Calling all dually owners
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Calling all dually owners
Okay I already posted about needing tires but I just realized that since my rig is 4x4 I need to match my rears to my fronts pretty much exactly!
Fronts are: 285/85R16 and both are toast and need replacing.
Rears are: 7.50R16 and look okay but are old too.
Question is what sizes do those of you with dually rears run? I'd like to keep 'em as big as possible without risking the rears rubbing together, as is they have about 2" gap between them.
Fronts are: 285/85R16 and both are toast and need replacing.
Rears are: 7.50R16 and look okay but are old too.
Question is what sizes do those of you with dually rears run? I'd like to keep 'em as big as possible without risking the rears rubbing together, as is they have about 2" gap between them.
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From: H/Lk. & S.E. Michigan
Dually's
I had 750-16, 8 ply bios on mine that touched under a light load, I switched to Dunlop radials same size equivalent but in a 10 ply and Alloy wheels. The ride is amazingly better and my rear no longer touch. There is a pic of it in my album I think, looks pretty good IMO.
I made the flat bed last year to the same specs (used diamond plate on the deck instead of wood) as what was factory original and replaced the dump that was on it.
It has 116,000 original miles and I've owned it since 1984, it's mostly stock except that I had the engine rebuilt and stroked to a full 400 (351m) and had the cam changed to a better low to mid range torque and love it. My plan is to repaint it and dress the engine and possibly change to wider front tires, just for looks.
I made the flat bed last year to the same specs (used diamond plate on the deck instead of wood) as what was factory original and replaced the dump that was on it.
It has 116,000 original miles and I've owned it since 1984, it's mostly stock except that I had the engine rebuilt and stroked to a full 400 (351m) and had the cam changed to a better low to mid range torque and love it. My plan is to repaint it and dress the engine and possibly change to wider front tires, just for looks.
