So I made the dive and bought a truck, she needs some steer tires very soon tho. Got a good mom and pop tire shop near me that has two matching sets of low pro 22.5s steer tires with 80-90% tread, salesmen will sell a pair for $200 installed. Wanted to ask those more experienced than me if this is going to work since my drives are 11r 22.5s and are all pretty good so I won’t be changed them anytime soon. Any issues with this? Price is too good to ignore so figured I should ask.
Low Pro steers with 11r Drives
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Cdubb, May 26, 2021.
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Other then looks, it won't give you any issues.
And before anyone says anything, driveline angles will be fine. Such I minor difference you won't notice anything.slow.rider, kemosabi49, Rideandrepair and 2 others Thank this. -
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Obviously they are shorter but what are we talking? An inch? Inch and a half?Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
Well this is just my opinion and I don't know how many others would agree with me but for steer tires I would only buy absolute brand new tires.
I get that it's an outstanding price and you're just starting, but the reason I say that for is because you can't tell if those tires are out of round. I realize they have a lot of tread on them but you can't tell if they were run under inflated or if bad mean potholes were hit with them or anything else. Make sure that you check the date of manufacture on the tires to make sure they are recent.
And I'm not saying this to upset you or scare you but there is some reason that someone took those tires off of their truck with that much tread left. It may not be any of the reasons I'm saying I don't know but for myself I would only buy an absolute brand new set of steer tires. To myself personally it's something that is worth the money.
Drive tires and trailer tires are a different story. Good used tires from a reputable dealer is fine for those positions. Your steer tires have so much to do with how your truck handles, vibration, and of course safety if God forbid one blew out.
And if they are the same size as your drives once you wear them down to a certain point and you buy a new set you can move them to the drive position on your truck or even to your trailer if they're the same size.Cdubb, slow.rider, Bean Jr. and 3 others Thank this. -
Last edited: May 27, 2021
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I would probably buy them a s put them in the garage as trailer tires though if they were the correct sizeDino soar and jamespmack Thank this. -
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Next time you are at a big rigs large car show check out what sizes some use on steers to get the right lowered raked look they want. Some use 22.5’s on steers and 24.5’s on drives. No issues as long as you know they are like that.
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