Sailun Tires
I have been seeing a lot of 5er owners using Sailun Tires. Has there been any discussion on this tire. Normally on this board and something as volatile as tires would have 2 or 300 pages unless I m...
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Lantley wrote:Me Again wrote:nremtp143 wrote:
I have the GY G614s on my rig, but only had the cheap bombs as spares, so yesterday I bought 2 Sailun G637s and mounted them on my spare rims. They are the same size as the GYs and will not cause any problem with the being the same exact diameter of the GYs. In asking why the are now stamped with the ST logo, both people I spoke to in different companies said it was to get by the tariff on the LTs. Same tire, no change except for the stamping. I've been impressed with these tires since first seeing them, now I own a couple and when the 614s are due for replacement, will probably own more of them.
S637
S8244393 * 235/85R16 * 126/123 L 14 12 6.50 (31.7) 9.3 14.7 3,750 3,415 110
G614
*LT235/85R16 G BW 12 6.50 6.50 9.5 (30.7) 3750@110
According to their web sites, the S637 is 1 inch larger in diameter and would place the tire tread on 1 inch closer together between the axles. Dexter states 1" minimum clearance, so if you have less than 2" with ST235/80R16E's or G614's then the S637 is not the right tire.
Chris
For the record I have Sailun S 637 tires. Until recently my tires had less than 1" clearance between them however I never had any issues.
I have since installed a Correct Tracks alignment kit to raise the rear of my rig and gain more bed rail clearance.
As a bonus the Correct Tracks kit allowed me to spread my axles apart. I now have more than 1" between the tires.
I have been considering the s637 as well. My concern is that I have about 1 3/8 or so between tires now and if the sailuns are an inch bigger my clearance would be reduced to around 3/8". Question: how close were your tires before you adjusted the axles?
