wheels and tires
hello all
awe, you caught that badge thing ; ) been having alot of fun with that (almost feeling bad about it a couple of times while talking to people about the truck) this last week has had a few poeple chasing me down to see what this truck is.
the wheels are rated for considerable more than the tires according to stockton wheel, but have not got a fixed number from them yet.
clearance, no clearance problems of any kind. i underestimated the rim width moving out vs in in the front, so my concerns about the steering arm were unwarranted (not even close). the only place the tires hit at full turn is the flimsy little rubber mud hangers hanging off the bigger plastic guards.
keep in mind i'm about an 1" to 1 1/2" higher than stock due to the new spring packs. also i have removed to plastic cover that go just beneath the doors, i don't know if they would have rubbed these if there but i don't think so.
i have reduced my tire pressure per atwarrior suggestions from 100 psi to 75 front and 80 in the rear. i will be doing some more twist excercizes this coming weekend at the river bar and see how everything so far is working.
were very excited so far, the truck is coming along great. thanks to everyones input so far.
we have a company called m&m campers working up a quote for us on a full size cabover camper. we are pretty excited to see how that goes.
we'd also love to go down under and visit some of the aussies and see what there doing down there. they seem a great bunch of guys.
cheers lehel and laura
p.s. the actual tire rating on the tires says 6619 lbs, whew