fordf350dually
ih power
im in the process of doing a 4x4 swap on my dually and i wanna no how big of a tire i can rock without spacers. would 255 85 16 work?
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I put on 235's on mine and had to add a 1/4 inch spacer to keep them from touching.
fordf350dually
ih power
i put 235s on a guys truck at work too day and they had plenty of room. probably and inch and a half.
Goofyexponent
Mentally Unstable..
This is where you will run into an issue....are teh rims off a 4x4 or 2wd dually? I had a guy come look at a set of rims I had, and we found that the rims he had were a little taller in the backstacing when we laid them on the bed of his truck and measured.....1/2" an inch each in the difference IIRC....
look on the inside of your rim and post the 5 digit # you see after the brand name.
example:
ACCURIDE 12345
fyi;
DRW has a much greater footprint over SRW already with the stock 215/85/16 tires.
this is why our traction is reduced.the wider the meats,the increase in rolling resistance which is why our fuel economy is lower than SRW trucks as well.
going wider than stock will increase these two cons about DRW.so think these things over before spending a greater amount more per tire than stock size.........there's a high overall price for the appearance your after.
example:
ACCURIDE 12345
fyi;
DRW has a much greater footprint over SRW already with the stock 215/85/16 tires.
this is why our traction is reduced.the wider the meats,the increase in rolling resistance which is why our fuel economy is lower than SRW trucks as well.
going wider than stock will increase these two cons about DRW.so think these things over before spending a greater amount more per tire than stock size.........there's a high overall price for the appearance your after.
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fordf350dually
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mine are 2wd rims. and ill have to wait till after the hurricanne to get the rim number and brand.
Diesel_brad
Dunce
2wd are a lesser offset and 235s are the biggest you can go
4wd have more offset and you can run 255 and not have any issures
4wd have more offset and you can run 255 and not have any issures
fordf350dually
ih power
can i use dodge wheels? i no the patterns the same but idk hub wise. just figured they are probably easier to find than ones off a ford.
its actually not as cut and dry as that.each have more than one offset.
however that is a good general rule of thumb.
the 2wd budds i have (Accuride #28511 16 x 6K 8H - 6.50" 5.00 replaced with part #29577) , would not allow for 235's without rubbing with a load on 'em.225's are pushing their limits and i must insure they are at max psi at all times.
if i threw 235's on,iv no doubt they would rub and blow out while loaded in short order.
fordf350dually,
spacers to go between the wheels can be had pretty low cost on ebay which will provide you more room between the duals.
the last thing you want are tires rubbing.this is how many have took out them expensive stock dually fenders.
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fordf350dually
ih power
that ypu that sounds much easier
