They will beat the tar out of you on the road. What's worse is that they will beat the life out of the shocks and steering components.
DO NOT tailgate anybody. Your braking distances will increase by 40% or more.

They are just too heavy for our trucks. Our rigs were not designed to handle that much rotating weight. You'll end up smoking the brakes with frequent heavy braking (towing through hills/mountains).

Nifty, yes
Cool, maybe
Practical, no
Safe, questionable

Hope you plan on carrying a spare in the back of the truck and a hoist to get a flat tire up there.

 

My buddy has a 3rd gen with them and he goes through tires, he runs a lawn service, the truck is making a lot of power and its always hooked to something. Southwest wheel has the adapters, seems like they are 600+ bucks.

 

Imo the 24.5's are just too big but i love the look of the 22.5's with low pro's but i think for $500 if the truck runs clean it up and re-sell it for 1000

 

We're doing Peterbilt 22.5's on my buddies 3rd gen right now with 255/70R22.5's.

 

my dads truck- rides like crap- looks cool.-22.5,s

 

www.chromewheel.com

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very nice !

 

Southwest Wheel; here you go :


http://www.southwestwheel.com/dodgemaxforce.htm


It says only 19.5 and 22.5, but the ten-hole pattern is standard hub-pilot and all 10-hole Budds will fit, including 24.5s.


Another note of interest is that, in the fine print about the Alcoa wheels, they state that Alcoa did not produce any 22- and 24-inchers; I know for a fact that they did, but in split-ring two-piece configuration; before the recent advent of the solid tubeless xx.5 wheels, all big truck wheels were either 20- , 22- , or 24-inch and Alcoa did make them in aluminum, for I have myself taken brand new ones out of Alcoa boxes and installed them onto trucks.

 

All the "nice" Big trucks in the fleet have alcoa rims. Eliminated all the split-ring wheels because they are too dangerous to change flats and our road-side service trucks won't do them. Plus its easier to change a tire completely and have the tire man come and change them in nice conditions.

I think you should do it and worst case you put things back and sell big truck with shiny wheels. One thing i can relate to is the rough ride, the taller the side wall usually the more comfortable to ride is on both you and everything bolted to the truck.

Show us some pictures of this rig and yours. Like before and after shots.

 

Just so the OP knows an11r24.5 is a 44" tall tire. Better get lifting. As for a spare you don't need one, if you get a flat on the front rotate a tire from the rear on and if you get on the rear just single it out and toss the flat one in the box (if you can lift up there).

 

I run 19.5 8 lugs

 

ive always loved that look. make sure to post some pics of them on a first gen. should look SWEEEEEET!

 

what a waste.....and ugly too. Of course I don't drive my truck to look cool, I actually use it

 

all i can say to that is who needs class when you have style!