Sailun S637 or Goodyear G614

Lantley wrote:
Boy do we get off track some time. After experiencing a blowout 2 days ago with my 2 year old OEM E rated Towmaster ST tires I am looking to buy new tires tomorrow.
For the record I had very little faith in the the tow masters from day one, but I figured I try to get a few miles out of them vs. getting new tires right away.

Luckily the blowout did not result in any damage to the 5'er.

My choices are the Sailun 637, GY14 or going to a 17.5 rim.

I've sort of shy'd away from the Duravis, or Michelin ribs, I want more capacity than a 3042 E rated tire. I agree that each tire carries a different weight. A 6000 pound axle does not equally place 3K on each tire.
I also think my blowout was caused by poor road conditions. You know the stretch of road that you feel every joint as you bounce and pound down the highway!
If I never encountered a that rough stretch of highway I do not think I would have had a blowout, but truth is poor roads are a fact of life. I ned a tire that can withstand the pounding of poor roads.

In the end I think 17.5 rims are the most foolproof approach, however the Sailun or GY should be adequate as well. What to do?
Price and availability maybe the deciding factor.
Actual purchase and use experience would be helpful vs. a lot of theoretical rhetoric.

I changed out my GY G tires last fall. I went with GY H 17.5" tires and Alcoa wheels a steel wheel and cheap tire for the spare.

Delivered to my door $3,200 mounted and concealed balancing metal valve stems from trailertiresandwheels.com. Tires were around 4 mo old.

I sold all the existing tires/wheels including spare for $1,000 on crags list.

If quality and dependability are important this is the way to go. IMHO