Not today, but this week I did some wheels and tires things. I saw enough vision nemesis wheels on 2500's in parking lots to actually start liking them enough to give Vision a go (usually a Method guy) and the price wasn't bad. I've also always been curious about running a 315/70R18 after having run numerous other ~35 size tires on other vehicles. Saw that the Toyo Open Country M/T variant is advertised as being a 36x13R18 and an E2 65PSI tire so I said lets see how this fits on a stock off-road package. The only suspension mod I have at this point is the Thuren Front Swaybar to make this thing less horrible out in the field.
No trimming was needed, but I did need to pull the small black trim piece behind the liner and zip tie the liner back to the body mount. I've always had to do this when running flaps with larger tires on 4th gen's so nothing new for me. Unlike some other combo's I've run on Rams in the larger side, I didn't need to cut any plastic.... yet. The small bump compliance is loads better on this E2 tire only needing 45PSI to match the 65PSI needed in the factory 20 setup for like for like load ratings. I'm still playing with pressures, but I did use 45 PSI as a starting point. Also installed centramatics at the same time (left weights on the wheels) and wow, smoothest MT experience I've ever had on the highway. I can't believe I didn't get on the hub balancer bandwagon sooner...
Didn't get pics of the liner zip tie work, but did get some comparison shots out at the property against a bone stock lonestar 2500 '22 Off Road Package CTD that was used to pick up the wheels/tires and then in the driveway at my in-town house. The lonestar will get my larmie 20's with 295/65R20's at some point in the future and we'll keep the stock 18"ers from the lonestar as a shared backup full wheel set.
In the future I might find some stainless steel or black lip bolts for the wheels that hold the nylon "protector" rings on to replace the yellow zinc.
Wheels - Vision Nemesis 18x9 +18 Machined Face - P/N 111-8981MF18
Tires - Toyo Open Country M/T LT315/70R18 (36X13.00R18) - Product Code 360560
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