Running 19.5" wheels; what about the spare?
I've got a set of Rickson 19.5" wheels recently and currently shopping for tires. In the meantime, I've been reading up about the 19.5" option and it would seem Rickson's website does not find having...
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skipro3 wrote:
Of course RPM's are different low speed than at 60mph. That is the definition of RPMs; More and you are going faster, less and you are going slower.
Perhaps you mean distance covered per revolution? Depending on the wear of the tire and the spare, the factory specs may not be accurate. Check the actual distance covered on one revolution and compare with the other tire for accuracy and accounting for tire wear, inflation pressure.
Looks like you are confusing Rounds Per Mile with Rounds Per Minute.
The first apply to tires, the 2nd to the engines.
Carrying spare tire only is popular with semitruckers.
But I have seen it personally that the road tire service replaced the tire without removal of the wheel.
That is very common with outer big wheels, that weighting 180lb are hard to carry around and make portable holder.
I don't think that would be practical with our pickups.
Our rims are light and carrying one is not a big deal, while saving lot of inconvenience, than very often with rear single blow, the rim is toasted as well and that comes as big inconvenience.
