19.5 Wheel and Tire???.
Right now my Truck (2005 Chevy D/A EC/SB 4x4) has 16/285's on it and I am thinking of biting the bullet and getting a set of 19.5's. Do any of you that have switched over to 19.5's know how much ...
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wintersun wrote:
With heavier wheels the shocks will get more of a workout and if yours are the original ones this would be a good item to upgrade first with some Rancho of Bilstein shocks.
Not quite sure I agree here.
Driving over a bump or pot hole if the were no unsprung weight the only resistance to the tire/rim/axle movement is the spring tension and damping factor of the shocks. (and quite possibly a anti-sway bar if installed)
I'd think that the addition of unsprung weight would ADD resistance to the suspension (making it stiffer) rather than softening it up.
If the owner/user also increased the diameter of their tires when switching to 19.5 rims (I sure did) the larger diameter will soften up both bumps and pot holes.
