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It's funny how when it's just a tire the old fundamentals of wheel balancing come into play. But dare you label it as belonging to a specific manufactured vehicle...
It's just a tire. If they don't give you what you want, go somewhere else. Don't be specific on the truck. They can see it's a truck wheel and tire. If you can, bring them in loose. I don't ever leave my vehicles with the tire shops due I just want tires, not anything else.
I don't want and wouldn't run a Load Range F on my Power Wagon. For a Ram 2500 (Cummins) it couldn't hurt if you're at the maximum gross load, if you prefer less tire flex. Still prefer Load Range E when hauling maximum gross loads on my Power Wagon due to it has less tire flex than D. I didn't like the side to side rolling feeling when I ran Load Range D tires under maximum load with my Power Wagon.
http://www.trucktrend.com/how-to/towing/1407-understanding-tire-load-ratings/
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This is excellent info
I misspoke. I meant to say that I would have them try different wheel offsets to see which provided the most clearance. I don’t recall which thread I was in where someone had posted that +18 to +25 offset works well on the ‘19 PW with no additional lift.
If speaking to 37’s with no lift. It’ll rub. I have a normal 2500 with thuren kit. So little higher than a PW. I run 37’s on +18 wheels. Had to trim minor liner for normal driving. But under serious wheelin and flexing it rubs. I’ve cut more liner back, cut lower pinch weld off and hammered back the lip behind the liner I removed. It only rubs under full turn and flex now. So maybe if you don’t use it hard it’ll be fine. But if you wheel take a knife, hacksaw and hammer with ya. I think I’ve adjusted enough now. Waiting for next trip out and I’ll see if I’m done. My 35’s never touched anywjere other than my rear shock.
The Load Range E sidewalls are stiffer than a Load Range D due to it helps to hold higher air pressure. It usually makes for a heavier in weight tire. I use Load Range E over C even on my Chevrolet K1500 due to a lot of our roads are made up of just broken sharp rocks and I want the sidewall not to flex as much when running over them. Basically less sidewall will buldge out.
Your flat tires had more to do with the fact that they were cheap stock tires than it did with them being load range D. Some tires are just built tougher than others, and load range isn't the only factor involved. I know for a fact that load range D Toyo's are a tougher tire than load range E BFGs. I've used Toyo Open Country MT tires for decades, and never had a flat, even though many of them were load range D. Now I'm using Falken Wild Peak MT tires, and they appear to be just as well built, and just as tough, and are a load range D. Aftermarket BFG and Goodyear tires are pretty flimsy, and just barely better than OEM tires. I've had a number of flats on BFGs and Goodyears, even load range E. And I've almost always had a flat if I try to get by with stock tires. In fact, I don't think I have ever had a set of stock tires last through their tread life without having one or more of the tires ruined while offroad.
For the new 8 speed with closer gear ratio, it is awesome. Better than stockIt is not sluggish.
Haha that's what I'm running. Wheels should finally be here this week or next
Ohhh that’s gonna be nice. After I ruin this truck. My next truck I’ve though about a full Carli setup.
