19.5 245/70r load range G tire brand suggestions

tonyj54 wrote:
What is the advantage of going to 19.5 Load Range G tires versus staying with my 16.5's?

Tire load capacity (up to 4500lb each with a 19.5), strength of the tire, and shorter sidewalls. Search for 19.5s and you get lots of threads.

Okay, tire question here.

What is the advantage of going to 19.5 Load Range G tires versus staying with my 16.5's?

billyray50 wrote:
Thanks for the pics John. Checked on your truck link. Very impressive upgrade and mods on your Dodge truck !!

Thank you.

BeatCJ wrote:
From this thread: http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27614417/gotomsg/27620514.cfm#27620514

At the beginning of winter, I had a set of 245/70R19.5 Michelin XDS2 tires installed on one of my F-550 trucks at work. I was very impressed with their poor traction performance. I was driving it in about 6" of snow, and came up on a stuck F-350 with the OEM tires. We chained up the F-350, and made it to the turn around, I walked back to my truck with the Michelins, and drove right through. I was really impressed, the best 19.5 traction I have seen. I drive F-Series trucks with several 19.5 tire brands on a regular basis.

As a trade off, I did notice some tread squirm at freeway speeds.

After a month, they still look like new, but it probably only gets driven 150 miles a week. The truck weighs about 16,000, 24/7/365.

When first installed my Hercules I had "tread squirm" on the hiway. stopped after about 1000 miles. Chalked it up to crowning of tire when first inflated to max PSI. No issue since.

Moose10 wrote:
Do you have a dually billyray50?

No my truck is a SRW.

Thanks for the pics John. Checked on your truck link. Very impressive upgrade and mods on your Dodge truck !!

245/70R19.5 Toyo M608z in LRG.








I have been very please with the tire.

Do you have a dually billyray50?

Thanks for all the input. Nice set up Isbram!! Will look at those tires too.

So far I can’t say enough good things about my Sumitomo ST918’s. I really wanted a traction tire but with a closed rib on the shoulders, I was hoping to be would be rewarded with better tracking and less noise and more even wear.
I’m very pleased to report that driving down the highway they track great and are very smooth. I did have them siped for better ice traction, I’ve been doing this for many years.
I drove about 200 miles today at speeds up to 75mph; it was a very relaxed and controlled feeling compared to my old 16” load range E tire and wheel set up.