[Damaskinos_of_Athens]

What about the dualie ( DRW )

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Anybody look at the same issues on a DRW?
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[Whitedog]

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Anybody look at the same issues on a DRW?
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We have a DRW and once I get the interior put back together, I will be test fitting the 225/75 tires. Oh yeah. I need to pull the wheels off of the old bus first.

 

[camp&ride]

Anyone considering a 1.5-2" lift for better fitment of larger tires, or would that be unnecessary? Really want to fit a 30-31" tire in there.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/tirecalc.php?tires=235-65r16-225-80r16

 

[ultane]

The Transit is unibody, so I'm thinking that a 'lift' would be a little difficult, unless you figured out how to alter the geometry of the front suspension. But I might be wrong.

 

[Justin]

29" or 30" diameter tires tried yet?

I'm wanting to order some winter tires for when my transit arrives in January, and am wanting to go with a bit taller tire. I was wondering if anyone has tried larger diameter tires (29" or 30") over the stock 28" tires and whether there are any clearance issues for the front steering.
Thank you for your time.
Justin

 

[star gazer]

What about just using the slightly larger winter tires on the back only? Would that cause problems, or look funny?

 

[Whitedog]

The 225/75/16 tires are on and they fit. We checked the speedo with a GPS and it shows off by 5% . There isn't much room between the duals or between the inner tire and the leaf spring, but they clear. I will be looking for narrower tire when these wear out to give a bit more room.

Pictures tomorrow.

 

[Whitedog]

Here are some pictures of the tires.

 

[Fermach]

I got 60 mil on original Tires and didn't get used to that first generation Spriter look. So went it to Discount Tire and got me Michelin LTX M/S 2 245/75/16 and they worked!

 

[Whitedog]

Have you been able to check your speed differentiation? Ours is off by 5%. I took it to the Ford dealer to see if they could adjust the Speedo, but they can't at this time. Maybe down the road they will be able to, but at this time we just have to adjust it on the fly.

 

[Fermach]

No I have not, I will post results as soon as I check it. It's not a big deal for me, had to adjust once before when I upsized wheels on Grand Cherokee from 17" to 22" and end up with speedometer showing about 5mil less than actual speed.

 

[Justin]

Hello Fermach,
Do you have any clearance issues or rubbing on the front steer when fully turned with the 245/75 16 tires? What is clearance like when front steer fully turned?
What is your model of transit?

Thank you for your time.
Justin

 

[Fermach]

Hello Fermach,
Do you have any clearance issues or rubbing on the front steer when fully turned with the 245/75 16 tires? What is clearance like when front steer fully turned?
What is your model of transit?

Thank you for your time.
Justin

I have 150 148" EB MR. I have no issues when I am turning, if you go back one page you can find pics I posted or go to my garage section. First two pics show clearance of a tire in turning position.

 

[Justin]

Thank you Fermach for the reply,
I could not tell from the pictures that they were in turn position.
Have you ran these tires much to see if there is any rubbing when turning over a speed bump or with van suspension travel?
I'm amazed if there is no clearance issues when going up over 2" diameter over stock, but that is great! On my 07 suburban i had to raise the front end in order to go up only 1" diameter over stock tire. I'm gettting our van in a couple weeks and I wanted to order some winter tires, so that gives me a lot more options if I can go to the 245/75-16 size.
One more question - did you get P or LT tires, ie what is the load rating on each tire?
Thank you for all your help.
Justin

 

[Kahuna]

Fermach. How much room is there between the side wall and the front strut with those 245`s.

 

[Fermach]

Whitedog,
It is about 7% of error so when going 70MPH actual speed is 75 MPH and going 40 MPH it is 43MPH according to gps app I found in APP store.

Justin,
I got Michelin LTX M/S 2 Load E 3042lbs and it is the only size that come close to original tire load or you have to got to 225/75/16 or stay in original size. I use tirerack.com to get best info on almost any tire. In regard of clearance, no issue as of about 50 miles on it and did some real sharp turns with big drop of elevation to one side and over bumps no problem ether.

Kahuna,
I have a 1/2" of clearance between side of the tire and the front strut.

 

[Ajaxgrac14]

Bigger tires. Here's link to a custom transit with big tires and possibly a lift kit. Hope it's not old news to you all.!!

2015 Ford Transit Gets Unexpected Attention from Tuning Specialists for SEMA

 

[orton]

Whitedog,
It is about 7% of error so when going 70MPH actual speed is 75 MPH and going 40 MPH it is 43MPH according to gps app I found in APP store.

Justin,
I got Michelin LTX M/S 2 Load E 3042lbs and it is the only size that come close to original tire load or you have to got to 225/75/16 or stay in original size. I use tirerack.com to get best info on almost any tire. In regard of clearance, no issue as of about 50 miles on it and did some real sharp turns with big drop of elevation to one side and over bumps no problem ether.

Kahuna,
I have a 1/2" of clearance between side of the tire and the front strut.

Interesting. Normally speedometers show a speed higher than actual with the stock tires. Putting larger tires on usually makes the speedometer close to actual and the odometer reads low. At least that was what happened to my Sprinter when I went to larger tires.

 

[Whitedog]

The Sprinter is a Euro-centric van and Euro cars report low road speed.

 

[ranchworld]

I got 60 mil on original Tires and didn't get used to that first generation Spriter look. So went it to Discount Tire and got me Michelin LTX M/S 2 245/75/16 and they worked!

The new tires look great.

Did you get a spare in the same size and did it fit in the storage location?

No room for chains with your setup... Maybe these for three season use and a dedicated set of snow tires in stock size if you live where that is an issue.