cph05a
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I'm just starting a project converting a 2007 Ford F-450 Super Duty to an offroad camper used for ski mountaineering and rock climbing. One of the first things I'm looking at is converting the DRW to SRW since I drive on dirt roads and snow a lot.
At the moment the truck has DRW 19.5" wheels with 245mm F rated tires. I was considering going with the Rickson 8.25x19.5" SRW conversion wheels with something like the Toyo M608Z in 285/70R19.5. Does any experience with these? I'm looking for something that can take a lot of weight, drive reasonably fast (maybe 75mph) and perform on unimproved jeep roads in dirt and snow. I don't plan to go rock crawling in moab or anything like that, but I don't want to get stuck either.
Currently the truck rides a little rough on the 245 19.5" dually wheels. Should I expect it to ride pretty much the same on SRW 285s or might it improve a little since the 285s are a bit taller and wider? I'm not running with the weight of the camper on it just yet so that should weight it down by another 3500lbs or so. Maybe more once I put gear and water in it.
thoughts? comments? Thanks in advance!
At the moment the truck has DRW 19.5" wheels with 245mm F rated tires. I was considering going with the Rickson 8.25x19.5" SRW conversion wheels with something like the Toyo M608Z in 285/70R19.5. Does any experience with these? I'm looking for something that can take a lot of weight, drive reasonably fast (maybe 75mph) and perform on unimproved jeep roads in dirt and snow. I don't plan to go rock crawling in moab or anything like that, but I don't want to get stuck either.
Currently the truck rides a little rough on the 245 19.5" dually wheels. Should I expect it to ride pretty much the same on SRW 285s or might it improve a little since the 285s are a bit taller and wider? I'm not running with the weight of the camper on it just yet so that should weight it down by another 3500lbs or so. Maybe more once I put gear and water in it.
thoughts? comments? Thanks in advance!