Can I put bigger tires ?

I put some bigger tires on my toad...made it ride a bit harsher and it didn't tow as well..:B....Dennis

I just bought this rig last weekend.. It does need new tires soon. I'm sure a front end alignment also.
It's empty right know too..
I traded my 1988 Alegro.. What a difference lol I love it...

You should first make sure tires are properly inflated for your ride. Do you have too much air in them making the ride rougher? How about an alignment, that will affect ride. What is the condition or your tires. Many things can affect the ride and handling but the size of the tire is not usually one of those things.

We did notice with ours that after we were loaded and there was more weight, it rode better. If you are not carrying much, your tires may very well have too much air/pressure. Have you ever weighed it and checked the charts for proper inflation?

Suspect any improvement will be marginal at best. Pretty expensive change considering the cost of tires, rims and simulators. You might be looking at several thousand to make the change. There's also the question of wheel well clearance to consider in particular the fronts when you are making hard turns.

There are a few gas powered chassis with 22.5 rolling gear. Ford started offering the size on the heavier F59 chassis a few years ago and I'm pretty sure Workhorse was doing the same when they were in operation.

Effy wrote:
slight tangent, I see some gassers with 22.5's. Why is that? Is it for load or ride or both? I've seen some as small as 34 footers with 22.5's.

I cant speak of other chassis manufacturers but Workhorse offered the W-22 with a choise of 19.5 or 22.5.
I have a friend with the same Siena V35 with 19.5,while ours has 22.5.
Having driven both I have noticed no difference in the ride or handling.
Why? I dont have a clue, but interesting.

slight tangent, I see some gassers with 22.5's. Why is that? Is it for load or ride or both? I've seen some as small as 34 footers with 22.5's.

Also if you change the outside diameter of the tires, you would be changing your overall gear ratio to a lower one. Could effect performance, especially on hills. You speedometer could be off too, as it could show you going slower then actual speed you are going. Would probably need to have speedometer drive changed, or computer reprogramed.

Lastly, I would wonder it manufacturer offers a larger tire for you MH. I would think that the size tire that it came with is there for a reason. You may check recommend tire pressure manufacture requires to see if you are overinflating tires for actual load MH carries.

What chassis manufacterer and model#?

Bigger tires could also lessen the gap enough between the rear duals to cause a real problem.

Explanation...I could give you a step by step as to why not, however the easiest way to understand it...given the stiffness of both the 19.5 and 22.5 tire wheel combinations you'll be trading one rough riding one for another.