Changing to higher load range tires
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Changing to higher load range tires
Hi All,
Very new here and I have a question I hope can be answered.
I have a '91 F-250 with the fuel injected 460 and 4:10 rearend and auto tranny.
From what I understand, the rearend is the same for the 250 and the 350. I also see from the specs that the 250 can pull just as much as the 350.
My problem is that I want to increase the drive axel capacity on my 250 as it is a fantastic truck that has never given me any problem. It has 102,000 miles and does not drop any fluids on the driveway nor does it use any.
I have been pulling 5th wheels with this truck for the past 6 years and the only thing that I am unhappy about is the drive axel weight limit.
I was wondering if it was possible to replace the load E tires with the load G tires which would give me quite a bit more capacity. This would be roughly 7500 pounds instead of the 6000 I now have. This is still less that a 350 would have with DRW.
Hope you guys have an answer.
Thanks,
Michael
Very new here and I have a question I hope can be answered.
I have a '91 F-250 with the fuel injected 460 and 4:10 rearend and auto tranny.
From what I understand, the rearend is the same for the 250 and the 350. I also see from the specs that the 250 can pull just as much as the 350.
My problem is that I want to increase the drive axel capacity on my 250 as it is a fantastic truck that has never given me any problem. It has 102,000 miles and does not drop any fluids on the driveway nor does it use any.
I have been pulling 5th wheels with this truck for the past 6 years and the only thing that I am unhappy about is the drive axel weight limit.
I was wondering if it was possible to replace the load E tires with the load G tires which would give me quite a bit more capacity. This would be roughly 7500 pounds instead of the 6000 I now have. This is still less that a 350 would have with DRW.
Hope you guys have an answer.
Thanks,
Michael
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My reply at link in the 87-96 F-series forum
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...hreadid=173549
Larry
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...hreadid=173549
Larry
