Anyone running 19.5's?

[JHolmes]

I like the look of the 19. 5 wheels but am concerned about ride quality using the heavy duty truck tires. Anyone else running these?

 

[Cattletrkr]

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177733&highlight=rickson

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155062&highlight=rickson

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175179&highlight=rickson

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178523&highlight=rickson

Dozens more available in the search area.

 

[GCecchetto]

I run the vision 19. 5 wheels with 245 Hankook DH01 tires. This may be hard to believe, but they ride WAY better than the factory wheel and tire combo. They do grab lines in the road a little more than the factory tires, to be expected with a stiff sidewall, but it's not bad at all. The DH01's are a mud & snow tire so they make a little noise but again, it's not bad.



Gino

 

[Bartlett]

Just installed the steel ricksons with goodyear g124 tires in 245 70 19. 5. Bought the tires myself and found local shop that had the hunter machine rickson recommended the tire installer had. Tires were supposedly match mounted and run on a road force machine. Holy crap did i have a steering wheel shimmy. Very quickly my happiness turned to dispair figuring this was a waste of all that $$$. I pulled the tire/wheel assemblies off and brought them to my heavy truck tire guy. We spent some time putting them on the balancer and manually fing the hi and lo spots and broke down the tires and rotated 180 degrees on the ones that had high spots. Then back to the balance machine, ripped all the weights off and did over. Every wheel took less weight and my shimmy is gone. I think the truck rides smoother than stock now. So much for the high tech machines:-laf

 

[C. Harlan]

I like the look of the 19. 5 wheels but am concerned about ride quality using the heavy duty truck tires. Anyone else running these?

... Didn't you buy a heavy duty truck?? Ride quality should not be a concern. . a HD truck is not supposed to ride like a car, so throw that out the window. . I Talked to someone at discount tire the other day, and he informed me that Eagle Alloy (Not my favorite personally) makes a direct bolt up 19. 5 for our trucks, at a fraction of the co$t of Rickson's... . Y'all may want to look into this option to save some $$. . Also, he told me that if you purchase the 19. 5's from them, that you can get FULL ROAD HAZARD warranty as well... I am all about that!



-Chris-

 

[JHolmes]

... Didn't you buy a heavy duty truck?? Ride quality should not be a concern. . a HD truck is not supposed to ride like a car, so throw that out the window. . I Talked to someone at discount tire the other day, and he informed me that Eagle Alloy (Not my favorite personally) makes a direct bolt up 19. 5 for our trucks, at a fraction of the co$t of Rickson's... . Y'all may want to look into this option to save some $$. . Also, he told me that if you purchase the 19. 5's from them, that you can get FULL ROAD HAZARD warranty as well... I am all about that!



-Chris-

I have to disagree. I am not as young as I once was so ride quality is a concern and I don't think I am alone on that one. I don't recall asking how to make a 3500 ride like a car. I was just wondering if the 19. 5's made it ride any worse.

 

[C. Harlan]

As far as I know, the 19. 5's have 4 or 6 more plies, depending on size, as well as a steel ply sidewall. . Ride quality will be sacrificed for strength. Most 19. 5's have to be inflated to around 95-105 psi. . I am all for them, but like I said, you will have to sacrifice a little bit of ride quality for longer tire life and strength.



-Chris-

 

[Jeremiah]

19.5 ride, handling, etc.

Sorry, folks, but GCecchetto is the only respondee that's given Mr. Holmes an accurate answer. I second everything he said. The ride is 100 percent improved and so is the handling. Yes, the Rickson wheels and tires are expensive. Worth it? Depends on the buyer. For me, it was and will be even more so when I have them recapped instead of buying new ones.



Re the mis-information on plies and air pressure, the Hankook 245 DH01s are four steel plies in the tread and one steel ply in the sidewall. Further, Rickson recommends 75-85 psi w/no load. I run mine at 85 psi and have noted that they run at 110 psi if maximum load (10,000 lbs GVW) is being hauled.



So, Mr. Holmes, go buy 'em and you won't be sorry. If you can get 'em cheaper somewhere else, that's up to you -- I'm sure you can. I couldn't be happier with my purchase, even if it was expensive. If I weren't happy or if the tires were out of round or balance, I'll bet Rickson might replace 'em. Give 'em a call and find out.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

I Talked to someone at discount tire the other day, and he informed me that Eagle Alloy (Not my favorite personally) makes a direct bolt up 19. 5 for our trucks, at a fraction of the co$t of Rickson's... .

I can only find dually 19. 5s on Eagle's website, do you know if they have SRW applications? Eagle Alloy Wheels Series 058

 

[4xquadrod]

I ordered a set of ricksons a month ago, should be getting them next week... . I hope. I also hope they are worth the price. They seem to be good people over there though.

