Anyone running steel wheels and 265/75r16 or 265/70r17 or 255/75r17

Both pics are 285s

 

NOYCE

 

What size lift? thinking of going this size on mine but wondering about clearance issues, ive got 2.5" bilstein lift on front and 3" on rear

 

It's about 2 1/2". Icon stage 2. Slight triming of fender liner to eliminate rub.

 

No spacers correct?

 

I had 1.25 spidertraxx with the steel wheels. For appearance though. Not for rub.

 

Seems to be the consensus. If I’m getting spend all the $ on lift wheels tires etc might as well spend a little more for it all to look good.

 

No longer in the 255/85R16 club...replaced with 265/75R16s
2 pics are from testing 265s in front driver only.

Hope these last longer then the BFG M/Ts.




All 4 mounted

 

Any lift on this?

 

265/75R16
No lift...yet.

 

only on the front...883s.

 

Old picture . 265/75 16s

 

Oh ok, great thanks. Looking to get 265s on mine and have a leveling kit on the front.

 

Rotating mass (such as a wheel or brake rotor) is roughly three times harder to accelerate than sprung weight (such as the weight of a passenger). This means that dropping just 6 pounds per wheel with the addition of a lighter wheel set would equate to almost ~75 pounds of sprung weight lost on the car. Use this to compare going with an alloy wheel (-10lbs per wheel = -120 comparitive sprung weight), you could really improve the pep feel in a truck. They say 100lbs is 10hp...

 

You are right about the physics, but will say that in my experience the inertia works both ways. On a track or driving daily on pavement alloy wheels are better in just about every sense. A pound on the tire is like two on the frame, as they say.

It's the same effect at work when comparing flywheels with stick shift trucks. Some guys replace them with lighter so the engine can rev easier while others go to heavier ones to prevent stalling at low RPM.

So I tend to prefer the weight off road, my feeling is it reduces the jarring a little bit. It's the same reason I prefer 29" diameter MTB wheels over 26" and 27.5". Tougher to accelerate but once you do get them rolling the momentum keeps them rolling. I run 16" steel spare wheels on my truck FWIW.