Republic Tires

[PF52]

Does anyone have any experience with these, or know where they're made? I understand them to be a Goodyear product, but to me is sounds like something they might outsource to China. My searching on this forum and on the internet has come up unconclusive. Does anyone know?

 

[65cuda]

I just had a pair put on my Mazda B3000 at the dealer. They said that it was a generic Goodyear tire rated at 60000 mile wear. Don't know where it is made though, but the design looked similar to the Firestones that I took off and they were good tires. However they were more expensive than Goodyear tires that I could get from Sam's club.

 

[alreadygone]

Foreign built for Gyr. LOOOOW END!!

Bob

 

[mrsilv04]

Get the DOT code off of one of the "Republic" tires, and figure out where the plant is located... and just don't assume that it "might" be built overseas.

 

[alreadygone]

It states country of origin on sidewall . I even sell some of these rags occasionally, just never cared what rat-hole they rolled out of. Customers who buy this grade of quality could care less also,,,long as they are CHEAP!!!

Bob

 

[mrsilv04]

Originally Posted By: alreadygone
Customers who buy this grade of quality could care less also,,,long as they are CHEAP!!!


Before I bought my Silverado, I used to drive an '87 Monte Carlo with a 305 V8. About the time it had 240,000 miles on it, winter was coming and it needed tires...BAD.

Had Wal-Mart put a set of the Douglas Xtra-Tracs on it. They were about $30 a tire + mount/bal/stem/taxes. I was out the door for less than $200. I didn't care what it was or who made it, just as long as it was cheap and had lots of tread. And actually, they weren't that bad. For what I paid, I thought they performed quite well.

That new set of tires increased the value of the car by about 30%...