That wouldn't be a bad choice for the entire truck. They also make an m700hd which has very similar specs with just a slightly more aggressive tread pattern...more of a true drive position but on a 4wd that would be okay. Either would be a good choice for a drive axle on a dually if long life is the goal.
Upgrading wheels on my truck
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New wheels are on. Went from 235/85 r17 to 225/70 R19.5.
I went with budget tires for now, Ironman i109 on the front and spare and i604 on the drives.
They are the same width and nearly the same diameter.
Truck still drives nice. Not a harder ride. Truck doesn't seem to know the difference.
$2900 all in. Centramatics getting installed next week.
Here are some pictures of the before and after new wheels:
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Lite bug and singlescrewshaker Thank this. -
Looks good, report back on the ride quality. Did you ever go air suspension? I was on the rough portion of 71 and that made up my mind to at least get air for the drive axlesinglescrewshaker Thanks this. -
Lite bug and singlescrewshaker Thank this.
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The chrome center caps from your stock 17's should still pop on to the lugs. Would dress it up a bit..
Don't know if they make beauty rings for 19.5's but they were a cheap way to look a little different & still access the valve stems on the 17's..
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Not bad. Those should last 100k easy. I would probably also pop the center caps back on the fronts after the Centramatics go on to maybe dress it up a bit.
I might have been tempted to go aluminum on the steer axle just for aesthetic purposes if the tires on the front are different anyway...not like you will ever be rotating them to the back. I forget is your truck 2wd or 4x4?singlescrewshaker Thanks this. -
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I've very pleased with the new wheels. About 5k miles on them and the ride isn't noticeably harder/harsher. 19.5s do like to grab the grooves in the road and switching lanes that are different height is a tiny bit sketchy but nothing you can't handle. I'm getting better MPG by approximately .5 average.
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The speedometer camera thingies at work zones show that the truck's speedometer is still accurate.
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