Tires (the weakest link)

Buzzcut1 wrote:

AH_AK wrote:

Buzzcut1 wrote:
just an FYI on the 19.5s Having owned both 19.6s and 16s on my old truck 245/70R19.5s are the same size as 285/75R16. They are tall but the can handle 4500+ per tire

What 19.5s did you have, Rickson? I can’t get a hold of anyone at that company. I have also heard a lot of horror stories about 6-9 month delays in delivery.

I get conflicting reports here for what will fit without rubbing. 245/70r19.5 are only 33” (my stock tire are 32.6”). The offset matters though. Those running Vision wheels on my truck claim they rub. Rickson will match the factory offset, which is awesome, but again, they seem to be taking a break. The 225/70r19.5s will definitely fit my truck, but they won’t fit on Vision rims (7.5” wide). I would likely throw money at Rickson’s if they would answer their phone and guarantee timely delivery. Both are seeming increasingly unlikely.

Rickson is thankfully out of Business. They strung me along for 9 months with no delivery. I used a CC and got my money back. I went with Visions and Roadmaster 245/70R19.5 RM253 Drive tires on all 4 corners. I don't have beaches around here so not airing down works for me. If you are worried about rubbing you can always add wheel spacers. I have BORA spacers between the wheels of my dually and they also make ones for SRWs to move the tires out a bit ( its custom so width is up to you).

Ahh this explains their non-responsiveness. The issue is actually not enough positive offset (+44 stock, +25 Visions). Pushing it out would actually make the clearance issues worse (when the wheel is turned). TBH, I am not sure I trust the reports of rubbing with the 245/70r19.5. I wish I could find someone with the same generation truck to say, yes it'll work, or no, you'll need to trim x. At least I'd know what I was getting into.

I saw some custom wheel manufacturer down in TX, but oooohh man were they expensive.

I am actually looking for the Kanati Armor Hog in 275/70r18. The load index is 129 (4080 lb). I need to confirm they will fit, but the tuner message boards seem to think they will.

I won't need that much LCC, but it'll be nice to have the buffer. Just need to find a dealer that has them in the L48 and then freight forward them to AK. The joys of living in the great North!