Changing wheel sizes - advice welcome!
Our current TV is a 2010 Chevrolet Express G3500 12-passenger van. It started as a basic fleet white van and we've slowly upgraded a few things over the last year to help it look more like a private ...
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NewsW wrote:
Door stickers pressures assume a full load --- and you are not carrying one now.
We definitely do this. . . thanks to advice from this forum years ago when I bought my first HD truck. It makes a world of difference in thr ride and evens the wear on the tires.
FWIW, I'm not trying to go "low profile". . . I'm sort of trying to simulate (not necessarily replicate) a conversion look (but not the urban wagon wheel spokes). Most conversion vans are 1500s with what I assume are P-rated tires, but I do see the 2500/3500 vans used from time to time. 17's may be the middle ground of compromise, but I'll still look at 16s. . . just trying to find all of the unintended consequences beforehand and hopefully hear from some of the vanowners who might have gone down this road before.
I'm looking at simple, clean; polished aluminum or chrome wheels that aren't too flashy. Our tires will be due for replacement in the next couple of months, so we'll do it all at once. I'll be staying with a highway tread pattern.
We'll also be changing out the tail light housing from the black plastic to one that is painted to match the body.
