Looking at getting them for my truck, I've heard theyre alot more cost effective with comercial tires as opposed to regular tires.. Anybody have any experiance with these???

 

Whit and Uncle Bubba both have 19.5" wheels

 

alright thanx man, ill pm them

 

Dont worry - they wil get to this.

 

I have a set of 8R19.5 Goodyear G171's on my '67 PW. Probably not the size to use on a Ram but they work quite well on the PW. I think about all you can get in 19.5 tires are commercial ones and they are pretty expensive.

 

I am on my second set now, got 120k nout of the first set and yes they are more cost effective and also have a 6400 lb payload which is equal to a duelly, my only complaint is they are stiff so a set of airbags would really be a nice compliment

 

Worth every damn dime your gonna spend on em. Just be sure you go with the Rickson's that are an exact fit for these trucks and not some of the other companies that sell you semi rims and you have to run adapters. Everybody always argues with me about that because "the other " companies are cheaper so that's what they want to use but those adapters kill your wheel bearings. After they have em for a while they start believing me.

You will also make up the cost in the long run because 1 set of the 19.5 tires will go 100,000 miles, no problem. About 4 set's of good conventional tires and they cost about the same as a good set of conventional tires.

I will say they aren't much good in mud though, and that is proven fact on my truck. Fine for snow and everything else but if I **** on my tire while i'm parked at the barn, I'm in 4WD to get out. That is the only drawback I've found to them, period. Everything else is positive.

I never track my mileage myself but you will see a slight increase just due to the hardness of rubber creating less rolling resistance.

 

thanx for the input guys!

 

I'm lookinng at a set too. I do some hauling with my truck so I'm interested in the longer tire life. How much of a difference will it make in the final gearing? I will get my ECM updated to reflect the new tire size but how will it pull the weight? At the present time I don't have a chip in it but I'm not opposed to getting one. Any comments are welcome here..
Stay safe out there.
Ken

 

what pressure do you guys run in your 19.5's? does it help to run a lower air pressure or is the sidewall just too stiff to make a difference?