16 inch to 19 inch tire conversion
I have an 96 bounder with 16 tires.A friend of mine recently Purchased a new set of wheels for his f550 (19.5) so his old ones are available to me at a very cheap price. I would like the benefit of...
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96Bounder30E wrote:
This website will give you some information......Click here
Check this link out. It shows that older F-53 motorhomes, like my 97 and your 96 have 16" rims with 10 bolt holes and a certain bolt diameter.
In 1998, Ford re-designed the F-450, F-550 and F-53 chassis to have larger diameter rotors and larger bolt circle, also changing to a heavier rated 3,500 pound rim and 8 bolt circle.
So the 8 bolt modern F-550 19.5" rims will not fit a older F-53 that came with 16" rims and 10 bolts.
TO bad someone does not make a modern 10 bolt rim with a 3,200 pound rating and 17" tires. 17" and 18" tires are now fairly common now. I would change to the 19.5" Rickson rims, except for the $250+ each price tag. I like the feeling that I have rims and tires rated for more than the front axle weight rating. Also I have heard that 19.5 LT tires can have much stiffer sidewalls, a hard rubber compound that is not as sticky as a car, and can be a bit squirly on wet pavement.
Fred.
