19.5 wheels...
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Delaine and Lindy
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When I had the Chevy Kodiak 4500 I ran Michelin tires, now that I have a Freightliner I'm running 22.5's for steer tires and they are Toyo's and the drivers are Sumitomo. Both type tires are wearing great. If I ever have to replace the drivers I will go with the Toyo's. The Toyo's have never been balanced and there is no vibration at all. I don't undertand the need for 19.5's on a 1 ton Truck?. I see were Ford aren't going to be using the 19.5's on the 2011's? However the Michelins are great wearing tires but are very Pricey. I paid $285.00 per tire for the Toyo's. Good Luck on your choice. GBY....
Tom of Ypsi
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I have the same as truknutt and have no problems but only 20k miles on them.
I feel any increase in saftey is worth it. 12 or 14 ply tires are better than 10. Also, getting more milage out of a set of tires is appealing to me. They look cool too!
2010augusta
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I really like the Hankook AH11's they are a good load range F tire, but only available in 17.5, 19.5, and 22.5 for medium duty trucks. They are quite/silent and give good all weather traction although I would not haul anything on snow or ice with them.
trvlrerik
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I am running the KRS03 highway ribbed. I was wrong about the width, they are 245/70/19.5. They are wearing like iron, but I would not reccomend the ribs on all 6 wheels, I have to be very careful about mud or snow (not a 4X4). I have been stuck in 1" mud and snow. The duals are pretty close together and do pick up rocks and throw them (thank God for full width mud flaps).
I am guessing they are still good for 20k more miles, I will probably replace them with more Kuhmos, but narrower on the duals with some tread.
dieselengineer
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The 19.5 are a great upgrade to the OEM stuff. I am running goodyear G124 265/70/19.5 Great tire, real good traction. A nice size also
