Recent Content by EricPeterson

Oh, one more thing. It's not hard to find load range E tires in widths less than 305, but there's a lot of variation in load index within the load range. When you start increasing width, the range stays the same for better tires, but the index starts to drop. Your stock skinnies may very well...

You can have stock steel wheels widened by Weldcraft Wheel of Livonia, Michigan ... although I'd hate to pay what they charge for a measly half inch. You should also note that going from 235s to 255s will pretty much eliminate your gap between the rear tires with only a half inch increase in...

I should also add that I tweaked the toe to as close to 0 as i can make it. The stock Nexens were showing some scuffing on the outside edges at 7500 miles. I've got that many miles on the build now and the MTs are showing no asym wear. Also added a Rough Country steering box stabilizer since the...

Been a while. Figured I'd follow up rather than leave this hanging. This build is described in detail elsewhere, but the wheels are the planned Weldcraft customs with 2" steel inserts on the concave side. In front I recover offset and maintain clearances for the new suspension with off-the-shelf...

I've seen some weirdness in tow/haul, on downhills, but I haven't used it enough to get a solid bead on it. And I've seen some weird unloaded floaty shifts that annoy me a little, but .... so far... the truck does everything it's supposed to do so well that those aren't really tallying up much...

The Aisin has a PTO? That's something I didn't uncover/no one mentioned. Which way does it point -- front or rear?

At a guess, I'd say the mechanical elements would involve the flexplate/torque converter, transfer case adapter, and transmission mounts or crossmember and mounts. You might need to change the whole transfer case or the transfer case input spline shaft. The engine might shift in the bay a bit...

Thanks! I'll keep the wrench in the truck then.

Thanks for the comment. So you believe the wheels were likely removed as well then, as in a tire rotation or a white-letters-out flip. I knew that the flat washer lug nuts needed a re-torque after some miles. How many times do you generally need to re-torque them?

I've got 6500 miles on my '16 3500 DRW crew cab LB. Dealer said it was a regular rancher customer who brought it back after a week and swapped it for a mega cab... but it could just as easily been a bounced check or failed financing after they turned in the MSO. Anyway.... it's got the stock...

Not surprising. I suspect the stock spacing on the stock skinnies is extremely conservative and quite thoroughly lawyerproofed. Please no one take offense with that -- I've got three attorneys in the immediate family. Consensus from those I've asked generally runs an inch to an inch and a half...

Should have thought of simply googling the question. Can't find anything for P-metric tires, but I did find a chart for typical 22.5 and 24.5 tire sizes....

Yup, examples of owners running 305s or 315s pinched onto stock rims with spacers are everywhere. Not debating that. Seen 'em. Got friends with 'em. They look awesome! What I want to be able to do is run good pressures with a hefty trailer and not see accelerated center tread wear. I want the...

Yup, that's what I get. Spreadsheet displays a space between the duals for 305s at .92 and for the 295s, 1.32. Which leads to a basic question. Or two. What is a good minimum spacing between the duals, unloaded? I know it's going to vary per tire size. The stock setup with the 235/80-17s is...

Weldcraft is adding a 2" band on the concave side, turning the 5-slot 17x6 inside rear steel into a 17x8 ( or, more accurately, a 17x7.93 because we lose the width of the saw blade used to separate the two parts of the wheel ). My spreadsheets are making me lean towards either a 295/70-17 or a...