Correct tire size for driving truck camper on the beach
Looking to purchase a Dodge Ram 2500 truck. The size of these tires that are on the truck are 245/70SR17.0E Will that be sufficient for hauling a truck camper on the beach? Thanks
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Sam Spade wrote:
If the question is just any old beach that you might encounter, the answer is: Don't do it.
...ya. You'd better know the sand (and tide) dynamics of the beach you want to drive on. The best, is to ask someone who regularly drives that particular "stretch of sand" with a truck camper rig preferably, first.
We've had no problems with stock 245/75 R16 all-terrain tires on the beaches we've driven on the East Coast (this includes driving the loooong St Augustine Florida stretch with the truck camper rig).
I've since gone with slightly wider tires with a taller side-wall (Goodyear Duratrac).
