I have wanted to get 19.5" wheels for awhile now, and Bigriver's Ram looks great with his new Weld wheels. For those of us with single rear wheels, what choices do we have besides Rickson for 19.5" rims? I checked out the Alcoa website, but they don't seem to have any 19.5s for non-duallys.

 

Hey Joel, here's a few to check out


Visions Wheels check out the "Type 81 RWD"
http://www.visionwheel.com/v2002/Vis...20Pages/81.htm

Bentz Wheels
http://www.brentzwheels.com/wheels.html

American Force Wheels
http://www.americanforcewheels.com/

Eagle Alloy Wheels
http://www.aewheel.com/eagle_alloy_wheels.cfm?id=127

Southwest Wheel Company
http://www.southwestwheel.com/?gclid...FReQGgod1H-3RQ

Hope that you can find what you like. One thing to keep in mind, these tires are much heavier than the stockers. Think long and hard about whom to mount and balance the brutes. They're going to last a looong time, so might as well get them balanced as best as you can justify.

 

bigriver, How much ground clearance did you gain if any?

 

I didn't really gain that much. The 19.5's are 34" diameter, opposed to the stockers at 31.8.
If I understand this right.......34" - 31.8" = 2.2" 2.2" / 2" = 1.1" higher ground clearance.

The 19.5's are 1" wider and a hellava lot heavier. The aluminum rims w/tire came in at 120 lbs., while the steel rim /tire came in at 150 lbs. Total shipping weight delivered to my house was 933 lbs.

My UPS driver definately hates my *** now.

 

Bigriver, thanks for the info. When I checked out the websites, it looks like only Brentz and Vision make a 19.5 for single rear wheel applications.

I live about 40 miles from Rickson, so I guess I might as well go with them. Those G-rated tires must be really tough. I was thinking it would suck change a flat when your tire and wheel weigh 150 lbs!

 

Joel I agree that the bigger tires look amazing, however be prepared for a dip in mileage. That's why i didn't go that route.

 

Hey Joel, I want to say that yes, Ricksons does a great job of match mounting and balancing, but you don't neccessarily have to purchase your rims from them. They will work on what ever 19.5's you happen to provide to them. At the time they couldn't even get the Weld's and if they could have, their cost was about $100.00 more for each rim. Also why don't you check with ronsrims.com Thats where I bought my Welds from, he has a wide selection of manufatures and Ron gave me an excellant price.

In that you're so close to them, I'd decide which rim you like, and take them to Ricksons.
Mayfair is probably correct in the mileage statement. I haven't throughly figured out my mpg's yet, but as yet, I may have dropped.

 

Bigriver, thanks for the advice.

Mayfair, I understand thatmileage will dip if you mount tires that are wider than stock, because the rolling resistance is higher. Also, I suppose the air resistance is slightly higher. However, I am planning on mounting some G-load rated 265-70-19.5 tires. They will be the same width as my stick tires, but with a bigger diameter and less rolling resistance. They should yield slightly better MPG than stock, but a 2" lift on the front will probably negate that. I don't think that 19.5" wheels and tires will make my fuel economy any worse. Anybody else have an opinion on that?

 

Don't forget to factor in the weight difference between the 2 as the 19.5 tires and rims will weight more then your stock tires and rims. Have you checked out the tire your buying and compared it to the tire you have now to know for sure it has better rolling resistance?