Rickson wheel/tire advice

I have Mitchlen 245/70R19.5 XDE M/S on my 1996 2WD Dodge. Been running them for about seven years. Ain't no sidewall flex. Empty truck a noticeable stiffer ride. I had to do mods to my front plastic bumper parts, remove the plastic front wheel well liners, and add timbrens to clear the tires. I really doubt any of this would be necessary on a 4WD. My 245s are load range G or H, as I recall, 4940 lbs@120 psi per tire.

If you want to drive my truck w/TC for an idea as to what to expect, give me a call.

Wayne

Buzzcut1 wrote:

dadwolf2 wrote:
I am running 245/70R-19.5's on Rickson wheels. Sounds like a fantastic price.

and he won't have to wait 8 months for non delivery either:R

Full disclosure. Or get the Rickson Wheels and Tires delivered a month sooner than I originally requested. :R

Delivery scheduling is not their strong suit. Product and quality is.
b

dadwolf2 wrote:
I am running 245/70R-19.5's on Rickson wheels. Sounds like a fantastic price.

and he won't have to wait 8 months for non delivery either:R

I am running 245/70R-19.5's on Rickson wheels. Sounds like a fantastic price.

Jerry the stiffer sidewalls of the 19.5s are night and day compared to the 285s 90% of the sway will be gone...just do it. I will never go back

On a Chevy truck its your front tires that will hit if you go over the 225's. That was true on my on my 2011 Silverado and anything before that but I now think the 2015 Chevy front wheel wells are larger. I really wanted the 245's so I could have the extra load rating. 225's are the same height as the 265's tires now on your truck now.

I have never heard of anyone having a problem putting 245's on a Dodge.

$700.00 for the rims is a very good price.

Paul

We did exactly what you are asking about....(same truck) we ran the NITTOS and switched to 245/70/19.5,Michelin XDS2 everything stayed essential the same, lots of room in the wheel wells.

The offset of the Ricksons worked well..

I found the Nittos had to much flex, the sidewalls on the commercial 19.5's we run are like cement, no bulging, the Nittos seemed to be driving on the sidewalls they bulged so bad... I was expecting rock damage with them, now I don't even think of it...

If you have a rear sway bar, stable loads and 19.5 commercial tires you will have no sway...

I saw that Buzz. Also, my current tires are just a might larger than stock. According to the difference between my GPS and my speedometer and odometer.

I used to run 35" tires and they were exactly 10% off. (Easy to calculate true speed and mileage when not wanting to run the GPS)

Also, my truck seemed to like the lower RPM of taller tires. I turn a hair over 2K rpm at freeway speed. Stock tires were 2200 RPM and my old 35" BFG tires were at 1800RPM. I got better fuel economy with the taller tires but needed to downshift more often of course on hills and such.

The whole shebang; truck and camper combo, are already pretty darn tall. Adding another 3+" over stock tires puts another 1 1/2 or more to that height. Not a big deal. Or... is it? Surely, that can't HELP the side-to-side sway. The taller sidewall as well...

Then there is the width; I've heard tell a narrower tire will provide less sidewall flex. I know a shorter tire, with it's shorter sidewall will flex less, but how about wider?

And finally, I want to maintain my 4X4 functionality when it comes to chain controls on the highway. On occasion, I venture up into the mountains and discover there are chain restrictions for the trip home. (I don't head up with controls up, but have been caught coming back) So I guess I want a rated tire that saves me from chaining up this rig. Tire longevity is not a big concern. I rarely wear out a tire before it's just too old to be considered still safe. Suggestions?

245 in 19.5s will be the same height as your 285s