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Thread: Sailun Tire - Important Update
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07-13-2020, 11:06 AM #41
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07-13-2020, 11:28 AM #42
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"The last guy they said yeah do that, either pumped them up to 110 and blew his rim off..." Agreed. It's a liability issue.
"The s637 tires appear to be a multi positional tire aka they can be on a steer axle..." My Sailuns are marked "S637" (not T) and "For Trailer Use Only". The max load rating matches the numbers for the S637T tire on Sailun's website, so I must have the S637T version. The tires could be marked better for clarity.
"I would love to hear what you end up doing..." I just installed the Sailun S637 (T...apparently) LR-G tires tires on my 90 psi max wheels. I will operate at 90 psi. I installed 45 degree metal valve stems to accommodate my new TST 507 TPMS with flow thru sensors. I bought and mounted a second spare on the back bumper. Worst case, I have another tread separation, which is what I've had up to now with LR-E tires. If that continues to happen, I will buy wheels rated to 110 psi and up the pressure. Stronger wheels will change the lug pattern from my current 6 on 5.5 to 8 on 6.5. That will require new hubs, as well. I'm optimistic this won't be a problem now, since others are reporting no problems with lighter loads at lower pressure. I took the new tires/TPMS on a 20 mile test run. Max temp was 101 degrees with 90 degree outside temperature. So far, so good. That TPMS gives great peace of mind. Wish I had bought that sooner.
"...my quandary now is having 6inch rims vs 6.5inch rims..." I have 16x6 wheels, as well. The only issue I expect from this is SLIGHTLY more wear on the center part of the tread than the outside areas. Not a concern for me, my tires get replaced for age rather than mileage/wear.
"Not sure if you saw this yet...." No, I hadn't. Thanks. Looks like others are having good luck with Sailuns.
"In the response to you they provided a chart can you share it?" It's attached...I think. Note this table is general info from the Tire and Rim Association, and not a result of Sailun testing of S637T tires. I consider it interesting trivia, but not an answer.Last edited by pragmatic; 07-13-2020 at 03:45 PM.
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07-13-2020, 11:45 AM #43
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07-13-2020, 11:49 AM #44
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Excellent.... I am waiting to hear back on a quote from some guys I know. I plan to buy a set of sailun's put them on RV and move over the new OE camper tires to my 26ft flatbed gooseneck.
Fingers crossed that both your's and mine issue with seperation come to a halt!!
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07-13-2020, 01:02 PM #45
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Paul "Poppy" and Deb Cervone
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07-15-2020, 08:22 PM #46
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Ordered 6 sailun trailer tires from Walmart.com on Monday 149.00 a piece and free shipping. FedEx dropped them off today at 11.. 2 days..
Item Qty Total
Sailun S637 (Trailer) ST235/80R 16 Tire
$149.16 6 $894.96
Order summary
Order subtotal: $894.96
Walmart shipping FREE
Total tax $60.41
Order total $955.37
Took tires off the rv trailer and headed to discount tire. They removed 5 west lakes installed 5 sailuns and balanced. Then I had them remove 6 tires from rims on my goose neck equipment hauler and put 5 west lakes on there and the last sailun on one of those rims...
Now my rv has 5 sailuns my goose neck has five west lakes and I hav another sailun spare i can put in the back of the truck and have a second spare for either trailer. The charged me 250 for sll this work and lifetime balance...
Now if I have no tread separations or blow outs. Life will be good...
One other thing you might be interested in.. the west lakes and sailuns appear to have steel layers in the side wall... my gmc sensors have a hard time being detected by the truck... I bought a tst tmps with 6 cap sensors and plan to use this system for these two trailers. My other 2 trailers with load range E and F tires have no issue with the gmc kit....
Another thing I noticed is all the rims list a load weight but not a psi.. having said that the lions head white spoke spare says it is rated for 3970lbs as I recall.... according to your charts you posted for sailuns. I would need to run them at 100-105 possibly. Well I pumped them to 110. But just interesting...
Thanks for all the hel- and feedback. By the way all the tires I got from Wally World were built in the 14th week of 2020!
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10-24-2020, 11:34 AM #47
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I'm ready to pull the trigger on the Sailuns for my 2020 Reflection with the Lions Head wheels. My question is the S637 235/80 or the S637 235/85? Currently have the Westlake E-rated and I am just not comfortable with them. Thanks, and regards.
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10-24-2020, 12:37 PM #48
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I am looking to change out my G rated Westlakes in the next month or two in preparation for a tow to Disney World in the spring. Any idea what is the "proper" separation between tires on tandem axle trailers? Not much on google about it and I'm thinking of moving up to the 235-85/16 Sailuns from 235-80/16 Westlakes.
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10-24-2020, 12:57 PM #50
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