19.5s........Fascinating!!

[KLauber]

WHat is the tire rotation schedule (if any) for these big tires?

Ken

 

[Barry]

Well, that just BLOWS!! Sorry, I should have verified!!



I paid $1200 for my set of 5 wheels and tires... ...

 

[CUMMINZ]

Rickson 19. 5's here with stock hubcaps. Well worth it for me when hauling.



I went with Bridgestone R250F's on the steer. Firestone 690's for Drives.

Smitty, How do your rear tires do in the snow & ice?

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[LTustison]

What about tire diameter and speedo changes? Do you have to put a gearbox in the speedo cable to correct speedometer/odometer?

Thanks

 

[Barry]

LT, my '06 speedo was always 3 mph fast with the OEM wheels and tires. What I found when I installed the Rickson's with 225 Goodyears, the speedo went dead on... ... ... ... ... ... ..... now my speedo, my GPS and the roadside radar in the construction zones all agree.



If you will go to the Rickson website, they have a neat little conversion computer that will calculate speedo and gearing changes for you... ... ... ... .



mi dos pesos

 

[DMorris]

Really? I agree, they're no Michelin or Goodyear in terms of popularity, but they've definitely sold a few tires since the 60's. I've used many of their performance passenger car tires myself. I haven't used their light/medium truck tires, but used their heavy-duty tires on the fleet of tri-axle dump trucks I ran. Prices were close to Chinese tires and treadwear/performance were close to premium quality tires. Win/Win!



The Dunlop brand of road tires (for Asia, North America, Europe and the UK) is owned by Sumitomo and Goodyear, through a series of agreements that took place in 1984 thru 1986.

Dunlap is owned by good year. Actually cant give you the exact tire - but one of the dunlaps is the goodyear 606 I believe. This is not gospel, I am not a tire dealer but that is what I have been told. The Target truck fleet in this area runs dunlaps. I went to their tire guy to get mine.

 

[DMorris]

Can anyone tell me the rev's per mile on 245-19. 5's. Need my speedo corrected, I sized down from 265-19. 5s (was calibrated for the taller then stock tire). Truck handles much better with the 245's.

 

[Barry]

Go to Rickson's website... ... ... ... . neat little computer there. Also, they have all the data on the tires in the tire section... ... ... ...

 

[CUMMINZ]

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After looking at this tire I went to my local truck stop and had them re-groove my Goodyears and they turned out with a simular tread.



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[bobwhite]

I recently purchased a set of DRW Vision 19. 5 wheels for my truck. I got their Heavy Haulers, the rims are 6. 75"s wide. .





CD

Do you have an pics of your truck with the Heavy Haulers on it? I have really been up in the air between the Ricksons or the Visions DRW 19. 5's. I like the Rickson's but not as many people have the Vision's and I really like the style of those better. Just not really sure how they look on our trucks.

 

[CDonaldson]

Not yet, got my wheels, still have to go and get tires mounted, but that will be soon. I am on vacation after Christmas, on the to do list. I too was undecided between the Ricksons and the Visions, saw a truck with the Visions - did it for me, aboslutely drop dead georgeous looking wheels on a Dodge.







CD

 

[bobwhite]

Not yet, got my wheels, still have to go and get tires mounted, but that will be soon. I am on vacation after Christmas, on the to do list. I too was undecided between the Ricksons and the Visions, saw a truck with the Visions - did it for me, aboslutely drop dead georgeous looking wheels on a Dodge.







CD

Which finish did you go with? It's hard for me to decide between the Machined and Chrome finish. I like how easy chrome is to take care of and clean, but I like the deeper color of the machined finish.

 

[CDonaldson]

I went with the machined finish, they look every bit as shiny as the chrome, they are finished polished aluminum.







CD

 

[SOLER]

QUestion for those of you with these tires/wheels. On my '04 DRW, I went thru several of the original Goodyear GSA's due to sidewall failure. They were the tires the factory put on, and were the 235/80/17. Then I put some Firestones on it, and replaced four of them due to sidewall cracking. If I went thru the expense of the 19. 5 conversion, am I going to have to worry about sidewall cracking? One person on this thread mentioned that... has anyone else had this problem?



Thanks



SOLER

 

[Barry]

Mr. Soler,



I write with limited experience. I have only had my Ricksons for one year and 65,000 miles. Running Goodyears and no cracking. My tires and date/coded '07. Rears have over 100,000 miles... ... ... . (bought the Rickson wheels and tires used) while the fronts are only about 75,000 miles.



No cracking. Wear is fantastic. I no longer am concerned with tire problems.



I think the only way I would put the OEM wheels and tires back on the truck is if I were selling it... ... ... ...



