Ford E450 Tire Size
Has anyone here replaced the 16" wheels on their E450 chassis with 19.5" wheels ?
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I know this is an older thread but I couldn't help myself after reading all replies...
I read that a few here are looking at going with a 2" taller tire? From a 30" to the 235/85R16E 32" tire?
I just bought a 1998 Ford E-SuperDuty (E450?) Tioga Motorhome and it has 245/75R16E (31") on the steers and 225/75R16E (30") on the drives. I swapped things around today to find out if the 245's would have enough clearance between the duals and it had plenty without spacers. Even enough room for snow chains. Aired them down to 30psi and it started getting closer at the bulge but I could still get my hand in there. I had 235/85R16 on my '86 Chevrolet M1008 and they were about 0.5" narrower than the 245/75R16E, and are just over an inch taller. I am thinking of going with the 245's all around on the Ford after I remove the Fleetwood Tioga RV body and build something better suited for offroad use. The 235/85R16E are my second choice but that all depends on gearing. Haven't had the opportunity to take the RV fully loaded on any steep grades yet to know if there is any power to spare with the current gears to make up for going with 32's.
If you end up going with the 19.5" wheels and the G-load range tires one thing to consider is that the compounds may be different and not grip the roads the same on the light weight RV. But they will go a lot further...
I read that a few here are looking at going with a 2" taller tire? From a 30" to the 235/85R16E 32" tire?
I just bought a 1998 Ford E-SuperDuty (E450?) Tioga Motorhome and it has 245/75R16E (31") on the steers and 225/75R16E (30") on the drives. I swapped things around today to find out if the 245's would have enough clearance between the duals and it had plenty without spacers. Even enough room for snow chains. Aired them down to 30psi and it started getting closer at the bulge but I could still get my hand in there. I had 235/85R16 on my '86 Chevrolet M1008 and they were about 0.5" narrower than the 245/75R16E, and are just over an inch taller. I am thinking of going with the 245's all around on the Ford after I remove the Fleetwood Tioga RV body and build something better suited for offroad use. The 235/85R16E are my second choice but that all depends on gearing. Haven't had the opportunity to take the RV fully loaded on any steep grades yet to know if there is any power to spare with the current gears to make up for going with 32's.
If you end up going with the 19.5" wheels and the G-load range tires one thing to consider is that the compounds may be different and not grip the roads the same on the light weight RV. But they will go a lot further...
