China made tires...SAIL???

never heard of them but it seems there is always a new Chinese brand on the market. I think it's the same brands they just keep renaming them. I run alot of chinese but the better ones. some of the cheaper ones i've had problems with and one of the problems is being out of round

 

Most of the trucks I've driven over the years seem to always have a 55 mph hop, ecspecially when bob tailing. When I put on new tires I make sure that valve stems are opposite of each other, pressure is even on all tires, and check to make sure they aren't out of round, and if they are have them shaved. Good luck.

 

sometimes when a truck has sat for a long period, you can pump up tires to max cold psi and run them for a while (600miles +) and they come good. then release some air back down to the psi that you like to run.

 

this may be a stupid question, but being a mechanic I'm not familar with this so i have to ask. Shave a tire? How do they do this?



American Trucker

 

tire shops have a machine to shave them. it's two rollers and a heated blade. it works but if the tires then work themselves back to normal you have to do it again and your cutting off tread each time

 

oh thats cool




American Trucker

 

Pretty good discription of how it works, but I don't understand the part about them working themselves back to normal?
But let me add this, even though your cutting expensive rubber off the tire (makes you want to cry) an out of round tire won't last long, no matter what name is stamped on the sidewall. Another thing I forgot to mention is to make sure the wheel is centered on the studs, they make a sleeve that will go on a couple of the studs until you install enough lug nuts to hold it in place, then remove the sleeves and install the remaining nuts.

 

Naw A.T., it's like re-grooving. Likely the tire bounces cause it has too much rubber in one spot, the shaving will cut it down to where you can balance it without 100 lbs of iron on one side.

Shortens the life a little but works...it's the price we pay for knock offs....and yes, I run 8 of them. 4 Road one's and 4 Ling longs. Better than caps any day.

I always believed in first liners, Yoko's, Toyo's and the Goodyear's but the Yoko's kept blowing sidewalls and I won't pay what they want for Goodyear's, their just not worth the asking price.....to me.

JMO