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Kelly, I'll be most likely going with the Sailun S637 in 235/80R16, they are listed as STs but are built more like a typical truck tire and are rated at 4,080lbs and 75 MPH. They are from China but out of an ISO rated factory and have very good reports from RV users running heavier rigs than ours.
We lost 1 of our TT's factory Power King ST tires back in July, luckily it didn't come apart and I found the broken belts and sidewall separation at home in the driveway. On Friday when getting some measurements for the items I ordered I found another tire with a bubble at the sidewall/tread shoulder, again on the inside sidewall but the same side as the other failed tire. These tires won't travel another inch under our TT.
My Hensley Arrow's jacks have plenty of room for movement and cranking on our TT.
We lost 1 of our TT's factory Power King ST tires back in July, luckily it didn't come apart and I found the broken belts and sidewall separation at home in the driveway. On Friday when getting some measurements for the items I ordered I found another tire with a bubble at the sidewall/tread shoulder, again on the inside sidewall but the same side as the other failed tire. These tires won't travel another inch under our TT.
My Hensley Arrow's jacks have plenty of room for movement and cranking on our TT.
The h/d shackle kit is a good call too, put that on the toyhauler too. The shackles are 2x the thickness of the ones you are replacing.
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I started to make some progress on my ST tire eradication project over the weekend, for more on what I'm trying to do this thread has more info. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ts-please.html
I ordered 4 new 8 lug hubs that will fit on my current axle spindles. (Thanks Eric!) https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hub...866UC3-EZ.html
Those new 8 lug hubs will let me mount rims that will handle up to 110 PSI for heavier duty tires. I ordered 5 of these wheels. 16x6 in T02 Aluminum Trailer Wheel 8 Lug, 3750 lb Max Load, Free Shipping.
Since I'm going to be making these upgrades to the hubs/wheels/tires I figured I might as well keep going and upgrade to heavier shackles and wet bolts with bronze bushings with this MorRyde kit. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=AHSEAWK2CKAVE
I'm contemplating building a shock kit for the TT also, still looking around at existing setups to copy.
I ordered 4 new 8 lug hubs that will fit on my current axle spindles. (Thanks Eric!) https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hub...866UC3-EZ.html
Those new 8 lug hubs will let me mount rims that will handle up to 110 PSI for heavier duty tires. I ordered 5 of these wheels. 16x6 in T02 Aluminum Trailer Wheel 8 Lug, 3750 lb Max Load, Free Shipping.
Since I'm going to be making these upgrades to the hubs/wheels/tires I figured I might as well keep going and upgrade to heavier shackles and wet bolts with bronze bushings with this MorRyde kit. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=AHSEAWK2CKAVE
I'm contemplating building a shock kit for the TT also, still looking around at existing setups to copy.
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Sure, I'd be very interested in seeing some pictures of them. Thanks Dave!
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I put 6 Sailun S637's on my Voltage toyhauler, great tires. We have had no problems with them. Make sure your tire installer has a good machine to mount them with, the beads on those are really stout.
The h/d shackle kit is a good call too, put that on the toyhauler too. The shackles are 2x the thickness of the ones you are replacing.
The h/d shackle kit is a good call too, put that on the toyhauler too. The shackles are 2x the thickness of the ones you are replacing.
The Sailuns seem to have a very good reputation, I'm tired (see what I did there.......
) of the constant ST failures and I hope these heavier duty tires will deliver that. I have always likes the idea of wet bolts on suspension mounts and those new shackles do look way more robust!
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Thanks Dave, it looks to be very similar to my TT, I beam frame and spring over 5200lb axle. Your arrangement looks like what I am thinking about doing. When you are in there doing the bearings could you get a measurement of the shock length?
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Sailuns so far are a great tire. They just look stout as hell. My wife says now when they blow out they will really tear some ***** up LOL.
I want to do the wet bolts and HD shackles too. Might want to do some shocks at the same time.
