Sailun tires
Looking for new tires for my 5er. Sailun Tires good or bad, Buy or not. want G rated or higher,
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Planning wrote:Some folks learn by others mistakes or others experiences...some folks have to lean themselves the hard way.Me Again wrote:
Bit of a over kill putting 17.5 rims and tires on a trailer with 13K or so on the axles?
The GVWR for the AF 29-5K is 16,700
And, one of the attributes of overkill is that it always kills.
This is a paste and copy from a rv owners who bit into the overkill some rv folks get into when replacing tires on a trailer......
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When it came time for me to replace our tires, I researched many different ways to go. I wound up purchasing 17.5" J rated medium duty truck tires and wheels. When all done and said, it was $5.00 per wheel and tire combo more than just replaceing the 16" tires. This tire and wheel combo is good for 6005 pounds each. Using the inflation chart to get the pressure for the load, I inflated to 80 psi which was good for 4500 pounds per tire. With the first tow with these tires to Kansas City, I have made this trip to the speedway several times before, I was down almost 2 mpg both ways. The tires were 20*-25* hotter than the truck, which I have never experienced before. I inflated them to the side wall pressure, 125 psi for max load, before our trip to Florida. Now the tires run 5*-10* cooler than the truck and my fuel mileage is back where it used to be. I have always run max pressure up until I installed these tires, with what I have experienced, I will continue to run what the side wall indicates.
