2022 Tradesman
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- May 11, 2022
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- Location
- Santarosa, CA
- Ram Year
- 2022
- Engine
- Cummins 6.7
My 2022 ram 2500 came with 275/70 r18 tires. A friend of mine suggested I should get wider tires for my truck. With my other truck I have got wider / taller tires and I noticed the difference in the performance of the engine such as RPMs & mph. I'm only looking at possibly getting wider tires rather than taller to avoid any changes in performance. I looked up 295/70 tires and it had a section on the page where you can type in your truck type to see if these tires fit my vehicle. After typing in my information it kicks back a message stating these tires will not fit my truck! It is the manufacturers recommendation to run 275/70r18. I want to give the truck a new look and my stock tires are worn out after 30,000 miles. I've read that you can upgrade the tire size on my 2500 5th generation truck, but the manufacturer is recommending to keep the 275/70 stock size. I understand that keeping the truck stock is going to help the performance of the vehicle but I wanted to upgrade tires to a wider tire as well as possibly a 10 ply and I'm not sure if there's a reason for the manufacturers recommendation other than keeping it stock for common performance. I'm sure when I go to a tire dealership they will have their own recommendations but since we're all helping each other out with the answers to our questions and concerns regarding our vehicle's, I'm asking for some educated advice regarding the manufacturers suggestions and if a 10 ply 295/70 R18 is a good choice for tire upgrades. Thanks in advance.



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