Rims for the First Gen

[JGrefenstette]

you raise a good point here Pete.

however, as far as the rockstars are concerned, there is a dealership in colorado that sells the knew dodges already lifted and tricked out. they had a dozen or more of the '07 Rams with the 6. 7ltr lifted with the rockstars on them. thats where i fits saw them. they where mostly on the 3500 4door 8ft bed SRW.

 

[Tippin Spotted Cow]

The thing is, I've noticed that the better portion of brand new, lifted, single-rear-wheel, 3500, diesel pickups belong to people who never actually use it as a truck... Odds are they never actually use it to offroad either, except for that one time they see a deep puddle of mud and think that "hey, I have a big truck with 4 wheel drive" and the next thing you know your hooking their truck to the other end of your tow strap and showing them that the rust and dents don't stop you from blowin some smoke, layin some tracks, and getting their butt out of a sticky situation. I speak from experience.



Anyway, I agree with PT, those Rockstars look like theyd buckle under a real truck with a real load.



On the other hand, I would imagine that anything with the 8 bolt pattern can most likely at least hold the weight of the truck, if your not ever gonna really throw too much in the bed ever. I wouldn't go driving over any curbs though.



Thats kinda what I was getting at with the 16. 5" vs 16" rims. I wouldn't run these trucks with anything less than an E rated tire. C's are just about enough to hold the truck... just don't fill the gas tank more than half... or even sit in it. Yeah, E's can be found for 16" pretty commonly, but watch what you tell the tire guys, they don't know anything. They always fill my brand new tires to 45psi front and 60psi rear. A 16. 5" would most likely remedy any confusion, because I'm guessing they don't make any lower than E rated tires for 16. 5" rims.

 

[JLEONARD]

 I wouldn't run these trucks with anything less than an E rated tire

Oh I don't know about that... I've been running Ds for several years now... MUCH better ride and handling I can say that for sure.

Jay

 

[MMiller]

I've towed heavy for a long time on "D" range tires and 16. 5. There's not that much difference in a D and an E. That in mind I've got a new set of 16's on my truck. I can't even think of what they are called and they have a 3300# weight rating. Higher then the tires. They are black in the center and polished aluminium around the bead area. Moto 171's maybe?



Michael

 

[Tippin Spotted Cow]

Yeah, like I said, the 16. 5" for heavy duty is kinda dying out, so you can find 16" HD rims.



I didn't mention D rated, because they tend to be not all that common, at least the tires I've been looking at. Yeah, if you don't carry a whole lot in the bed, the D's are fine. Towing isn't as big of a deal unless you have something with a lot of tounge weight, like a fifth wheel or gooseneck.

 

[glhs]

I have had D's and E's that were rated for the same 3042 lbs each. The difference sometimes is max. air pressure.

 

[PToombs]

Jeez Michael, and you didn't even come to SOP so we could see 'um!



My FiL has a '02 F350 4x4, PS. He bought "D" rated tires, originals were "E"s on it. He swapped them for "E"s, he said it was a loose SOB on the road, much better with "E"s.

 

[Tippin Spotted Cow]

If you fill them to spec, E's should be a stiffer feel when cornering. being that our tires have a 85 profile, it helps to inflate those guys up to 65/80 to keep them from squirming when you take a corner. The spec for our trucks is E rated tires, for the record. If nothing else, I'd do it for the 10 ply. I'd keep in mind that if you're carrying a decent load on D's, have a blowout, and nail another car when you lose control, I guarentee there will be attornies on that case like flys on...