Bigger vs smaller tires and wheels
Is there any advantage from going to a 20 inch wheel over a 16. Also what's the advantage of going from a 265 to 285 tire in either configuration?
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Grit dog wrote:06Fargo wrote:
As an example if you look at this chart Goodyear offers 16in Duratrac tires with up to 3800lbs load capacity:
Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac
It is a Great Mystery why 17in light truck tires seem to stop at 3100lbs +/-
We bought some take off 18in wheels for our outdated 3500 to get some 3800lbs capacity tires.
I ran 19.5's for a while - they are awesome when you load the truck heavy but less desirable handling and stiffness wise when running around empty. The steel construction is nice and quick for airing up and down vs fabric tires which ride better but are more balloon like...
Toyo 295-70-17 MT is rated for 3950lbs. But yeah the choices are very limited in 17s for some reason. Which is weird since 17s were the new 16 about 15 years ago. Prolly a greater percentage of 17s on the road on HD pickups right now than any other rim size, although 18s in particular and 20s are catching up.
Like the specs on those Toyo's