A suggestion: If you do go the 19. 5 route, for a dually, I would suggest the load range F. They carry a max inflation of 95 lbs and way more load carrying capacity than you have truck. But I think they would ride better than a load G or higher.



mi dos pesos... ... .....

 

[SOLER]

I'm not doubting the wear rate and load-carrying capacity. Here's where I stand on the conversion:



1-- So far, I haven't kept a Dodge truck more than 70,000 miles. So realistically, it would be a waste of money, unless I was 100% certain I would buy another Dodge with the same bolt pattern, in which case (if I kept the original tires/wheels, I could just swap before I sold), or just kept the truck I have longer than I have in the past.



2-- Cracking/aging... As I mentioned, my Firestones were cracking after less than two years and less than 20k on them. I would be pretty ticked if I spent $400 each for seven tires, and $300-$400 per wheel, only to buy the tires again in a couple of years.



3-- Wheels, 6 @ $1700. Tires, 6 @ $2400. 00 However, I can buy three sets of 235-80-17 BFG A/T's at $186/per, for $3348. 00 And I figure 40-50 thousand miles, rotated faithfully, will get me 150k miles.



I'm not trying to start a fire here, I'm just letting you know where I'm at on this. A 19. 5 set-up looks nice, and there is no doubting the wear and load capacity increase, but is it really worth the expense in the long run? And I'm strictly speaking about DRW's. I'm not as concerned about the extra load carrying capacity (LCC) as I am about longevity. If I had a SRW, I would appreciate the extra LCC.

 

[Barry]

Mr. Soler,



IMHO, I don't think buying a new set of Ricksons and tires would be a fit for you.



In my situation, I was blessed with finding 5 wheels and tires, from the guy that bought them new, for $1200. He paid $3500. Unless you were to find a like deal, buying new and selling for 30 to 50 cents on the dollar is just not good business.



This is the first truck I have ever drove over 100K... ... ..... much less 200K. It works for me.



A suggestion, buy an upgrade tire and check the date codes before the tire store installs them on your truck.



mi dos centavos.....

 

[SOLER]

I was thinking the same thing. But really, the only thing holding me back would be the risk of them cracking. I had my last truck for 7 years, but it only had 70k on the ticker. Letting tires sit without driving isn't good for them. That's how most trailer tires go bad. Lots of tread left, but rotted out. I've heard that cement sucks the moisture out of them, sort of like what we've heard about leaving car batteries on the cement floor. When I park my motorcycles, especially if I know it's going to be a while before riding, I put some wood or something under the tires to create a barrier between the tires and the cement.

 

[HBarlow]

I've never owned a set of 19. 5" wheels and tires and have never seen any advantage to them for a dually.

OEM sized tires made by Michelin won't suffer cracked sidewalls and will give long reliable service. BF Goodrich, the next best thing, will also.

OEM factory installed tires on our duallies are rated for 3,042 lbs. /tire. For dual wheel applications they are downrated two or three hundred pounds. At 2700 lbs. /tire we have 10,800 lbs. of rear axle tire capacity from the original 17" tires. I can't imagine ever wanting to haul or tow a load that would overload them. The rear suspension couldn't support that much weight and the truck would self-destruct trying to tow a load with a tongue or kingpin weight in excess of 10,800.

For a SRW truck 19. 5" wheels and tires offer significant advantages for a truck that is used daily for heavy towing and lots of miles like Barry's is.

 

[SOLER]

Yep Harvey, That's what I said earlier, you just spelled it out better. Thanks. 19. 5's don't offer much benefit in the extra capacity for DRW's. And two things about the SRW's, they are cheaper (2 less tires and wheels to buy) and the extra LCC gained is LCC that you can actually benefit from with only two wheels back there. Two "E" rated tires on an SRW are going to put you just over 6k lbs. Two F or G rated tires are going to put you at 7k or even higher.



My biggest gripe with these trucks and tires was when they first put 17" wheels on duallies, and there were only two choices for tires... Jack and Squat! The Goodyear GSA's were such pieces of sheee-ite... barely okay traction and the sidewalls kept failing. Not cracking... Failing! The first one had 2000 miles on it and the sidwall was bulging/ripping in one spot. And this was on the sidewall between the duals. I was lucky I saw it before it created something catastrophic.



Now, there are FINALLY a lot more choices, one being BFG A/T's. Some people hate 'em. I don't. I like them. I had M/T's on my 2001. They were 255/85/16. Loved them. Wish I could get that same size tire for my new truck without rubbing. I'm prolly going to put BFG A/T 235 or 245 17's on my new truck and call it good, unless I can find a good deal on used 19. 5's.



SOLER