Question for Those Running Sailun Tires

[IDwanderers]

After my issue with Westlake tires I decided I wanted something better. After shopping around and reading various forum discussions and other reviews I ordered a set of Sailun S637 tires from Simpletire.com. They arrived today and are awesome looking. They are 14 ply, G Rated with a 75 mph speed rating. However, clearly marked on the sidewall is "Made in China". I know Sailun tires are from Canada and I thought I had read that these tires are actually made in Canada.

So a question for all you running Sailun S637 trailer tires, are they all made in China? Or is this something new as mine were made in the 46th week of 2016?

[RVRunners]

I bet they are all manufactured in China. We just bought a set of Goodyear Marathons for a dump trailer we own in our business and they say made in China. Sailuns have great reviews I am considering them as well.

What happened to your Westlakes if you don't mind me asking? I'm on the fence a bit as I've heard folks getting 30K out of Westlakes and I've heard other stories about them coming apart after a few hundred miles. I run a TPMS but don't want to take any chances. Thanks!

[WhittleBurner]

We put 15,000 to 20,000 on our Westlakes before replacing them, due to a tread separation. We went with the Sailun's . I did a lot of research before buying them. All reviews I could find were good ones. All the ratings for them read like the Goodyears. Semi's have been using Sailun's for a number of years and they hold up well. I knew they were made in china but from everything I had read was favorable. We have about 2500 miles on them and they have been good to date.

[JCR GD]

I have a few thousand on ours and so far great tires and yes, made in China.

[IDwanderers]

Okay, I see they are made in Canada. I am not sure how I got it in my pea brain that they were actually made in Canada. That actually makes me feel okay. I bought them based on all the positive reviews. I was afraid they had changed manufacturing locations and I may have a completely different tire than all the reviews.

RV RUNNERS, my issue was last August when the tread came off my Westlake tire. It did about $2,500 dollars in damage to the trailer. The belts were still holding 80 psi so a TPMS would not have detected anything. I check air pressure and the tires everyday before I tow. All were fine that morning when we started out. I can't say what happened but it sure looked like a defective tire to me. The biggest pain of all of this is the time we were without our trailer. There were a lot of issues but the bottom line, we did not get our trailer back until the last week of December. We are now stuck in the Idaho snow. I hope to get the new tires on, dig out and head to Arizona in the next few weeks. I will feel a lot better running on the G Rated tires.

Thanks to all for the quick replies.

[JCR GD]

ID, check your first sentence typo. The primary distributor for Sailun is in Canada. Maybe that's where Canada came from.

[Second Chance]

We replaced the WestLake tires because one had taken a large bolt or piece of rebar through the tread and couldn't be repaired. Another had been worn prematurely on the outer shoulder of the tire due to a bent spindle courtesy Lippert. Neither issue was the fault of the WestLake tires. We decided to go for the peace of mind of load range G tires and put the Sailuns on 5,700 miles ago. They're doing great! I knew they were made in China but based the decision on availability, good reviews, and their history on big rigs.

Rob

[IDwanderers]

Ten thumbed it again JCR. I intended to type they are "not" Made in Canada. I can't even proofread my posts either. Thanks for pointing that out.

I can't wait to get the new tires on. Very happy to see all are pleased with their Sailun tires.

[CWSWine]

I was one of the defenders with over 8,000 miles on my last 5er Westlakes. A trip to the dealers yesterday to pick up some stuff for our trip next week and service told me that the PDI on my traded in 5er they found a bubble around 4" across and about 1" high on the in side of one my E rated Westlakes. I dodged a bullet with that one.

[David2650rk]

I have used Greenball Towmaster SS tires before. They are "Special Summer" tires. The 205/75r15 tires are available in load range D, speed rating M (81mph), and are specifically designed for high temperatures. I had no issues with them on trips of more than 1800 miles in the summer. They are available by order through Discount Tire.

http://www.greenball.com/catalog/Spe...ler-Radial.pdf