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Originally Posted by CaptnJohn
He doesn’t have to change wheels to run Sailun at 80#. LT will have a lower carrying capacity in most cases and will have a lighter sidewall. Everyone makes their own decision and most here have gone with the Sailun as it has the best reputation and has been around a while.
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Sailuns have not "been around awhile" They were originally built as a mimic of the GY G614 and had the same specs as the G614, a RST tire. Some time after that, they tooled-up to produce their all steel tires in two high load capacity sizes (ST235/80R16 & ST235/85R16 both LRG). Other manufacturers have also tooled-up to produce those same sizes in all steel construction.
The reputation of the Sailuns was built because they were mostly used as replacement tires with much more load capacity than the tires they were replacing. Now, with the RVIA 10% load capacity reserves in place, the Sailuns are being seen as OEM. Time will tell how good they are when tasked to provide load capacities closer to their maximum allowed load.
Both of those designated sizes provide identical load capacities at 80 PSI as a LRE of the same designated size.
Load capacity is the name of the game with replacements. It would be unreasonable to inflate the LRG to 80 PSI and expect it to be a better load carrier than a LRE of the same designated size.