At 07:35 AM 6/11/98 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 98-06-10 14:08:39 EDT, drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > ><< COSTCO now carries a load range C under their house brand > name. I was told that they are made by Michelin. They look similar to > Michelins's LTX. >> > >A buddy of mine is a tire engineer for Bridgestone/Firestone. He tells me >there is a LOT of cross-branding of tires in the industry, particularly for >places like COSTCO, Pep Boys, K-mart, etc. > >B/F creates a tire casing and tread design, (like the Potenza), and switches >out some sidewall name-plates in the mold to create the discount-market tires. >They are essentially the EXACT same tire as the name brand. > >gmbulley Isn't there a code number on the sidewalls of tires that designates the original manufacturer and date of manufacture? Anybody have a URL that lists a cross reference table? Austin |
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