18" vs 20" tires for towing on truck
Anybody have any input on towing between 18" and 20" rims? I'm getting a new 2500 Silverado and the ones I have to pick from all have 20" rims. I will be towing about 9k on the bumper and maybe a fi...
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It's all smoke and mirrors.
I did a lot of towing at one time with 15 inch on a 1/2 ton, or on a 3/4 ton 16 inch or 16.5 inch wheels. The bigger wheels are mostly just for styling.
But, that being said, you can get a bigger brake disk under a bigger wheel. That makes for more stopping power. I certainly would not want a 3/4 ton pickup pulling a heavy load with a 15 inch wheel.
Just another way to make things more difficult so you can't interchange wheels anymore. There was a time when you could take a wheel from any pickup manufacture and put in on any other pickup manufactures truck. Those days are, sadly, past.
I did a lot of towing at one time with 15 inch on a 1/2 ton, or on a 3/4 ton 16 inch or 16.5 inch wheels. The bigger wheels are mostly just for styling.
But, that being said, you can get a bigger brake disk under a bigger wheel. That makes for more stopping power. I certainly would not want a 3/4 ton pickup pulling a heavy load with a 15 inch wheel.
Just another way to make things more difficult so you can't interchange wheels anymore. There was a time when you could take a wheel from any pickup manufacture and put in on any other pickup manufactures truck. Those days are, sadly, past.
