Anyone running ALL aluminum (6) wheels on a 3500 truck???????????
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I have run the American Racing Wheels on my last 2 dooleys.
I run the 235 Michelin tire and have no issue with tire rubbing. Tow a 37ft fifth wheel around 15,000 lbs and the tires don't come close to touching.
As far as using all six aluminum wheels i see that as a waste. Let the tires wear out every 40 to 50 thousand miles and replace them.
I run the 235 Michelin tire and have no issue with tire rubbing. Tow a 37ft fifth wheel around 15,000 lbs and the tires don't come close to touching.
As far as using all six aluminum wheels i see that as a waste. Let the tires wear out every 40 to 50 thousand miles and replace them.
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I have run the American Racing Wheels on my last 2 dooleys.
I run the 235 Michelin tire and have no issue with tire rubbing. Tow a 37ft fifth wheel around 15,000 lbs and the tires don't come close to touching.
As far as using all six aluminum wheels i see that as a waste. Let the tires wear out every 40 to 50 thousand miles and replace them.
I run the 235 Michelin tire and have no issue with tire rubbing. Tow a 37ft fifth wheel around 15,000 lbs and the tires don't come close to touching.
As far as using all six aluminum wheels i see that as a waste. Let the tires wear out every 40 to 50 thousand miles and replace them.
Alcoa has concers with adapter looseness or wheel shake.
Are your dooleys 350-3500?
The benefit of all alumn is rating since alumn is four times stronger than steel wheels.
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jut make sure that the center of both wheels are riding on the hub surface. and if there is about 1/8 to 1/2 inch of threads left after the nuts aree on than you should be good. they just run steels most of the time on the inners for cost. and on a ford they only polish one side of the rim so you cant even do a good rotate. I jut prefer a good set of wheel simulators. then you can rotate the tires like you should and get all the life out of them.
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jut make sure that the center of both wheels are riding on the hub surface. and if there is about 1/8 to 1/2 inch of threads left after the nuts aree on than you should be good. they just run steels most of the time on the inners for cost. and on a ford they only polish one side of the rim so you cant even do a good rotate. I jut prefer a good set of wheel simulators. then you can rotate the tires like you should and get all the life out of them.
Yea.
The latest GM simulators look very nice too.
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