85 vs 75 tires on dually
I’ve got a 4x4 dually that has stock-spec 215/85/16s on it. (They’re BFG Commercial TAs)
Some time this year it’s gonna get new shoes.
They work fine but I just think the 215s look wimpy.
I’m looking at maybe going to 75s in whatever is the widest that’ll fit on the rear duals without rubbing. 245-255ish probably. I might even consider spacers and 265s.
My question is about handing.
I used to have an ‘83 Chevy dually that came with 16.5 wheels and really low profile tires. It needed polished aluminum wheels, like all duallies. The 16.5 size was all but extinct so it got 16s and 235/85s.
It immediately handled a lot mushier. It had been rock solid on the low profile 16.5s.
Have any of you swapped from 215-235 85 16s to something like 245-265 75 16s and noticed a real change in handling, especially with your camper on?
And who else puts kahlua on their chocolate ice cream?
Some time this year it’s gonna get new shoes.
They work fine but I just think the 215s look wimpy.
I’m looking at maybe going to 75s in whatever is the widest that’ll fit on the rear duals without rubbing. 245-255ish probably. I might even consider spacers and 265s.
My question is about handing.
I used to have an ‘83 Chevy dually that came with 16.5 wheels and really low profile tires. It needed polished aluminum wheels, like all duallies. The 16.5 size was all but extinct so it got 16s and 235/85s.
It immediately handled a lot mushier. It had been rock solid on the low profile 16.5s.
Have any of you swapped from 215-235 85 16s to something like 245-265 75 16s and noticed a real change in handling, especially with your camper on?
And who else puts kahlua on their chocolate ice cream?
