Tire sizes for 06' Ram 2500 Diesel -- More Info

From : giskard reventlov

Q: thanks to the folks whove already replied. my truck is a 4x4. i drive in roads 90% of the time and the rest would be on forest service gravel roads fire roads. ill probably be towing a tent trailer from time-to-time and am adept at putting on tire chains. ive put the chains on in front on my old 4x4 toyota. hello everyone im the proud owner of an 06 ram 2500 diesel quad cab purchased new. i got a good deal for a diesel with towing package but my truck is pretty well low-end otherwise with the pressed steel wheels and to my eye at least pretty little weenie tires. obviously if i upgrade to larger tires when these wear out ill need larger wheels. does anyone have any suggestions or comments regarding tire and/or wheel sizes for an 06 ram 2500 diesel. i dont think i want to install wheel well flares but maybe ill have to. thanks. the rocket man .

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From : roy

thanks to the folks whove already replied. my truck is a 4x4. i drive in roads 90% of the time and the rest would be on forest service gravel roads fire roads. bfg makes a nice tire that should get it done for you. now if you are going to load the hell out of the truck that is a totally different issue. ill probably be towing a tent trailer from time-to-time and am adept at putting on tire chains. ive put the chains on in front on my old 4x4 toyota. where do you live or where are you going that youd have to chain up with a 4x4 .

From : azwiley1

on apr 3 213 pm roy r...@home.net wrote thanks to the folks whove already replied. my truck is a 4x4. i drive in roads 90% of the time and the rest would be on forest service gravel roads fire roads. bfg makes a nice tire that should get it done for you. now if you are going to load the hell out of the truck that is a totally different issue. ill probably be towing a tent trailer from time-to-time and am adept at putting on tire chains. ive put the chains on in front on my old 4x4 toyota. where do you live or where are you going that youd have to chain up with a 4x4 well not knowing how much you want to spend or dont want to spend i will make my recommendations off what i have had good experiences with. dayton timberline at bridgestone dueler at or the revo are both great tires in my experience for a dual purpose tire. i have also used the timberline mts and they were great though a little noisier then some might like in a daily on road ride. i would definately stay away from goodyears! i agree with roy concerning the loading of the truck as the tires he and i mentioned are load range d. .

From : steve b

where do you live or where are you going that youd have to chain up with a 4x4 the road to my cabin. in the winter its 2.1 miles to the gate over icy snowy twisty asphalt with serious drops along the shoulder. some hundreds feet. most of it ice or snow. several cars and trucks go over every winter but the trees catch 90% before they go too far. the others ............ from the gate its about a half a mile through twisty bulldozed road and two steep inclines. i have made it from the gate to the cabin in a pathfinder chained up. i was hoping to try it this past winter with the big tires on the new 2500 quad cab and see if it could do it then put on the chains if i had to but am having heart problems and didnt want to go that far out. once you get in so deep you realize you need chains its a serious effort to put them on having to jack the wheels up to do so. one time in the pathfinder the snow was so deep i was getting high centered and walked the rest of the way in. maybe next year. we had big snows this year. and once i start staying up there more of the winter ill be doing some plowing with the arctic cat before the snow can drift high enough to be a factor. ahhhh. country living. steve .

From : boomtown

the excellent 2006 dodge ctd is a very heavy truck probably 7000 lbs dry. it is a truck. it will handle a bit differently than a pathfinder in the snow and mud. the limited slip rear is ok but not really the best for off road type 4 wheeling. the largest tire you can put on it without rubbing is the 315 on hummer h2 oem wheels. hummer h2 buyers often ditch their oem wheels for more bling and they are the perfect size for the ctd relatively cheap durable and usually come shod with the excellent 315 bfg ats. these tires have penty of off road grip and decent highway manners there wuld be little room for chains in the front. air them up with 60 lbs and they tow very well too. check local hummer dealers ebay or craigs list. if you go this route a simple mod to the center hole needs to be made and i can direct you to instructions. again the ctd is heavy big and will handle differently. it will want to go where it %^$ well pleases there a lot of momentum there to redirect. in snow the long soft rear springs have a tendency to wrap and bounce the rear. the only solution for this that works well are traction bars. i dont want to discourage you just a few tips to help keep you out of trouble. many ctd owners hang out in the forums over at http//www.dieseltruckresource.com/ you can search the threads there for tires and get more info than you can read through in a month. surdo2diver@neptune.com wrote where do you live or where are you going that youd have to chain up with a 4x4 the road to my cabin. in the winter its 2.1 miles to the gate over icy snowy twisty asphalt with serious drops along the shoulder. some hundreds feet. most of it ice or snow. several cars and trucks go over every winter but the trees catch 90% before they go too far. the others ............ from the gate its about a half a mile through twisty bulldozed road and two steep inclines. i have made it from the gate to the cabin in a pathfinder chained up. i was hoping to try it this past winter with the big tires on the new 2500 quad cab and see if it could do it then put on the chains if i had to but am having heart problems and didnt want to go that far out. once you get in so deep you realize you need chains its a serious effort to put them on having to jack the wheels up to do so. one time in the pathfinder the snow was so deep i was getting high centered and walked the rest of the way in. maybe next year. we had big snows this year. and once i start staying up there more of the winter ill be doing some plowing with the arctic cat before the snow can drift high enough to be a factor. ahhhh. country living. steve .

From : giskard reventlov

thanks everyone. i live near seattle and often in the winter you need chains in the snow. i like the http//www.dieseltruckresource.com website too. jsk@winot.nospamnet boomtown wrote in the excellent 2006 dodge ctd is a very heavy truck probably 7000 lbs dry. it is a truck. it will handle a bit differently than a pathfinder in the snow and mud. the limited slip rear is ok but not really the best for off road type 4 wheeling. the largest tire you can put on it without rubbing is the 315 on hummer h2 oem wheels. hummer h2 buyers often ditch their oem wheels for more bling and they are the perfect size for the ctd relatively cheap durable and usually come shod with the excellent 315 bfg ats. these tires have penty of off road grip and decent highway manners there wuld be little room for chains in the front. air them up with 60 lbs and they tow very well too. check local hummer dealers ebay or craigs list. if you go this route a simple mod to the center hole needs to be made and i can direct you to instructions. again the ctd is heavy big and will handle differently. it will want to go where it %^$ well pleases there a lot of momentum there to redirect. in snow the long soft rear springs have a tendency to wrap and bounce the rear. the only solution for this that works well are traction bars. i dont want to discourage you just a few tips to help keep you out of trouble. many ctd owners hang out in the forums over at http//www.dieseltruckresource.com/ you can search the threads there for tires and get more info than you can read through in a month. surdo2diver@neptune.com wrote where do you live or where are you going that youd have to chain up with a 4x4 the road to my cabin. in the winter its 2.1 miles to the gate over icy snowy twisty asphalt with serious drops along the shoulder. some hundreds feet. most of it ice or snow. several cars and trucks go over every winter but the trees catch 90% before they go too far. the others ............ from the gate its about a half a mile through twisty bulldozed road and two steep inclines. i have made it from the gate to the cabin in a pathfinder chained up. i was hoping to try it this past winter with the big tires on the new 2500 quad cab and see if it could do it then put on the chains if i had to but am having heart problems and didnt want to go that far out. once you get in so deep you realize you need chains its a serious effort to put them on having to jack the wheels up to do so. one time in the pathfinder the snow was so deep i was getting high centered and walked the rest of the way in. maybe next year. we had big snows this year. and once i start staying up there more of the winter ill be doing some plowing with the arctic cat before the snow can drift high enough to be a factor. ahhhh. country living. steve .