Sailun Tires ?

Denny & Jami wrote:
Let's be serious here guys, these tires are made in China and they are cheap for a reason just like all the other China tires out there. If you don't put a lot of miles on they will probably work fine if you change them out every few years but if you put on a lot of miles I would consider a higher quality tire.

Denny

Below is a quote from Forum Member NC Hauler.
It his knowledge and familiarity with the manufacturing process that led me to buy Sailun's 4 years ago.
NC Hauler explains why Sailun's are not your typical China tire
NC Hauler Wrote:
I spent the last 23 years of my career at Continental Automotive.. was in the manufacturing of ABS systems and the last 16 years manufacturing brake calipers.. Some of our customers are Volvo, Mercedes Benz. BMW, GMC, Ford, Chrysler, Fiat, VW, Mazzerati, Honda, Subaru etc( may have missed a couple), as you would well know, if we had recalls or failures with our product, brake calipers, it wouldn't take long before you'd be out of business. We received quite a few accolades from more than several of these manufacturers for our high quality product.. which speaks volumes on our quality, and the company is booming.


There is a standard, an accreditation of one wants to have a great reputation for a great quality product that needs to be met if you want to compete world wide. It's ISO, TS16969 criteria. This is what a company tries to qualify for to prove there prouducton processes and quality controls process are very important, with safety being #1 of course.. You have auditors who come into your plant once a year and check out engineering processes, Training processes with everyone, from Plant manager to the worker, all training records, all machining and production processes, in our case, also plating processes AND ESPECIALLY QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS AND PROCESSES..It's carried out on all shifts with Supervisors, Quality Control Techs, Maintainence Techs and the operators.. questions asked randomly wherever the Auditor wants to go.. about assembly processes, quality processes, 5S, shop cleanliness and on.. VERY THOROUGH..

We have been TS 16969 accredited every year I worked there and IT IS A BIG DEAL.. Sailun tires has the exact same accreditation!! Back when we were having all the China made tire threads. Everyone, including myself were anti China made tires.. one day Sailun came up in a tire question, and I googled them and found out they met the same stringent audited criterium that my company also met... I was sold on them due to what I knew about TS 16969 requirements... and you HAVE TO EARN IT! I was promoting them before it was still the norm to condemn all China made tires.. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase Sailun tires as long as they have the TS 16969 accreditation... it speaks volumes for reliability and quality in a product.

They produce a high quality tire at a very affordable price, making it a great pick for a TT or 5th wheel tire.