Dually 19.5's decisions

[InThinAir]

Ok, I have a couple of decisions I need help with. First for a dually it seems like I have really only 1 choice for 19. 5" rims and that is rickson. The Budniks seem to be perpetually 4-6 weeks away from availability. I have done some calculations and I think I want to go 225/70s since that is the closest to stock and I already have 3. 73's don't want to go taller. So here are my decisions.



Do I need a spare? A steel spare with a matching tire mounted. balanced shipped... $570



Steel or Aluminum? Rickson requires the use of the inner rear to be a steel anyway? So with Aluminum I can't rotate without remounting, steel on inner rear and only polished on one side. Difference in price is about $400-500 total.



How much to sell the stock wheels and tires for, 7k miles? I would be keeping the center caps and the spare, maybe the spare?



Answers anyone?



---Doug

 

[Wolffman]

I have been waiting on the budnik wheels also. I am going to wait some more b/c I want the lightweight of aluminum and ability to rotate if I want to. I am looking at putting a Bridgestone 724F 245's or maybe michelin XDE-MS. I know it will be worth it to wait but man its getting harder everyday.

 

[PatrickCampbell]

Seems odd that you'd have to run steel inners on the rear, if that were the case I would probably run all steel...



For SRW, I have a set of 5 wheels, 1 new tire (mounted/balanced = my old spare) and 3 bald tires (retreads!) 245/70/17's, LR H... very good condition if anyone is interested.

 

[InThinAir]

It is silly that budnik even advertises these wheels. If you talk to them, they don't even have the materials to make them yet. So the 4-6 weeks thing is BS. I would love for Alcoa to make something, but I don't think they ever will. I had once assumed that they made 19. 5 for Ford and Chevy 1 tons, but they don't, they only make 450/550 type trucks which are way different. There is also another maker of 19. 5 aluminum wheels for a Dodge that I found. Shindle Engineering, they are $900 a piece. So unless something changes, which I doubt, since budnik has had 10 years to make these and never have, 94 and up dually dodges are the same, I am thinking that suprisingly Rickson is the cheapest route.



---Doug