bajajoaquin
Adventurer
I just bought a 4x4 Class C that’s in need of tires. It’s got 2012 date-coded 225/75R-16 Michelin LTXs on there now. I don’t know the lift over stock E-450, but it’s not much.
I think it’s got a 9600-lb rear axle which is 2400 lb per tire. The 225s seem to all be 2600 lb per tire. For traction and perhaps the ability to air down some, I’d like to go with 245/75R16s which are 3,000 lb per tire.
I don’t know rim size yet, but what are the chances I can make that upgrade? If I need new rims, think that’s worth it?
Any thoughts on how much I’d be able to air down? Goal would be to make the 5-8 mph brutal washboard vibration into reasonable 15 mph driving. Also to get in and out of near-beach camp spots in Baja (not on the beach but traversing the soft spots on the approach).
I think it’s got a 9600-lb rear axle which is 2400 lb per tire. The 225s seem to all be 2600 lb per tire. For traction and perhaps the ability to air down some, I’d like to go with 245/75R16s which are 3,000 lb per tire.
I don’t know rim size yet, but what are the chances I can make that upgrade? If I need new rims, think that’s worth it?
Any thoughts on how much I’d be able to air down? Goal would be to make the 5-8 mph brutal washboard vibration into reasonable 15 mph driving. Also to get in and out of near-beach camp spots in Baja (not on the beach but traversing the soft spots on the approach).