I recently bought a 2013 GMC Sierra, 2WD, reg cab, standard bed, 4.3 with auto trans. The dealer replaced the two front tires with Linglong Crosswind's. I'd never heard of them before, but as long as they were black, round and held air, I figured they were OK. Tread pattern seemed nice, wet and dry traction seemed good, no weird road noise, I was mostly pleased with this new unheard-of tire.
Until...I hit the highway. Then I had a weird vibration I couldn't track down. Dealer looked at the truck twice, tire balance was good, and everything else checked out OK. After some more testing, dealer determined one of my new Linglongs was defective, removed and replaced them with a pair of tried and true Cooper Discoverer A/T3's and vibration is gone. All is right in the world again.
Is a shame, they were good looking, good traction, quiet tires. Maybe I just got a bum tire and this is unusual for them. Don't know, just thought I'd share in case someone runs into this brand someday.
Until...I hit the highway. Then I had a weird vibration I couldn't track down. Dealer looked at the truck twice, tire balance was good, and everything else checked out OK. After some more testing, dealer determined one of my new Linglongs was defective, removed and replaced them with a pair of tried and true Cooper Discoverer A/T3's and vibration is gone. All is right in the world again.
Is a shame, they were good looking, good traction, quiet tires. Maybe I just got a bum tire and this is unusual for them. Don't know, just thought I'd share in case someone runs into this brand someday.
