Durun Tires

[greyrolla]

i don't know which thread to put this since we don't have a tire thread here... and since i own an 8th gen rolla, thought of just putting it here...

has anyone heard of Durun tires?
any experience with this brand?

TIA

[RoachRolla]

no but i hope they are better than my triangle talon sport tires i have on my konigs. i cant go through a turn without them screeching and who names their tire brand "triangle"?!

[PhatRoyale]

Never heard of them. I wouldn't trust my life to riding on no-name tires just to save a couple bucks.

To put things into perspective, it's the only point at which your car makes contact with the road.

[kingo]

Here's some info from their website:

Originally Posted by DurunTyres

PRODUCT INFO

Durun tyres are manufactured by Shandong Yongtai Chemical Group Co.,Ltd in the Shandong province of China. They are a leading tyre manufacturer utilizing the latest international technologies producing over 200 tyre sizes for worldwide distribution. The current state of the art production and testing equipment have been imported from the United States, Germany, Netherlands and Japan. The products have successfully been certified by E-MARK, the United States DOT, the Brazilian INMETRO, CCC certification and have achieved ISO9001:2000.
The Factory pride themselves on Quality and are committed to building a very successful brand currently selling to America, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, France, Belgium and Africa to name a few.

• Benefits of Durun UHP tyres:
• Each tyre is balanced before shipment to check for quality
• Each tyre is X Rayed to check for any abnormalities.
• Each tyre is allowed to cool for between 12-13 minutes at its recommended pressure which produces perfect uniformity.
• Each pattern is carefully designed to suit the purpose of the tyre.

[2001corollaDRL]

Never heard of Durun myself.

My pop says "only buy Cooper tires" but they don't seem to have a lot of variety for our size. A winter one, a summer one, and a luxury one.

[REN69]

I see these all over kijiji in the toronto area... I'm thinking probably cheaply made, low quality chinese tires. Then again that's probably how Kumho, Falken and Nexen started.

[fishexpo101]

Hard to say with Chinese manufactured tires - the biggest issue I see is inconsistent quality control. Might crank out a couple good batches, with some poor ones. As for this brand, I have not run across them in the US, but I have heard of the parent company. Little shady, as they say meets US DOT regs, but don't provide a UTQG rating for their tires. Granted, this is not an absolute number, but it gives you some idea of what the tire should be capable of.

Lot of the testing they do on the tires is something that every tire manufacturer does anyways. Problem is that will only catch gross manufacturing defects. Doesn't have any bearing on how well the tire performs.

Another good example is Ling Long tire manufacturer. They are supposed to be a premium performance tire manufacturer in China. Car and Driver did a test with a set of their tires which were an almost exact tread copy of a Yokohama tire they tested. The Ling Long tire showed some of the worst traction and handling performance they've every recorded. The authors even commented that the tires felt like they were made of concrete, not rubber - just zero grip. Some of the skidpad and braking results were shocking, even the tires off a lawnmower could match those numbers. Only upside was the price - up to 30% less expensive than the next tire.

I'm with the others here - difference in price, even if they were "free", could get me to run those tires. Safety first, if not for yourself, then for others on the road.

[greyrolla]

Originally Posted by 2001corollaDRL

Never heard of Durun myself.

My pop says "only buy Cooper tires" but they don't seem to have a lot of variety for our size. A winter one, a summer one, and a luxury one.

i was quoted a set of brand new Cooper tires (195/55R15) CDN$550.00 inclusive of installation and balancing.

is this a good deal?

TIA

[greyrolla]

still looking for tires and a dealer told me Barum Tires are good. said they are made by Continental. quoted me $450 for the set.

comments please.

TIA

[dithlev]

How about BR Goodrich Touring T/A Pro Series 175/65 R14 at Sam's Club for $ 63.83 plus $ 15.00 mounting, etc. for $ 78.83? 70,000 mile limited tread warranty.I am leaning that direction.

[2damaxsupra]

Dude tires for our car are so cheap XD

[greyrolla]

Originally Posted by dithlev

How about BR Goodrich Touring T/A Pro Series 175/65 R14 at Sam's Club for $ 63.83 plus $ 15.00 mounting, etc. for $ 78.83? 70,000 mile limited tread warranty.I am leaning that direction.

i believe it will be more expensive to drive across the boarder to find a Sam's Club.

anyways, i got the Barrum Bavarus 195/55/15 including installation for $350.00 at Wheels Direct. i've had it for two months and am contented with it's performance in wet and dry.

thanks everyone for your inputs.