F-150 20” wheels

Grit dog wrote:

StirCrazy wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
These last 2 posts are false, OP.
It’s not the tires and wheels increasing the capacity unless Ford “chose” to add higher rated tires to the 20s.
Actually in general if the tire OD is the same (unless the 20s are notably taller), the greater the rim diameter, the lesser the sidewall height and the lower the load rating.
And besides people are confusing gvwr, aka payload, with tow rating that is increasing the gcvwr considerably without a large or any payload increase.
My “guess” is the 2klb tow increase is from lower gearing and may have mis-read or it misprinted.

I think you need to learn what you talk about. in 2014 nd several other years the increased gvw package in my canse 11500 was only available with the 20" wheels and that was the only thing different from the 11000 gvw package. yes they are bigger 34.6" and rated higher, both rim and tire.

Steve

A. We’re talking about F150s here so what you’re saying about your super duty doesn’t apply.
B. You can get the same load rating in an 18” tire of the same diameter, so again, 18or20 is of no real relevance to payload, apples to apples. Same with rims. Neither Ford nor the other mfgs have made a special high load rim. If they have, I’m all ears. Show me. I’d like that with my overloaded srw truck. But I don’t believe they exist in the OEs.
17” yes because noone makes heavy duty 17” tires anymore.

One of us needs to learn.........

Not it! Lol

laugh all you want but think about it. all it is showing is the fact that ford will give an increased payload to there truck rating with a biggere tire. yes I stated this in my F350 but the original poster was told this applies to the truck he is looking at. it is just coralation that indead ford does do this. and the 20 inch tires you get factory do have a greater weight raiting than the 18's. Can you get 18's that are just as high? yup but not from a factory offering and if you dont get the factory option you dont get the increased weight raiting on the sticker. which may not be a big deal for people in the US who can just pay a little more and carry all you want, but in canada we cannot alter the weight rating of the vehicle and are stuck with that as a max as a non comercial vehicle. I wish I could just go into the vehicle registry and add an extra 3000lbs to my capacity for 100 bucks like some people can.

Steve