Yes Another tire Question
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Laughing Gas
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Yes Another tire Question
I have run LT E rated tires for years and have had no problems. It's time to change tires on my 14K 5W 235x85x16 and I have been reading on the Goodyear Endurance and Sailun. Both are ST but with higher load than the LT E's, only about $200 differance in a full set. Has any one have personal experience with either brand, G rated tire.
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I have been running the Goodyear Endurance in 235/80R16 on my 8.5k fifth wheel for about two years and I have been very happy with them. I upgraded from some 15" Rainier tires that came on the trailer and the Goodyears are definitely a beefier tire.
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Thank you I have been leaning toward the GY it's a known name, I can get all 5 from Walmart under $1000. I have run Yokohama LT E for years and the new ST's are getting good reviews.
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I have the sailun S637, LR G on my 18,000 lb Raptor. They have been excellent tires. They have well over 20,000 miles on them and still look almost like new tread. Close examination will show some wear but nothing to be alarmed about. They will likely age out before wearing out.
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Running the Goodyear edurance tires on mine. E rated. Several cross country and up and down the coast with these tires. No issues Good wear. I will pull my log book and report back what I think for miles.
On edit. 15,500 miles on them, bought in 11/2017, so a little over three years. No cracking or weathering.
Normally now would be the right time to replace but I see no reason.
On edit. 15,500 miles on them, bought in 11/2017, so a little over three years. No cracking or weathering.
Normally now would be the right time to replace but I see no reason.
Last edited by senix; Mar 10, 2021 at 04:45 PM. Reason: add info
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Still reading before I order and both look good. The Sailuns G rated and the GY E, I think G is over kill on a 14K 5W. The G I would think would be harsher riding than E.
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I can't give an honest opinion on ride harshness between E and G tires. When I made the change to G tires on a trailer recently, 3 of the E tires had slipped belts, so my evaluation that the G tires ride MUCH smoother than E is a little bit skewed. Hercules also makes a G rated 16" tire. The farmers local to me seem to be getting good use and wear out of them.
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Here's my experience with GY trailer tires, started out with GY G614 and one of them failed by throwing the tread but still held air but damaged the trailer. Purchased 4 new ones and one of them failed after 2.5 years. Went to 17.5 tires and wheels and load range H tires, not GY but changed to GY G114 H tires latter and after 4 years one of them ended up with broken belts. The GY G114 tires are just short of $500 each so I went to Sailun load range H tires for $220 each and they are doing great after 2 years so I would recommend the Sailuns because I don't trust GY.
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Denny has some great advice, as always, but the GY Endurance is NOT the same as the G614 or Marathon. GY shot themselves in the foot with those tires, but have redeemed themselves with the Endurance. Although, some customers will never come back and that is OK.
You cannot go wrong with either the Endurance or the Sailun.
I have been running the Endurance cross country for a while now. Shortly after they came out if I recall correctly. I created a thread here about them in January of 2018 if you care to read a bit more on them and Sailun.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...endurance.html
Good luck with your choice, but either will be a good one.
You cannot go wrong with either the Endurance or the Sailun.
I have been running the Endurance cross country for a while now. Shortly after they came out if I recall correctly. I created a thread here about them in January of 2018 if you care to read a bit more on them and Sailun.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...endurance.html
Good luck with your choice, but either will be a good one.
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One thing I started doing 4 years ago both on my trailer and truck that pulls it after I had 6 new Firestone Transforce HT on the truck and 2 GY G114 tires installed on the trailer was to install balancing beads in all of them. Of course you can't tell how good they work on the trailer unless you ride back there but I've never had a dually truck ride this smooth so I'm sure they are working on the trailer as well. What I'm also noticing is greatly improved tire wear both on the truck and trailer, not scientific but just my observation.
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One thing I started doing 4 years ago both on my trailer and truck that pulls it after I had 6 new Firestone Transforce HT on the truck and 2 GY G114 tires installed on the trailer was to install balancing beads in all of them. Of course you can't tell how good they work on the trailer unless you ride back there but I've never had a dually truck ride this smooth so I'm sure they are working on the trailer as well. What I'm also noticing is greatly improved tire wear both on the truck and trailer, not scientific but just my observation.
I'm familiar with the beads, I ran Centramatic's on my class 8, same principle but outside.
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I'm familiar with the beads, I ran Centramatic's on my class 8, same principle but outside.
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Sous: thanks for the link looks like the GY is well liked there, I see the rim questions came up there also. I'll try the Sailuns and hope the rides OK as long as the rims will hold.
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If you go from say 80PSI to 110PSI, they could be so hard that they shake the trailer to pieces. Not literally, right away at least, but they get so hard that the abuse level of everything above the tire definitely goes up.
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I suggest you run the Sailuns at the trailer-manufacturer recommended pressure, and not at 110PSI unless the trailer manufacturer recommended that. For good measure, get a PSI chart from Sailun (x PSI for x weight per tire) and go by that, maybe with a few PSI extra for good measure.
If you go from say 80PSI to 110PSI, they could be so hard that they shake the trailer to pieces. Not literally, right away at least, but they get so hard that the abuse level of everything above the tire definitely goes up.
If you go from say 80PSI to 110PSI, they could be so hard that they shake the trailer to pieces. Not literally, right away at least, but they get so hard that the abuse level of everything above the tire definitely goes up.