Advice please 22 or 24 in wheels om a ram 1500
From : yar
Q: hello i want to fit a set of spinners on my 2003 quad cab ram 1500. i live in the uk so there are no people to ask about the benefits/disadvantages of the 22in and the 24in options. could you please advise and also tyre options. thanks .
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From : ray
not knowing what a beaner is i am not sure if i should be upset or not. i also ride a bike as well but normally i can tell if a dodge ram is moving or not without looking at the wheels. not sure how you look at both front wheel spinners at the same time on sat 4 feb 2006 114041 +0000 utc yar post@btconnect.com wrote hello i want to fit a set of spinners on my 2003 quad cab ram 1500. i live in the uk so there are no people to ask about the benefits/disadvantages of the 22in and the 24in options. could you please advise and also tyre options. thanks damn i didnt know that the uk had beaners too! as one who rides bikes i think spinners suck. we watch the rotation of the front wheels rather than the vehicle itself to make sure that it is stopped at an intersection. beekeep .
From : beekeep
on sat 4 feb 2006 114041 +0000 utc yar post@btconnect.com wrote hello i want to fit a set of spinners on my 2003 quad cab ram 1500. i live in the uk so there are no people to ask about the benefits/disadvantages of the 22in and the 24in options. could you please advise and also tyre options. thanks damn i didnt know that the uk had beaners too! as one who rides bikes i think spinners suck. we watch the rotation of the front wheels rather than the vehicle itself to make sure that it is stopped at an intersection. beekeep .
From : steve lusardi
yar im not sure it is practical. the conversion is meant for 2500 and 3500 8 lug trucks. on the intended vehicles the suspension is quite a bit larger and stronger and they use a 6.5 x 8 lug pattern not your light duty 5 bolt you have. secondly these wheels alone weigh 65 lbs each and are made out of 6061 t6 aluminum aluminium to you. the average wall thickness is 3/4 19mm. the mating tires are about 650 pounds sterling each. they will add a minimum of 3 of vehicle height and will not clear your fender wells without at least a 3 lift kit. in order to get your ball joint angle of incidence to intersect the center of the tire patch .250 must be machined off the inner bolt face of the wheel. on the rear the problem is worse as the tire hits the rear quarter panels. so drastic body modification is required with huge flairs or you narrow the rear axle housing by 6 shorten your axles remount inboard your spring perches and tub the bed. the increase in unsprung weight will require much heavier shock absorbers dampers as well. even on a 3500 dually you are talking $5000. you would have to double that not to mention your gear change would be from 3.55 to effectively a 2.9. if after this you are still interested i can give you firms that might take on the job but the safety issues alone should make a brave man retreat. steve hello i want to fit a set of spinners on my 2003 quad cab ram 1500. i live in the uk so there are no people to ask about the benefits/disadvantages of the 22in and the 24in options. could you please advise and also tyre options. thanks .
From : jay
you have a problem with the ignition switch and if it is still at around 6 volts i would reconnect the ballast resistor and attempt a jump start even if it seems to be cranking ok. this could be nothing more than a bad battery. as far as it being the pu coil/reluctor those are after the primary coil and i am not getting a spark out it when holding the coil wire near ground during crank. they are not after the primary circuit in fact they control it. they take the place of the points in a standard ignition system as far as triggering the spark. the difference is that they dont deal with the voltage and current from the coil that points do that is handled by the ecu. did you check the air gap between the reluctor and the pickup coil with a non-magnetic feeler gauge you are not getting spark because either nothing is triggering the coil or the coil is bad. to test the coil connect your jumper wire to the negative side of the coil and with the ignition on and holding the coil wire near ground connect you jumper to ground and then remove it again. you should get a spark every time you remove it from ground. heres a scan from the fsm of the wiring diagram http//www.geocities.com/thecordobaman/82dodge.jpg i am very familiar with this ignition system after dealing with it for many years. note that i have the single pickup system in my distrib the diagram in the book is for the dual style however everything else is the same. that just simplifies the system and removes more possible points of failure. as soon as the wind/snow dies down im going to start the fsm troubleshoot proceure all over again fresh. here is something else to look at. does the distributor rotate when you are cranking the engine i would check this first if you have not already done so. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving . 222 312086 8bff.757092$o.242662@attbis71 hello i want to fit a set of spinners on my 2003 quad cab ram 1500. i live in the uk so there are no people to ask about the benefits/disadvantages of the 22in and the 24in options. could you please advise and also tyre options. thanks here in the states the ram srt-10 rolls from the factory on 22 rim and 305/40 r22 tires. my 05 ram slt 4x4 rolls on 20 rims with 275/60r20 tires that is 33in from the ground to the top of the tire with that being said i can put 24 rims on my truck and 315/35r24 tires that is 32.7in from the ground to the top of my tire that size of tire in the state will cost me around $590usd each. the cost of 24 inch rims $530usd and on up. just be on the look out for pot holes as they will bend your rims at high speeds. .
From : ray
thanks for all the help hello i want to fit a set of spinners on my 2003 quad cab ram 1500. i live in the uk so there are no people to ask about the benefits/disadvantages of the 22in and the 24in options. could you please advise and also tyre options. thanks here in the states the ram srt-10 rolls from the factory on 22 rim and 305/40 r22 tires. my 05 ram slt 4x4 rolls on 20 rims with 275/60r20 tires that is 33in from the ground to the top of the tire with that being said i can put 24 rims on my truck and 315/35r24 tires that is 32.7in from the ground to the top of my tire that size of tire in the state will cost me around $590usd each. the cost of 24 inch rims $530usd and on up. just be on the look out for pot holes as they will bend your rims at high speeds. .
From : christopher thompson
on sat 4 feb 2006 114041 +0000 utc yar post@btconnect.com wrote hello i want to fit a set of spinners on my 2003 quad cab ram 1500. i live in the uk so there are no people to ask about the benefits/disadvantages of the 22in and the 24in options. could you please advise and also tyre options. thanks damn i didnt know that the uk had beaners too! as one who rides bikes i think spinners suck. we watch the rotation of the front wheels rather than the vehicle itself to make sure that it is stopped at an intersection. beekeep i hate them things too. reading the wheel is a good indication of what the vehicle is doing/going to do. weither in a vehicle or on a bike. -- -chris 05 ctd 99 durango .
From : mac davis
on sat 4 feb 2006 180923 +0000 utc ray yar@btinternet.com wrote not knowing what a beaner is i am not sure if i should be upset or not. i also ride a bike as well but normally i can tell if a dodge ram is moving or not without looking at the wheels. not sure how you look at both front wheel spinners at the same time my guess as a former rider is that bk is talking about looking at the truck from a bike... defensive driving habit to anticipate someone trying to come into your lane and smash you like a bug.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : richard
there are no advantages to big dia. wheels except they can accommodate bigger brakes. they look lousy ridebrake & accelerate poorly! buy a racoon tail if you want to look different its cheaper. i want to fit a set of spinners on my 2003 quad cab ram 1500. i live in the uk so there are no people to ask about the benefits/disadvantages of the 22in and the 24in options. could you please advise and also tyre options. thanks .