19.5" rims on a 2012 chevy 2500hd

[johndeerezach]

so my dad bought a new horse trailer with living quarters and it squats the tires on his 2500hd we put air bags on it because it was almost bottoming out the suspension. but now i found some 19.5 vision long hauler super singles 19.5" i was wonderin if anybody has ran 19.5s on a newer truck and if theyll clear and what tires people are running. thank you sorry for the long post.

 

[086.4]

Its a 2500hd and its dual wheel?

 

[johndeerezach]

no its a 2500hd but i found these single 19.5" rims on craigslist. so he can run heavier ply tires.

 

[johndeerezach]

http://quadcities.craigslist.org/pts/3733856869.html

 

[086.4]

O ok I misunderstood you sorry. I knew a guy that ran them on a 05 f350 but im not sure what he had to do.

 

[johndeerezach]

i thought i seen a ad in a dieselpowermag a while back for 19.5 wheels but i cant find it atm. the air bags will make the ass end clear for sure but the front would probably have to get a level kit i guess.

 

[086.4]

I would say they should work with no problem and run a 225/70R19.5. If i remember correctly its like a 32" tire not sure on the width but 19.5 tires are pretty narrow tires.

 

[johndeerezach]

yea i seen that but he was worried when he first hooked to it with no bags and his tires werent inflated to full. the trailer is 33ft long and weights roughly 16000 pounds.

 

[086.4]

That tralier has to have some serious tongue weight. How long is the trailer? My buddy's parents had one I wanna say it was almost 40'. They hauled it with a stock 2500hd for a while and then upgraded to a 3500hd. I dont remember how bad it squatted that 2500hd tho.

 

[086.4]

Those trailers get heavy fast especially when all the tack and stuff is put in.

 

[johndeerezach]

yea its a gn trailer so the axles are way to the back its alot of tounge weight its like right at the gvw and tounge weight of his 5th wheel plate.

 

[Emery19]

if the chevy is a 2012, those wont fit without an adapter. In 2011 GM changed the bolt pattern on their 2500 and 3500 trucks. so that craigslist add saying they will fit 04 and up is wrong. those wheels wont fit

 

[johndeerezach]

oh really what bolt patt is the new chevys?

 

[johndeerezach]

You are correct sir. 8x180 mm thats so stupud I wish the big 3 went back to 8x6.5 it would be so much easier.