5er Tires

bigpond wrote:
My 03 Kountry Star has the terrific G-rated 16" tires. Now almost 14 years old and still looking good, I'm considering replacing them.
I've read a lot about Chinese made goodyears and the lack of good options.
I need advice. I don't really want to go up to 17.5" wheels/tires. Any thoughts?

WOW:E....Almost 14 years old!!!!! You've had them almost 3X the years one would normally put on 5er tires, no matter how good they look...most replace after 5 years...You're a testament to just how good these tires are if you've run them for FOURTEEN years!!

The GY G614's are made in the United States as I stated in an above post....Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fixe it...It's obvious you don't need 17.5" tires and rims...stay with what has worked for you...The GY G614's are a very good tire...you also have the option of looking at the Sailun S637 tires....but with you pretty much coming on here and telling us that you've run G614's for 14 years....I'd go with what has worked for you....

bigpond wrote:
It was my understanding GY moved production of their G tires to China. If not so, I'll buy em again!

They've been manufactured in the United States, (mine in Kansas), for years...You're thinking of the GY Marathons.

buc1980 wrote:
My Kountry Star came with Goodyear G614 but I got so many problems with them that I replace them with Michelin RIB.Last Thanksgivings I got a blow out on one of them so I decided to replace 2 of them with Sailun.So far they act OK .If you want more info send me a PM.

How old were the G614's with all the problems? When you replaced the G rated 614's with an E rated Michelin, you lost quite a bit in weight carrying tires, from 3750# per tire, to 3042# per tire...The RIBS are great, but only in the right application, (ie, 6,000# rated axles). It appears you got back on the right track with the Sailuns. You need G rated tires all the way around your 5er if you have 7,000# weight rated axles.

It was my understanding GY moved production of their G tires to China. If not so, I'll buy em again!

X2 Cummins12V98. G614's for me regardless of the price. I don't cut corners on tires regardless. My life is worth more to me than a few dollars saved on tires.

bigpond wrote:
My 03 Kountry Star has the terrific G-rated 16" tires. Now almost 14 years old and still looking good, I'm considering replacing them.
I've read a lot about Chinese made goodyears and the lack of good options.
I need advice. I don't really want to go up to 17.5" wheels/tires. Any thoughts?

Why not stick with GY G US Made tires?

buc1980 wrote:
My Kountry Star came with Goodyear G614 but I got so many problems with them that I replace them with Michelin RIB.Last Thanksgivings I got a blow out on one of them so I decided to replace 2 of them with Sailun.So far they act OK .If you want more info send me a PM.

So you went from a G rated tire to a E?????

buc1980 wrote:
My Kountry Star came with Goodyear G614 but I got so many problems with them that I replace them with Michelin RIB.Last Thanksgivings I got a blow out on one of them so I decided to replace 2 of them with Sailun.So far they act OK .If you want more info send me a PM.

Not trying to start anything, just trying to understand your situation. Your 2005 KS came with the 614's. Did you purchase the KS new and were these the OEM tires?

My Kountry Star came with Goodyear G614 but I got so many problems with them that I replace them with Michelin RIB.Last Thanksgivings I got a blow out on one of them so I decided to replace 2 of them with Sailun.So far they act OK .If you want more info send me a PM.

Lots of recent posts on this very subject. I went with Goodyear 614's. Sailun 637's are a less expensive but good option. If your weights allow it I would also feel confident with the Hankook F19.

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