bms44
Junior Member
Hey all,
I have an 04 Ram with the 5.7 Hemi, 6.5 ft box, Quad Cab 4WD. The previous owner upgrade from the 245/70/R17 stock rims/tires to 295/60/R20 rims and tires. We tow a holiday trailer and I noticed that this thing crawls up the hills unless I give it some good gas, even mediocre climbs. Now the disappointing part is the trailer was only 3750ish pounds, which is well under the 7800ish pounds; the supposed towing capacity of this truck. It just seems that with the upgraded tires and rims this thing lacks overall torque/power.
Now my question, I am i the process going back closer to stock size tires and rims. If I go back to 17's does the tire size matter much or will the difference in rim size alone increase power/torque? Would I just be best to go back to stock size of 245/70/R17?
Any advice is appreciated, hoping to upgrade the trailer this year so want to make sure the truck is equipped with proper tires/rims to get the job done.
I have an 04 Ram with the 5.7 Hemi, 6.5 ft box, Quad Cab 4WD. The previous owner upgrade from the 245/70/R17 stock rims/tires to 295/60/R20 rims and tires. We tow a holiday trailer and I noticed that this thing crawls up the hills unless I give it some good gas, even mediocre climbs. Now the disappointing part is the trailer was only 3750ish pounds, which is well under the 7800ish pounds; the supposed towing capacity of this truck. It just seems that with the upgraded tires and rims this thing lacks overall torque/power.
Now my question, I am i the process going back closer to stock size tires and rims. If I go back to 17's does the tire size matter much or will the difference in rim size alone increase power/torque? Would I just be best to go back to stock size of 245/70/R17?
Any advice is appreciated, hoping to upgrade the trailer this year so want to make sure the truck is equipped with proper tires/rims to get the job done.