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Expedition Leader
OK guys, looking for some input here.
Took the truck out this weekend. This was a first long stretch of gravel we had done, not too bad on the smoother sections but the pot holed areas were brutal. Like 10mph crawl at best, otherwise I thought I would break the truck. This has me thinking about wheels/tires/lift/springs etc. Ill take any input here....
A couple things, these are G rated tires (IIRC!) 14 ply sidewalls. Great on the highway, fine on smooth gravel, ouch in potholes. Has anyone had experience going from a 19.5 tire to a 20" LT? Or too a less load rated 19.5?
Or will a spring change (Kelderman airbags in the front?) make more of a difference? It felt like it was front end for the worst of it....
I dont want to loose the road manner either, as in reality dirt is maybe 20% of our travels.
Took the truck out this weekend. This was a first long stretch of gravel we had done, not too bad on the smoother sections but the pot holed areas were brutal. Like 10mph crawl at best, otherwise I thought I would break the truck. This has me thinking about wheels/tires/lift/springs etc. Ill take any input here....
A couple things, these are G rated tires (IIRC!) 14 ply sidewalls. Great on the highway, fine on smooth gravel, ouch in potholes. Has anyone had experience going from a 19.5 tire to a 20" LT? Or too a less load rated 19.5?
Or will a spring change (Kelderman airbags in the front?) make more of a difference? It felt like it was front end for the worst of it....
I dont want to loose the road manner either, as in reality dirt is maybe 20% of our travels.