F250 tire brand/model recs
I am going to get 4 new all season tires for my 2012 F250, 8', extended cab, 2WD when the snow goes away. I have studded snow tires for the winter, which I love. Anyway, I have 245/75R 17E, and would ...
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Yo mic drop....
Wheel size has zilch to do with traction. Width of the TIRES have alot to do with traction, so by way of relationship of wheel width to tire width, if tires fit properly then a narrower rim will have a narrower tire, in general, thus getting theoretically better traction, given all apples to apples.
You're getting a 350 "for the 4wd" (option?)?
And I never said you were dangerously overloading your tires, only that you could get a set of much heavier rated tires for cheap if you bought the wheels with them. Espeically since you're weighing everything including the Minute Rice and 1/2 tank of water, lol.
And FYI, you couldn't even buy a stock truck with 17s until the early 2000s and somehow, a few years ago the mfgs quit making 17" truck tires with a greater rating than 3195lbs.
I'm not typing this to inform you of it, as you already seem to know all you need to know. This is for the next guy wondering why he can't get heavy duty tires for 17" rims.
Wheel size has zilch to do with traction. Width of the TIRES have alot to do with traction, so by way of relationship of wheel width to tire width, if tires fit properly then a narrower rim will have a narrower tire, in general, thus getting theoretically better traction, given all apples to apples.
You're getting a 350 "for the 4wd" (option?)?
And I never said you were dangerously overloading your tires, only that you could get a set of much heavier rated tires for cheap if you bought the wheels with them. Espeically since you're weighing everything including the Minute Rice and 1/2 tank of water, lol.
And FYI, you couldn't even buy a stock truck with 17s until the early 2000s and somehow, a few years ago the mfgs quit making 17" truck tires with a greater rating than 3195lbs.
I'm not typing this to inform you of it, as you already seem to know all you need to know. This is for the next guy wondering why he can't get heavy duty tires for 17" rims.
