After a 4000 mile trip to Death Valley in Feb. with the TC, I am happy with the Michelin XDS2's.
They are bit quieter than the Michelin XDE,s that they replaced and they are siped which even with the hard rubber compound should help in the snow.
Kept the OEM wheels for studded snows in winter and the OEM spare is still in place, never used in 170,000 km.
If you go the 19.5 wheel route and keep the OEM spare remember to carry the original lug nuts as they are different than the Visions if you get a flat.
Dave
2006 F350 Diesel 4X4 CC SRW, Michelin XDS-2 19.5's, Vision Wheels
2011 Outfitter 9.5 Extended Cabover
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crosscheck wrote: After a 4000 mile trip to Death Valley in Feb. with the TC, I am happy with the Michelin XDS2's.
They are bit quieter than the Michelin XDE,s that they replaced and they are siped which even with the hard rubber compound should help in the snow.
Kept the OEM wheels for studded snows in winter and the OEM spare is still in place, never used in 170,000 km.
If you go the 19.5 wheel route and keep the OEM spare remember to carry the original lug nuts as they are different than the Visions if you get a flat.
Dave
The lug nuts are different, hmmm? Okay, I will. Thanks! I'll keep and use my OEM's for winter driving for sure, save my Vision's and Michelin's, as soon as they get here.
We drove from Grand Junction, Colorado to Steamboat Springs with the new Visions and Michelin XDS2's. I didn't notice them following the grooves any more than the stock 16" tires. We have a lot of energy field work trucks on the road and they have worn in the ruts a bit. We were pleased with the way they handled. Since I have Timbrens with the .5" spacer in and stable loads ( with a about an inch of homemade shims to make them engage the springs sooner) for the overloads the ride is quite rough. I expected that mostly due to the timbrens and the way I set up the stable loads. It's not nearly as bad as many of the grain trucks I drive at the farm though, it rides like a truck.
2004 F-250 Lariat Powerstroke, Our camper is an Eagle Cap 950S. I'm going to put it on this week, if I don't run out of week and will look forward to the 'real' test.
Vision Wheels are lug centric. Not sure if the Stocktons or the Ricksons are hub or lug centric.
On my first trip with the Visions, I wasn't thinking about the spare tire issue, but after that trip, I remembered the lug nuts were different, not sure if they would work in a pinch, so I threw a set in the glove box.
2002 Ford F350 SD PSD SRW Lariat CC LB 4X4
Vision's w/Hankook DH01 245/70R19.5, Firestone Airbags
kawa900stx wrote: Vision Wheels are lug centric. Not sure if the Stocktons or the Ricksons are hub or lug centric.
Stockton will make your custom wheels whichever way you want them. Just tell them what center bore diameter you want and that is how they will cut the wheel centers when they make the wheels.
OFFSET:
The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the
wheel.
Zero Offset - for some trucks this is a non issue, but for many of the newer trucks (2005-up Ford and 2001-up Dodge for example), this zero offset will effectively cause the wheel and tire assembly to be pushed outward and the tires will stick out beyond the wheel well. Fender flares are an option to counter the potential of flying debris.
Rickson mentions this offset info on their website comparing Visions to their steel wheels.
Has anyone who went with Visions on the Fords and Dodges experienced a problem with this increased offset of the Visions??
2012 Winnebago Vista, Triple Slide Ford F53.
Blue Ox Tiger Trak track bar, RoadMaster Reflex Steering,&
"Cheep Handling Fix"
Blue Ox Alpha Tow Bar w/Patriot Brake System
Chevy HHR toad.
Rickson mentions this offset info on their website comparing Visions to their steel wheels.
Has anyone who went with Visions on the Fords and Dodges experienced a problem with this increased offset of the Visions??
Do they extend out very far beyond the fenders??
I have the Visions and you can look at the pic I posted on page 5 of this thread. I already had flares on my truck do for me it didn't matter. But either way for me, I didn't notice much difference, but I also have an '02.
Hub-centered is a stronger wheel/axle combination, since the weight is carried on the lip of the hub, instead of on the wheel studs. The wheel studs only have to hold the wheel on to the hub.
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