E trailer has some shock kits Lippert Components Bolt-On Shock Mount Kit w/Heavy Duty Oil Shocks - Fits 2-3/8" Axle Tube
Lippert 281281 Bolt-On Shock Mount Kit 3" Axle 5.2K - 8K
Joy Rider Shock Syste,
I want to do the wet bolts and HD shackles too. Might want to do some shocks at the same time.
E trailer has some shock kits Lippert Components Bolt-On Shock Mount Kit w/Heavy Duty Oil Shocks - Fits 2-3/8" Axle Tube
Lippert 281281 Bolt-On Shock Mount Kit 3" Axle 5.2K - 8K
Joy Rider Shock Syste,
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will do...
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We had a great trip to Huntington Beach SP in SC last week. Now the time has come to send the camper to jail, DW and I cleaned it up and are taking it in on Sat for warranty repairs, it will be there for a few weeks. Our next trip is planned for March so it is a good time to work on it and the Ex.
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We had a great trip to Huntington Beach SP in SC last week. Now the time has come to send the camper to jail, DW and I cleaned it up and are taking it in on Sat for warranty repairs, it will be there for a few weeks. Our next trip is planned for March so it is a good time to work on it and the Ex.
Our season is finished also and the TT is in it's sleeping blanket in the driveway. Our next trip is for Spring Break in March, before that I hope to have my new hubs/bearing/wheels/tires/shocks and shackle/wet bolt kit installed......I hoping for a mild Winter so my butt doesn't freeze to the driveway.
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Our season is finished also and the TT is in it's sleeping blanket in the driveway. Our next trip is for Spring Break in March, before that I hope to have my new hubs/bearing/wheels/tires/shocks and shackle/wet bolt kit installed......I hoping for a mild Winter so my butt doesn't freeze to the driveway.
We are getting the slide toppers when it is in the shop. I am starting to get the 2nd A/C pieces together and I am seriously thinking about upgrading my wheels to 16" and replacing the tires, IDK if I am going with LTs or STs, the whole thing is confusing.
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If you do go with the 16"s and LT tires watch the rated pressure on the 16" wheels, most alloy 16" trailer wheels with 6 lugs are rated to only 65 PSI, most 8 lug 16"s are good up to 110 PSI. If you saw my list above that's why I upgraded to the 8 lug hubs that fit perfectly on my current axle's spindles.
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If you do go with the 16"s and LT tires watch the rated pressure on the 16" wheels, most alloy 16" trailer wheels with 6 lugs are rated to only 65 PSI, most 8 lug 16"s are good up to 110 PSI. If you saw my list above that's why I upgraded to the 8 lug hubs that fit perfectly on my current axle's spindles.
All available 16-inch trailer wheels with the 6-on-5-1/2 bolt pattern, such as Dexstar # AM20741 that you referenced, can be seen on the link provided. Most of these wheels are rated for 3050-lbs at 90-psi pressure.
Part # AM22657 from Americana is rated for 3200-lbs at 80-psi; parts # AM22658HWTB and # AM22658HWT are rated for 3580-lbs at 80-psi, which is the highest rating we offer. The valve stem used can also affect overall pressure.
If your trailer itself is rated for 36000-lbs gross weight and if it has 6 wheels total on its three axles, then each of the six wheels would have to handle about 6000-lbs. You may need to switch to industrial-grade wheels for this kind of weight rating, which we do not offer.
In any system, including the various components that make up a trailer (frame, axles, hubs, wheels, tires) you must stay within the capacity of the lowest-rated component.
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There are some varying pressures listed for some of the 16" 6 lug wheels online at different places that I looked at, saw some that were listed at 65, and/or 80 and higher but on other sites only shown with the lower rating....
I went to the 8 lugs as I'm looking to go with 110 PSI Sailun tires at this time and wanted to be 100% sure of the ratings.
I went to the 8 lugs as I'm looking to go with 110 PSI Sailun tires at this time and wanted to be 100% sure of the ratings.