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Ram 18" to 20" #2765473
04/18/20 12:35 PM
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Just bought a 2019 Ram 1500 Lonestar 4WD, 5.7. It has 18" tires that I would like to change to 20" w/OEM wheels. I can find the wheels and tires but I'm concerned that there might be issues with that change. Specifically, I've heard that on previous years Rams, the 20" tires wore VERY quickly. Has anyone had that problem with the newer Rams and are there any potential problems with making this change?
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Re: Ram 18" to 20" [Re: 71muffin] #2765506
04/18/20 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 71muffin
Just bought a 2019 Ram 1500 Lonestar 4WD, 5.7. It has 18" tires that I would like to change to 20" w/OEM wheels. I can find the wheels and tires but I'm concerned that there might be issues with that change. Specifically, I've heard that on previous years Rams, the 20" tires wore VERY quickly. Has anyone had that problem with the newer Rams and are there any potential problems with making this change?
Thanks


Why would you want to change or what do you expect to gain other than additional money spent ?

Re: Ram 18" to 20" [Re: 62maxwgn] #2765552
04/18/20 04:18 PM
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My '17 had 20s on it. At 40K miles they still looked like new.


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Re: Ram 18" to 20" [Re: 62maxwgn] #2765675
04/18/20 09:51 PM
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Thank you for the reply.
I'm just trying to make it look better. The 18" are painted, rather plain looking, and fail to fill the wheel opening. I think the oem chrome one look so much better and I think I can pick up a set with tires for less than aftermarket 18" chrome ones. Thoughts?

Re: Ram 18" to 20" [Re: slantzilla] #2765678
04/18/20 09:54 PM
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Did you notice any big changes in speedo reading or, if you have navigation, did you notice any difference in that regard?

Re: Ram 18" to 20" [Re: 71muffin] #2767636
04/23/20 09:17 PM
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The tires only seem to me to wear out depending on whatever dodge was putting on originally if it was good or not, sometimes they use junk sometimes not. The speedo is dependant on overall tire diameter not wheel diameter, I just took my 18" winter wheels and tires off my 11 and they are taller than the 20" wheels and tires I use in the summer. I have a couple different scanners I can use to fix the speedo in about 5 minutes.


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Re: Ram 18" to 20" [Re: 71muffin] #2767765
04/24/20 08:49 AM
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I've got 37K miles on my 14 Ram with 20" wheels. The tread is fairly close to the wear indicators. I've got a little while yet before I need to buy new but they are on my radar.

Re: Ram 18" to 20" [Re: burdar] #2767869
04/24/20 03:08 PM
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My 04 Ram has 20" rims and I've never noticed tires wear out any faster then other trucks we've had.







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