental P195 when I bought it. Blew a tire AND the spare away from home, could only get RA08's in P185 so put those on front to get home then had to match size replacing the rest. But I did like the ride on the 195's better than the 185's. Is there reason other than slightly higher cost to avoid the P195's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 You might have liked the old tire's ride because they were passenger car tires (designated by the 'P'). The 195R14 8-ply (Load Rand D) will most likely NOT give the same comfort with stiffer side walls. And you also don't need the extra load carrying capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeve Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 when I bought my motor home in 2012, I have Nankang tire on it. The tire have some plastic finish on the side wall. One day after 2 hour ride, the right rear inside tire blew out. It broke my floor ,gas line etc .Now I have continental vanco 2 tire. they are best tire than Nankang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaunt Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 3 hours ago, steeve said: when I bought my motor home in 2012, I have Nankang tire on it. The tire have some plastic finish on the side wall. One day after 2 hour ride, the right rear inside tire blew out. It broke my floor ,gas line etc .Now I have continental vanco 2 tire. they are best tire than Nankang. god damn... my warrior has "TRIANGLE" tires on it, lmao... never heard of such cheap chinese crap before. Such an awful name for a tire company... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Toyota Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I have and will buy the nexen sv820 and out here in the west it was I think rebranded the thunderer road ranger and sold in the 450 stores of Les SHUAB. one thing if the west biggest tire outfit or any good outfit anywhere has much trouble with a tire or a company they dump them. they don't want it . don't know if firestone ever learned that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Until recently, the best price for the RA18 was (I think) $70 on Amazon.com but they seem to have jumped to $100 (the same as Walmart shows them). Now, the lowest price I've noticed is from Simpletire.com @ ~$64 (plus shipping). https://simpletire.com/hankook-185-r14-2001939-tires EDIT. Just noticed on the SimpleTire website that they've got 'Free Shipping' to US. and installers (like TireRack). However, for some reason, the Hankooks AREN'T Free Shipping! Unfair!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 45 minutes ago, Derek up North said: Until recently, the best price for the RA18 was (I think) $70 on Amazon.com but they seem to have jumped to $100 (the same as Walmart shows them). Now, the lowest price I've noticed is from Simpletire.com @ ~$64 (plus shipping). https://simpletire.com/hankook-185-r14-2001939-tires I too have found simpletire.com seems to win the buy your own tires cheapest cost award, however unless you are mounting, road force balancing and installing them yourself its pretty hard to beat the big box stores like Belle Tire; who will do all that plus install them for less than simple tire will sell you them delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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