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Originally Posted by JARblue
I know manufacturer defect is not one of the most common causes of tire failures. But I've seen enough cheap (i.e. inexpensive) tire defects, such as tread separation, that it's not worth the risk to use lower quality materials just to save a few pennies. It's why I stopped using Nittos, frankly. Just my  though. Not trying to start shìt... |
I am not discounting what you are saying at all. Nexen and Federal have been proven on the track. It is well documented the issues Nitto had early on and they have long since fixed all the issues they had back in the day. Their NT 01 is still the bench mark for street legal track tire. They still put down the fastest times and ware better than 95% off track tires used. They are expensive so people are always looking for something cheaper and faster.
There are a lot of good tires from lesser known manufactures being used down under, in Asia and Europe that are slowly making there way to the US. Quality control is constantly getting better all over the world.