Ford E450 Tire Size
Has anyone here replaced the 16" wheels on their E450 chassis with 19.5" wheels ?
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Hi cal47,
I was able to get new wheels to allow for the correct offset and went to 235/85r16. They had 20% more weight capacity over all, istr. It slightly improved fuel economy and like you my "clock" is now wrong by similar amounts.
I had no blow outs but my tires had 66000 miles on them and were ten years old.
The extra height really helped with the tail dragging on ramps at gas stations. It is now a rare occurrence.
I was able to get new wheels to allow for the correct offset and went to 235/85r16. They had 20% more weight capacity over all, istr. It slightly improved fuel economy and like you my "clock" is now wrong by similar amounts.
I had no blow outs but my tires had 66000 miles on them and were ten years old.
The extra height really helped with the tail dragging on ramps at gas stations. It is now a rare occurrence.
cal47 wrote:
Pianotuna with my setup there is a 4mph difference example 55 mph= 59 mph. As I stated before, I went with this tire/wheel setup for safty reasons. My MH was close to weight limit without putting anything in it. With 16" tires I had a blowout at least once every vacation. These were american tires, Mich, Goodyear & firestone. I'll stick with what I have now, couldn't be happier.
