265's on dual's.
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From: Bald Knob AR
265's on dual's.
I bought a parts truck that has a brand new set of 265 75 16's on it. I need them on the rear duals of my F350. Has anyone else tried this? Will they rub? I don't haul heavy with this truck it's just my daily driver. I run 265's on the front already for the extra width. It seems to help a little in the mud. I don't mind if they touch together once in a while, just as long at they don't do it all the time.
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You drive a dually as a daily driver and don't haul much? lol
I've seen some on a new Chevy dually, they did come up really really close to eachother, but didn't touch so I don't know how it's gonna be on these older duallys....
I've seen some on a new Chevy dually, they did come up really really close to eachother, but didn't touch so I don't know how it's gonna be on these older duallys....
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I don't haul much with it anymore. Just a 110 gallon fuel tank and a few tools. I do on occasion hook it to my gooseneck trailer but mostly I use my powerstroke for that. It's a pipeline truck and has been since new. For the first 350k miles it weighed around 12k when not towing. Now It has a regular flatbed on it and I use it for a daily driver mostly because I like it and it's tough. It sees almost daily 4x4 work that would trash a 1/2 ton in short order.
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That's correct, I have 235s on my truck and they are a bit too close for comfort, 265s will be right against each other all the time! Get a pair of 2" spacers from Ebay, there was a link to some posted in the thread about converting the red HD F250 stake truck to a dually setup.
Hey, I do the same, mine hasn't seen a trailer in over a year now. These things are actually great daily drivers, big and comfortable and with the factory towing package they're like glued to the road surface!
Hey, I do the same, mine hasn't seen a trailer in over a year now. These things are actually great daily drivers, big and comfortable and with the factory towing package they're like glued to the road surface!
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i would just run singles in your case since you don't need to haul often enough.
you have a flatbed on it,so it won't look odd or anything.
you don't need to put both tires on.save the fuel $.
I don't mind if they touch together once in a while, just as long at they don't do it all the time.
yes you do.if there is not enough space between the tires for airflow,you will have blowouts due to not enough cooling between the tires.if they touch,you can forgetaboutit. boom/pop/bang.
i was once a dually dummy very recently lol.now i have searched/asked/read and learned more about duals than i ever wanted to know lol.
you have a flatbed on it,so it won't look odd or anything.
you don't need to put both tires on.save the fuel $.
I don't mind if they touch together once in a while, just as long at they don't do it all the time.
yes you do.if there is not enough space between the tires for airflow,you will have blowouts due to not enough cooling between the tires.if they touch,you can forgetaboutit.
boom/pop/bang.i was once a dually dummy very recently lol.now i have searched/asked/read and learned more about duals than i ever wanted to know lol.
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20 mpg man, can you match that? As for tires, with a Lincoln locker in the rear axle that's really a moot point 
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Nope, I pull that number regularly when I do my interstate runs - from Detroit to Dallas, NYC to Chicago, it don't matter - if I keep her at 1900 rpms she's steady at 20 mpg tank after tank after tank. With the 4.10 rear gears and E4OD those 1900 rpms translate to about 55 mph road speed, which does make for longer trips than most folks would have, but in those situations time is not money, while fuel definitely is.
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Clayton, do you by any chance have 4x4 dually wheels on that truck? Or some non-ford wheels? Cause I got 235s on my rear axle and 1" is slightly more space than I got between them. Same with John's motorhome, it also has a whole lot more space than I got...
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No but I do have a 1/4 inch spacer in there I forgot about. My wheels are aftermarket though so they may have more dish than regular wheels. IDIDieselJohn's motorhome has more space than mine, Looks like he's got more than an inch on his.