[Land-speed] Tires for my Trailer

[Skip Higginbotham]

80 psi cold. Just what it says on the sidewall. I thought I had answered 
this question.....guess not. And they ARE made in China     ^&*(!@#$%
That will teach me to get into conversations...........or is it that the 
conversations teach me???

Skip


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirkwood" <saltfever at comcast.net>
To: "land-speed" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 20:55
Subject: [Land-speed] Tires for my Trailer


> So Skip . . . what pressure do you use now?
>
>
>
> Pretty hard to find a non-specialty tire not made in China. Even the
> Goodyear Marathon is now made-to-spec in China. SEMA lobbied for a tariff 
> on
> Chinese wheels and tires to protect American tire producers about 2 years
> ago. They won on the tires and lost on the wheels. That resulted in an
> immediate price increase of $15-$20 for the consumer! Goodyear Marathon's,
> that used to be $99 are now about $120, and are made in China. Aluminum
> wheels has no tariff.
>
>
>
> From: "Skip Higginbotham" <saltrat at pahrump.com>
>
> (edit . . . ) I stopped listening to tire shops who wanted me to run 50 
> psi.
> Also no Chinese tires ever again!!!!
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