Tire Weight Carrying Capacity?
I currently tow with an F 250. Last winter I had one of the rear tires tread separate at 70% remaining. So I got this thought of trashing the kid's inheritance some more and swapping out in 17 and...
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!7" Ford rims are rated lower than their 18" cousins, so I'm not confident that just getting higher rated tires will be a safe choice. See if the dealer has "take offs" from a F350 that have the higher capacity. I was able to upgrade my F250 from 17" rims with 245/75R17 tires to 18" with 275/70R18 E rated 3640 lb tires for very little money. Later, I upgraded again to Vision 19.5" rims rated at 4500 lbs each and H rated 245/70R19.5 tires.
BTW: "take offs" are new tires and rims removed from a new truck because the dealer or customer upgraded the truck to an aftermarket set.
BTW: "take offs" are new tires and rims removed from a new truck because the dealer or customer upgraded the truck to an aftermarket set.
