OEM tire size with higher Weight rating?

[Dieselnerd]

RankRam, any idea how much taller the 285 Toyo's are vs the 265's that came on my CTD?

 

[RankRam]

1 1/8" taller roughly

 

[Hohn]

Well, It should be obvious to all that "I" would be interested.

I sent you a PM



Rich

Rich, your tire usage profile is a brutal one. Towing HEAVY on bad roads that almost "force" you into an aggressive tread is tough both on the tires themselves and on the tire buyer-- after all, YOU are the one that has to find a tire that can work miracles!





The only advice I could really offer to you is that you should consider "downgrading" to a 16" wheel. You could find a strong 16" wheel a lot cheaper than the Ricksons, and have a LOT more options for tire selection.



If you went down to the 16" you'd have the option of:

285 Toyo M55, E rated to 3750+ lbs.

285 Toyo M/T, same

315 Toyo M/T E rated to 3800+ lbs



. . and I'm sure there are more.







The Ricksons are almost ideal for your usage, though, and there are some rather aggressive tread designs available, believe it or not. The Michelin XDE and XDE2 are supposed to be pretty good.



But as for EXACT OEM size (265 70r17) there's NOTHING on the market anywhere close to what you want.



AFAIK



jh

 

[GWBourne]

Sorry but SAME Story; want more tire go with 19. 5 medium duty truck tire

million options, just high cost by the time you get it all. check out Rickson

wheels you will be impressed by their methods to get you a tire you can live with.

they don't have the flex our whoosy tires have so they best be done right or you will hate them.



Rich

not ALL true... .

37 inch tires are rated a lot higher normaly but are out of it for 2 wd guys like me, 35's and 315's can be rated at 3640lbs in singles form. not too much more, but still more yet.



i do agree that 19. 5's or 17. 5's, harder to find tires for, are the way to go, and will be going duall 19. 5's myself some day in the near future.

Grant

 

[Concrete Solutions]

I guess I need clarify some things.



I "should" have said to the best of "my Knowledge" regarding some of the

load ratings because obviously I was incorrect in some of absolute

statements.



I did however "to the best of my ability" research

higher rated tires. I did NOT however look into the larger sizes (17")

as I did not want to increase the sidewall hight which has been

the bane of my tire delemma, the tall tires just raise the cg even

more, and in my opinion, for what its worth, just gives me more

sidewall to wallow and lateraly roll around with. Granted It would be

nice If I could have TRIED out a few sets under my conditions just to see

how the performed, but do to misinfomation from a dozen tire dealers

and worthless tire websites I wasn' even aware of some of them.

and looking at a picture or a tire on a wall just ain't the same as running down

MY road with 450 gals of water. :--)











I don't think 16s will fit on our 03+s with the big brakes.



Tom, "Tanderson" offered me a deal on his Rickson 19. 5s

that I CAN'T refuse!!!! Oo. Thank-You again Tom!

I really really mean it.



This WILL solve MY tire issue.



To our Active duty Marine, Thank-you for your service and SEMPER-FI

Last time I was in Pendelton was 81, San Onefre (SP?)and I remember

well Mount Motherf****r!



Rich

 

[XJSuperman]

"Will the 19. 5 spare wheel/tire mount under the truck in the orginal position?"



My understanding is NO... ... .



My plan, such that it is, is to keep the stock spare in place, should a flat occur on the rear, swap tires and put the original spare on the front and limp on in. The swap is because of the anti spin in the rear.



I carry a Pro grade, tire on rim repair kit that has NEVER let me down. Must have fixed

50 tires with it and never had a plug failure. Of course this is tread punctures, the side wall is another story. Thats what the spare for me is for.



Rich

WHy won't the 19. 5 spare fit? I've put a 315 BFG in place of the stock spare just fine. If you stick with a 35" tire or shorter it will fit fine. It seems a lot of folks assume these tires are so much taller than stock... but the 225/19. 5's are just a hair bigger, the 245/19. 5's are about 33. 5" and the 265/19. 5's run between 34-36" depending on the tire brand.



I hope to eventually run 19. 5's myself in a 225/70/19. 5... should be able to run the stock spare easily without worry and save a few bucks. BUT unless you run a LARGE tire you should be able to fit a matching spare in the stock location just fine.

 

[Concrete Solutions]

You are correct according to the Rickson website, the 225 WILL fit. but they don't

claim any other size will fit. As I have a flatbed I suspect the 245+ will fit, but at over

700. 00 per, total cost. I will keep the stock spare, because that to me is what it is,

a spare, not a rotational 5th wheel, but an emergency spare on a par with a space saver emergency spare found on most passenger cars, or on the trucks that have changed out their stock tires for 285s +. Prior to my buying the cooper st tires I

currently run , I had the spare fully engaged in the rotation regimen, thus gaining me

a 20% life expectancy on the original set of 5 tires. I think I got 53,000 on the

original set until rocks started causing flats due to the thin tread.



The spare has the best tread of all as result being delayed in the rotation process

as well as the fact that the rim is black and the rest are "argent" and I retired it

early prior to the cooper purchase. I plan running the spare on the truck for 100+

miles just prior to the 19. 5 switch over to bring out the carbon black to prevent

premature dry rot on the soon to be premanent spare. I will keep the four coopers

as a reserve set to provide a backup.



Rich