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jimh406
Explorer III
Jun 17, 2020

19.5s again ... new recommendations?

I’m one of those who are running 19.5s. Anyone have any new recommendations for their camper haulers that are running 19.5s? I have a DRW, but I don’t think that is the major difference. I think Steer vs Drive is the potential issue.

I’m thinking of maybe continuing to have different tires on front compared to rear. I’d like to stay with M+S on both axles, but the front doesn’t have to be as aggressive.
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  • srschang's avatar
    srschang
    Nomad
    Jun 19, 2020
    I have the Cooper RM352 19.5's on my Ram as well. A bit noisy as expected with the aggressive tread, I'm OK with it. The only problem is I can't get two of the four balanced. I've tried two different tire shops, and they stack weights on top of each other as they are that far out of balance. Still shake at 37-44 mph and 67 and up mph.
  • jimh406's avatar
    jimh406
    Explorer III
    Jun 17, 2020
    Yeah, the Hankooks were fine, but the same model isn’t available any more.
  • Buzzcut1's avatar
    Buzzcut1
    Nomad II
    Jun 17, 2020
    Oregun wrote:
    How did the Hankook tires do for you?
    I run the Cooper RM253 tires all around on mine. They seem fine to me but
    I don't have a lot of miles on them.


    Ran the same tire on my SRW worked great in all conditions. My buddy now has that truck and tire set up under his Lance 950. He has had it in mud, dirt, snow, stream crossings, and highway with no complaints. the tires wear really well.
  • Oregun's avatar
    Oregun
    Nomad
    Jun 17, 2020
    How did the Hankook tires do for you?
    I run the Cooper RM253 tires all around on mine. They seem fine to me but
    I don't have a lot of miles on them.
  • ISBRAM's avatar
    ISBRAM
    Explorer
    Jun 17, 2020
    If the truck has 4x4 the steer axle is a drive axle and should have the same tread pattern as the rear axle. I run M&S type 19.5 tire but it has closed shoulder ribs I think it's less prone to cupping and maybe a little less noisy a highway speeds.
  • S_Davis's avatar
    S_Davis
    Explorer
    Jun 17, 2020
    I went with Toyo M608 on my 2013 2500HD, they worked well except a little noisy with the open shoulder on the front . I run around 10,500lbs loaded and got almost 65,000 miles and still had tread left, I upgraded my truck to a 2019 otherwise they would still be on the truck. They were real good in the rain and had excellent traction in the snow and ice.

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