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I need to buy a few sets of tires pretty soon, and I'd like to find some that were made here instead of overseas if possible. Does anybody make a good quality tire (hopefully as good as Bridgestone or Michelin) in the US?
"Made in" the U.S. and U.S.-based company are two different things. If you're looking for a U.S.-based company, Cooper and Goodyear are pretty much it.
I need to buy a few sets of tires pretty soon, and I'd like to find some that were made here instead of overseas if possible. Does anybody make a good quality tire (hopefully as good as Bridgestone or Michelin) in the US?
Look for "Cooper" and "Kelly-Springfield" tires with Cooper being first choice by just a hair over Kelly-Springfield. Cooper tires are a damn good choice and this from an ex-Goodyear man!!!!!
I've been very happy with Pirellis. It's an Italian company but their consumer tires are manufactured in Rome, Georgia. I bought mine from tirerack.com. I used them on a Lincoln Mark VIII and on a Saab and was very pleased with them on both cars.
Tires can be made in different countries under one ownership but quality will vary depending on the consumers needs and weight of the car.
I one time bought tires that were made in Yugoslavia that had a soft rubber and rode/wore real well over the time of usage. The same brand from another country did not fare as well...so it does make a difference in the rubber used. The weight of the car and type of terrene should also be considered.
Once drove Cads that said to use 24 Lbs of air which gave a nice ride but wore the tires down quickly until I increased the air to 32 Lbs and the ride was a little harder but the tires lasted a long time.
Nowadays American stuff is not what it used to be...quality has dropped off for the almighty dollar due to competition from imports.
I need to buy a few sets of tires pretty soon, and I'd like to find some that were made here instead of overseas if possible. Does anybody make a good quality tire (hopefully as good as Bridgestone or Michelin) in the US?
Most of the "Foreign made" tire companies have plants here in the USA.
Bridgstone is a foriegn tire, with a HUGE manufacturing plant in Southern California. So if you buy that foreign tire, it's American made. I'm sure there are other examples. Most of the majors have plants here, just like the foreign cars are now made here.
I believe Bridgestone owns Firestone. A lot of the foreign companies are owned by American companies, and vise-versa, so trying to buy American is next to impossible.
I'm a fan of "Buy American" but there are a lot of foreign brand tires that are just as good, at a much better price.
I've had good service with both Cooper and Kelly-Springfields.
I'd like to add that the reason that I prefer Cooper tires is that they save us from a roll over during a accident avoidance maneuver no to long ago.
We had our Suburban all over the road trying to avoid a farm tractor that turned left without warning on a two lane state road. The 'burb wanted to go over and would have if the tires rolled off the rim ,as some do, from severe side thrust that is generated from violent side turns we had to make to just miss the tractor.
Those Coopers held rock steady and allowed to come back down off two wheels (ka'tump!!) to go on our way. We don't drink but we had one that day to celebrate our living thought that drive!!!
I'd like to add that the reason that I prefer Cooper tires is that they save us from a roll over during a accident avoidance maneuver no to long ago.
We had our Suburban all over the road trying to avoid a farm tractor that turned left without warning on a two lane state road. The 'burb wanted to go over and would have if the tires rolled off the rim ,as some do, from severe side thrust that is generated from violent side turns we had to make to just miss the tractor.
Those Coopers held rock steady and allowed to come back down off two wheels (ka'tump!!) to go on our way. We don't drink but we had one that day to celebrate our living thought that drive!!!
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Originally Posted by outafocus
There are no truly good American make tires, but there are plenty of good tires made in the USA, including Michelin.
Allow me to politely , and roundly, disagree that there are no good American made tires.
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