 

[jwinnie]

Vaughn, did you see the load rating on that wheel? 2600lbs!!?? and it weighs 36lbs. The Rickson wheel weighs 32lbs and has a load rating of 4500lbs. Weird. That 19. 5" from Eagle does not sound right.

Sorry, I don't mean to hijack the thread.



Edit; I was looking at the single wheel Ricksons, The dual wheel aluminium ricksons are rated at 3000lbs ea.

my apologies.

 

[Matt400]

I can only find dually 19. 5s on Eagle's website, do you know if they have SRW applications? Eagle Alloy Wheels Series 058

Pretty strange about the load rating on those, kinda cancels out the benefit of the tires ability. They look nice though.

 

[TAbbott]

For whatever it's worth, the steel Rickson wheels in 7. 5x19. 5 are rated at 5,000 lbs each.

 

[Jeremiah]

Tire ratings

The Hankook tires carry a ton too. 6,000 lbs. each comes to mind. I'd have to check again to be sure. On a SRW truck, the two tires will haul more than the truck is rated for.

 

[Jeremiah]

Ride quality on 3500 trucks

Another point for Mr. Holmes ... I have yet to see a 3500 dually ride as smoothly as a SRW. It's the nature of the beast. As far as I know, load-carrying capability and lateral stability are the only reasons I know of to buy a dually. Well, I suppose looks are important, but that's offset by the cost of extra wheels/tires, difficulty finding a parking space, and getting through car washes. Most people hand-wash duallies. Or don't wash them at all

 

[HEMI®Dart]

Off Topic....

Is "JHolmes" the writer from the TDR mag and the one that had the Dodge Viper on Mythbusters?



Remember reading in a TDR issue Alcoa was supposed to make a 19" or 20" Wheel for the Dodge Ram?



I love Alcoa wheels because the are drop forged and very, very strong. IMHO



Rickson is making an aluminim wheel now? That's good. I can just imagine what their steel wheel & tire combo weighed. 120-130 lbs?

Un-Sprung weight = No Good.

 

[JHolmes]

Another point for Mr. Holmes ... I have yet to see a 3500 dually ride as smoothly as a SRW. It's the nature of the beast. As far as I know, load-carrying capability and lateral stability are the only reasons I know of to buy a dually. Well, I suppose looks are important, but that's offset by the cost of extra wheels/tires, difficulty finding a parking space, and getting through car washes. Most people hand-wash duallies. Or don't wash them at all

I agree, SRW trucks are much more user friendly but those days are over for me thanks to a law change July 1st. 2006 for Arizona.

Amy and I own a repossession company( tristaterecovery.com ). These trucks get turned into "repo trucks" which includes a sling tow unit that hydraulicly folds/hides in the bed when not in use or a Sneeker wheel lift mounts to the frame and hides under the bed. These trucks are required to be registered with Arizona Dept. of Public Safety. The new law I mentioned now requires our trucks to be DRW. The one I'm building now will be my personal truck so it will have some extra fluff compared to the ones employees end up with. It will take about a year before the truck is ready for service (in no hurry) but I'll post pics when the wheel lift is done.

 

[JHolmes]

Is "JHolmes" the writer from the TDR mag and the one that had the Dodge Viper on Mythbusters?



Remember reading in a TDR issue Alcoa was supposed to make a 19" or 20" Wheel for the Dodge Ram?



I love Alcoa wheels because the are drop forged and very, very strong. IMHO



Rickson is making an aluminim wheel now? That's good. I can just imagine what their steel wheel & tire combo weighed. 120-130 lbs?

Un-Sprung weight = No Good.

Nope, not me. I believe you are thinking of John Holmes as the writer from TDR magazine.

 

[GCecchetto]

I had my Hankook/Vision setup balanced on a Hunter roadforce machine and they balanced out with less weight than any light duty wheel I have ever had on a truck. I think the key is the operator of the machine though, on one wheel the the machine said the rim was bad but spinning the rim alone confirmed it was not bad. When the tire was remounted the tech spun it 180 and the problem when away. A word of caution though regarding the vision wheels. They are affordable and look pretty good but you need to inspect them carefully. In fact, I recommend spinning them to verify they are in tolerance before you mount the tires. I had one bad rim, they had ground to much material off of one spot on the backside causing the rim alone to be 2 ounces out. The other three were within 1/4 ounce or less. Buy the way, I run 65 PSI in the front and 55 in the rear with out any wear or ride issues. I do increase the pressure if I need to load the truck though.



Gino