Rickson Wheels Rear only?
Is it okay to install some 19.5" wheels/tires on the rear only? I have a Silverado 3500 4x4 Duramax with SRW hauling an Arctic Fox 811S. I'm planning a road trip west this summer which will put ...
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Hi,
The outside diameter of the tires determines how many revolutions it will make in one mile. By installing say a 29.9" diameter 16" rim 238/85R16 on the same axle as a 19.5" tire, the one side will turn many more times per mile, and that will overheat the rear axle (if on the back). If 4 wheel drive where engaged - even accidentally, the center differential would be damaged if on anything less than super slick ground.
So you must use all 4 tires with the same outside diameter. They even recommend replacing all 4 tires at the same time too. In my case, I have a all wheel drive Edge, and it requires 4 new at a time. I could not afford 4 when one got a sidewall jab from a steel support alongside the curb, so I had to buy a used tire, and still do that to this day.
I would have a matched set all around, because you have 4X4, and keep them skinny, as the stock ones, so that in a hard right or left turn, the tire will not rub the frame or fenders.
Good luck,
Fred.
The outside diameter of the tires determines how many revolutions it will make in one mile. By installing say a 29.9" diameter 16" rim 238/85R16 on the same axle as a 19.5" tire, the one side will turn many more times per mile, and that will overheat the rear axle (if on the back). If 4 wheel drive where engaged - even accidentally, the center differential would be damaged if on anything less than super slick ground.
So you must use all 4 tires with the same outside diameter. They even recommend replacing all 4 tires at the same time too. In my case, I have a all wheel drive Edge, and it requires 4 new at a time. I could not afford 4 when one got a sidewall jab from a steel support alongside the curb, so I had to buy a used tire, and still do that to this day.
I would have a matched set all around, because you have 4X4, and keep them skinny, as the stock ones, so that in a hard right or left turn, the tire will not rub the frame or fenders.
Good luck,
Fred.
