Does anybody make 22.5" wheels for SRW's?

 

If you are going to run the big 10 bolt pattern adapters, you can just buy 4 alcoa front wheels for "heavy fronts" used on heavy equipment haulers, and cement mixers. These are single wheel applications and use the same bolt pattern as the 22.5" dually style pos offset wheels.
biggest problem is the darn tire that you have to run on that wheel. Sure you really want a single tire that big? Super tough to get rolling, and even more difficult to get stopped.

 

No I don't want a wheel any wider than 7"-9". I wanted to go with 22.5" instead of 19.5". But I guess I am forced to go with a 19.5" wheel. I can only find Rickson that has a 19.5" for a SRW. Are there any other choices besides Rickson?

 

> I wanted to go with 22.5"

This is basically a tractor trailer rim and with the tire will weigh over 300 pounds. I have changed a few, not the easiest job to get one on the studs or to move it to a truck bed without a ramp. Not to mention the harsh ride and the hazard of just filling it with air.

Tire height will be around 40 inches.

I do not think even a Dana 60 is up to running that heavy tire/rim.

 

I had a 2000 f250 with floats (22.5 wheels and 385/65r22.5 tires) It road good, smoother then superswampers but i the side walls are thick so when you hit a bump you feel it. The tires i had were bout 42 inches tall. You cant beat the look, looked great. I have pics in my gallery. I had to lift the truck 12 inches to get them on there. The great thing bout the commercial tires is that you wont wear them out. I had 30,000 miles on mine and there was no sign of wear. The place i got my adapters is the guy from texas, i think the site is www.chromewheel.com. He also sells a mini float 22.5, you can put 255/70r22.5 tires. the are bout 36 inches tall, 9 inches wide. you might have to lift your truck 4 inches. look them up. they sell a good product but are a bit short and snobby with customer service so be patient.

Gabriel
2008 Ford F350 6.4L dually crewcab 4x4 XLT

 

Dude, those skins look real nice!

I can't go that tall as I pull a 5th wheel. I'm only able to go 4" higher than stock. I think I'm going to go with 19.5" and either good year or michelin tires, I can't decide.

 

I really miss the truck sometimes, It looked great and was a real attention getter! I cant complain though the 2008 is so nice. I guess as i get older, practicality and comfort start taking priority! It would be great to be able to have a really big F250 and then another one that you can actually use, drive on trips, and tow with; but not alot of us can afford that. I'm in the same boat as you with my new truck- i want to be able to tow and keep it driveable, so I dont know whether to do a 4 inch or 6 inch lift. Whether to do 19.5 or 22.5. Weld racing, MHT Driv, and Brentz wheels make some nice 19.5 with nice designs, but there as expensive the traditional 22.5. I dont know what im gonna end up doing. Im going insane!!!!!!!!!!! keep me posted on what you to, post some pics!
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Gabriel

 

Wow, what a shiny truck, it hurts my eyes just looking at the pictures. I rated that a #9, would rate a #10 in my driveway ;-D

> The great thing bout the commercial tires is that you wont wear them out.

The bad thing is they offer no traction on a slippery surface such as ice and are practically useless off-road in ice, snow, or mud. Been there, done that.

 

And the ride isn't exactly comfortable, either.

IMHO, nowadadays, the cost of the tires in comparison to the cost of the gasoline is small enough not that one need not worry much about the cost of the tires in normal use. I got over 50k from a set of regular LT tires, and they still had lots of usable tread left (at least 20k - 30k) but they were impossible to balance correctly (or some were slightly out of round) and didn't have the best traction on wet surfaces.

 

Check out the following link...

http://www.chromewheel.com/4wd.htm

About half way down the page is a '03 F-250 running 22.5X9 mini floats with 255/70R22.5 (approx 36X10.0R22.5) tires.