Tires fat and skinny tall and short

[jawzs2]

Looks like they'll handle high water pretty good

 

[4xdad]

Lol must be from Florida

 

[Socalramfan]

Skinny and tall

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Jethro still finds it hard to give up his ‘Amish’ ways

 

[ram1500rsm]

I sold my stock 20 wheels and tires on Craigslist (it took a very long time but I made $100 on all 5 wheels and another $100 on all 5 tires lol) And went straight for 17x9 wheels (Raceline Clutch) and 315/70/17 tires., literally after 2nd day of ownership. then it occurred to me I wanted bigger so I went for 37x12.5x17 and ran those for a nice while, until I settled back into 315/70/17. To me that’s the perfect size for my truck and driving needs. I’m not into the pizza cutter camp and 17” wheels are as big as I’ll go in this application.

 

[4xdad]

35s seems to be a pretty good match for street and off-road I want to stay with the stock rims just for ease of replacement in case of damage

 

[Rayzaa]

I like wider tires but not so they stick out 6 inches. An inch or two is fine for me. If i were to go wider id like to get different wheels so the offset goes a little out further from the wheel well. Ive looked into it actually and the wheels i like are around $1700 and then tires so its pricey.

 

[Dean2]

The 2500 are far too heavy for big tires to give you any flotation, and in mud or snow, it doesn't really help anyhow. I like tall and relatively skinny, but you still need a big enough contact patch for good stopping on ice and dry pavement. The stock 275 70 18s on my 2500 are about right. I also want the tires inside the wheel well, get enough rocks and mud slung without having them hanging out 3 or 4 inches past the well.

 

[4xdad]

That’s exactly why I am sticking with the stock rims if you damage an after market rims after 3/4years you might not be able to get a replacement

 

[4xdad]

I find that the narrower ones don’t follow the grooves in the road as bad and I put my truck on a diet and it gained about a 1000 lbs so yeah it’s not going to float

 

[4xdad]

I still get stuff all over the truck even mud flaps and my rock sliders don’t stop it but it’s not near as bad fact of life in Alberta in the winter

 

[Dean2]

I have mud flaps front and back and an extra set on the front of the rear wheels to cut down on stuff being tossed forward and it still slings rocks. I actually have the flares and rocker panels 3Med and it still marks up from the rocks. In the Spring I am actually going to have the wholes Flares front and back and the lower rocker panels, from just below the Ram Badge down, painted with clear coated black Linex. It will make a real nice accent and protect those areas from rocks.

 

[Socalramfan]

That’s exactly why I am sticking with the stock rims if you damage an after market rims after 3/4years you might not be able to get a replacement

Which is why, when I got my Fuels….. I bought (5). One as a spare if needed

 

[4xdad]

I did mine with stuff I got from princess auto I like it because it’s cheap and I use it on my rock sliders too the sand they use on the roads blast it off or if I scraped it off wheeling I can just repaint it and it’s fine

 

[4xdad]

Smart not everyone thinks that far ahead

 

[4xdad]

Kind of a mess on the road today

 

[4xdad]

I think I need bigger mud flaps

 

[Rayzaa]

Eh, i dont live where i need mud flaps and dont like em but if i had a mess from any mud id just wash it off as the rest of the truck will be dirty as well.

 

[4xdad]

When I wash my truck in the winter it costs about 15bucks and stays clean about 2 miles down the road it’s a fact of life in Alberta usually don’t wash it when it’s going to be or getting warm you kinda have to watch the weather wash it just before it gets cold so it might stay clean for a day or two everybody’s car looks like crap in the winter here

 

[4xdad]

And it’s not like you can wash it in the driveway at -20c in your daisy dukes

 

[star_deceiver]

When I wash my truck in the winter it costs about 15bucks and stays clean about 2 miles down the road it’s a fact of life in Alberta usually don’t wash it when it’s going to be or getting warm you kinda have to watch the weather wash it just before it gets cold so it might stay clean for a day or two everybody’s car looks like crap in the winter here

There’s 2 car washes in Airdrie that I use. The basic touchless wash costs $9 and $10 respectfully, and they do a good job at getting all the chemical sand garbage off. They do a better, faster, and cheaper job than I could ever do in the DIY bays. All 3 of the trucks in my sig fit in these bays.

Tires: I don’t need any size different than what came on the truck. Summer cruising highway tire. Winter top of the line studded Hakka.