Suggestions for A/T Tires for My Dually

Good luck fitting anything bigger on the dually without a spacer on the stock rims...Go on...go outside and measure the space between your tires.





Thast right...aint gonna fit.

Before people make statements that they have seen "things" on other trucks you should make sure it's the same type of truck as you.


It's been hashed over a few times and you really should search out "Dually tire size"


GM switched the rim dimensions on 01 and up duallys.


You cant put a larger tire on with out the tires touching, which if you haul a load in the truck will cause heat to build up and a possible failure from the tires rubbing each other.


Have people done it......Yes. But it dosent mean it's right.


235/85 size tires not only increase the diamater of the tire they increase the WIDTH of the tire. You go from a 8.6 inch wide tire to a 9.3 inch wide tire. And that is where the trouble is.


You lose about 3/4 of an inch between your DUAL tires.


Use the Search function to be informed about the problems with switching sizes on new Dually's.

Thank you DD,


That was my point entirely.


56,


My post was not for you, since I paid attention that you were not upsizing. It was meant for those who posted that they did plan to upsize. I bought the truck to tow/haul on occasion. I would not want to trash perfectly good new tires because they look cool. Believe me that I really want bigger tires...but I want to do it right!





Daze,


I urge you to go out right after you read this post. Measure the distance between your tires. If you haul 19K GCVW, you will want to make certain that your duallies do not rub.





Have a great weekend all!

Currently, I run 235/85 Revos on my truck (2500HD). Don't wear well at all, way too skinny for the power... Wear is ok up front.


Running 235/85 Michelin XPS Tractions on '01 Dodge rears (Dually). Wear is excellent, and balance like nothing else. Worth their weight in gold, in my eyes. All steel, even the sidewalls, and they run absolutely true - no lead on 'em at all.


Same truck, just put 235/85 Revos on the front - the XPS Tractions are a little extreme for a steer tire, and the XPS Ribs don't look like they offer anything for traction, hence the Revos. XPS Tractions just look like they would make ride/steer quality suffer...


My .02


If you do end up going with XPS Tractions all the way around, keep us posted as to how they behave up front.


TyEdited by: tysmith

Well Diesel Dually...I did as you asked, and I have to agree with you and the others! The increase in size ain't gonna happen! Damn!!! My apologies! But it makes me very happy to have joined this forum to have the valuable info that can be provided by all of you!


The other duallys that I've seen were newer model duallys, but they may not carry the loads that I do. I'll still probably go with the Michelins when the time comes though!

I've been looking to replace the original Firestone Steeltex tires. they did not handle well in the snow and wet pavement and at 30,000 miles they are almost worn out. I figure only about another 5,000 miles left in them.


I've narrowed my choices down to:


#1 BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO


#2 Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo


#3 DunlopRadial Rover RVXT


I had the hardest time on a final decission and I just decided an hour ago to get the BF Goodrich. They are all close for my needs.


I was looking for a good highway tire that was also good in the snow and an E load rating because I tow a lot. All three were rated very good for snow, dry and wet pavement in forums. The BF Goodrich All-Terrain lasts for very high milages whereas the other two did not have rave reviews about lasting milage wise.


The BFGoodrich and the Dunlop also have the RMA Severe Snow Rating.


Two places that have good buyer review sections are:


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