Posted by Gerald on July 08, 1999 at 06:37:02:
In Reply to: larger tires for ram posted by gordon maney, editor power wagon advertiser on July 07, 1999 at 19:24:23:
I don't have a Dodge Ram 4X4 with 3.55 gears but I do have a 97 Ford 4X4 with 3.55 gears and a 210 hp engine. I upgraded the 235 X 16 tires to 265 X 16 which turned out to be a 7 percent increase in diameter. This small change has significantly decreased the overall performance of my truck. Prior to the change, the truck had a sporty feel with rapid acceleration and good towing characteristics. After the tire size increase, both acceleration and towing are sluggish. Rather then changing back to the smaller tires I’m going to look in to “after market” performance items to gain back the mechanical advantage I lost with the larger tires.