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Old 04-04-2020, 12:20 PM   #21
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I understand your emotions, certainly something to think about . IMO the Goodyear G614 is not as good a tire as the Sailun S637 . The reputation ,and track record of the Goodyear G614 is " no where near " as good as the Sailun.
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Old 04-15-2020, 08:28 PM   #22
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Your tires may be for 4400#'s but your wheels i believe are for 3750#'s. The 235x80x16 tires are for 4080#'s. I have the 85 series like you but the tires are rated more than the wheels no matter which tire you buy. I like the slightly larger imprint of the 85's but either tire is great and more than you need for the wheels we have.
So, I'm confused. I have a 2012 HC with 6 lug factory wheels. Will I be ok with the 235x85 16 Sailuns? Thanks!
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Old 04-15-2020, 08:43 PM   #23
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So, I'm confused. I have a 2012 HC with 6 lug factory wheels. Will I be ok with the 235x85 16 Sailuns? Thanks!
Your wheels will be stamped to let you know. Not sure of when HC had ?? rated wheels. I know of a 2017 that wore the Sailun 85s just fine at 110 psi for 2 years now.
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Old 04-16-2020, 08:00 AM   #24
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https://www.rvusa.com/rv-guide/2012-...-343rl-tr10628

Looks like 2012 High County's came with 235 80R 16 Load Range E tires with 6 inch wide wheels. As noted before, you need to confirm the wheel load capacity located on the back side of your RV's wheel. Hopefully they will be rated for 110psi and 3750#.
Sailun makes a tire that size in LRG that fits a 6 inch wide wheel that should work. They should be Speed rated L or 75MPH. Below is the link to the Walmart online tire:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sailun-S6...f4b676ee4476e7
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Old 06-02-2020, 12:36 PM   #25
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i have talk to 3 NTB in the dFW area, one has 3 Sailun in inventory only because a customer order online and had them shipped there and has never come in to take delivery. DOT was 3919.....

Sailun tires are NOT available in stock nor for them to special order......at ntb...
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Old 06-03-2020, 08:16 AM   #26
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i have talk to 3 NTB in the dFW area, one has 3 Sailun in inventory only because a customer order online and had them shipped there and has never come in to take delivery. DOT was 3919.....

Sailun tires are NOT available in stock nor for them to special order......at ntb...
I'm thinking Sailun tires are going to be a bit more difficult to find right now, especially tires that are not 6 months or older. They may not be able to be imported .

I bought a set of five from an online vendor, and sent them back, too old for me. Ordered another set from Walmart, and they were a little newer, and decided that was the best I was going to do, thats been just over a month ago. Mine that I bought the DOT was 4519.The first set was about 10-12 weeks older in the 30th something week of 2019. Neither set terribly old, but I wanted six months or less.
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That is why I commented, post #2. Not saying availability is a problem, but could become one. I've seen availability issues with other goods.

BTW, the Sailuns are on. Going with the consensus of the board on this brand. One thing that was disappointing was how far out of balance they are. Two had to be rotated on the wheel a second time to keep from having to put on a ton of weights. Otherwise, time will tell.
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Old 06-03-2020, 11:25 AM   #28
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<snip>....One thing that was disappointing was how far out of balance they are. Two had to be rotated on the wheel a second time to keep from having to put on a ton of weights. Otherwise, time will tell.
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Did you specify that you wanted the wheels "Lug Centric" balanced, and verify it was done, v. the conventional "Hub-Centric" method???? Lug-Centric uses an adapter which mounts the wheel through the lug bolt holes. Hub-Centric uses a cone the fits into the center of the rim.

Unlike the thousands of auto wheels they do everyday, the wheels provided on Montanas do not have a perfectly centered hole in the rim. Balancing one using Hub-Centric may require a ton of weight and a subsequent re-weigh will find the wheel out of balance and a different amount of weight being required.

Get the wheels balanced with the Lug-Centric method and you will find the tires are not the balance problem.

The last time I replaced a tire on the Montana, I asked for Lug-Centric balance. "Oh yea no problem, let me write that on the ticket" said the counter guy. But that doesn't mean the guy doing the work read the ticket. I watched as he Hub-Centric balanced the wheel, added a couple of lbs. of weights. and then rolled it out to me. After a short chat with the manager, the wheel was re-balanced with 1 oz. of weight.
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Carl, good advice as usual. I didn't ask for lug centric balancing and honestly did not even think about it. Who knew these wheels would be off that much.
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Carl, good advice as usual. I didn't ask for lug centric balancing and honestly did not even think about it. Who knew these wheels would be off that much.
Same here, didn't give it a thought. My thinking anything is better then nothing, pretty sure they are not even balanced at all from the factory on a new fifth wheel.
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