Fred Goodwin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I have a 1999 RD688 tri axle dump truck,it has 11R24.5s on the drive axles and on the pusher axle and 12.00R24s up front,my question is should I buy some 24.5 spokes,rims and tires or try to find some 24s ? and if anyone knows where I can find a set of 24s in the NJ PA area for a reasonable price let me know.....thanks....fred Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 You might be better off in the long run to swap your hubs so you can run 24.5's 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-229985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Goodwin Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 that's what I was thinking superdog,I cant even find 12.00R24 tires for sale! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-229991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Goodwin Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 someone just told me I can change the rims and tires to 24.5 without changing the hubs! is this true? that would be awesome. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-229995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackmb212 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 someone just told me I can change the rims and tires to 24.5 without changing the hubs! is this true? that would be awesome.I was doing research on this and you will need to find new hubs my b81 is set up the same way for some reason. Find the member kcam on here he had some 24 inch rubber for sale Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-229999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 someone just told me I can change the rims and tires to 24.5 without changing the hubs! is this true? that would be awesome.No, you would need to get a set of spokes for 24.5. They are different. 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-230000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I have a 1999 RD688 tri axle dump truck,it has 11R24.5s on the drive axles and on the pusher axle and 12.00R24s up front,my question is should I buy some 24.5 spokes,rims and tires or try to find some 24s ? and if anyone knows where I can find a set of 24s in the NJ PA area for a reasonable price let me know.....thanks....fredThis is an old Intercounty Paving truck. Same specs as the old MT. Hope trucks. When I worked for H and H, Victor(can't remember his last name) was the fleet manager for Mt, Hope. He told me that combination with the 12r24.5 rears and the tube type 12r24's front was the best combination they found. I'm not sure what they based it on but all of the tandems and tri axles came through like that. Good luck trying to find big tube rubber. Everybody is having trouble. Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-230018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 This is an old Intercounty Paving truck. Same specs as the old MT. Hope trucks. When I worked for H and H, Victor(can't remember his last name) was the fleet manager for Mt, Hope. He told me that combination with the 12r24.5 rears and the tube type 12r24's front was the best combination they found. I'm not sure what they based it on but all of the tandems and tri axles came through like that. Good luck trying to find big tube rubber. Everybody is having trouble. RobMost likely they were using the 24's up front for weight reasons.Still lots of guys running 24 rubber on Long Island never heard anyone having trouble buying them,last time I was there Barnwell tires had plenty in stock.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-230065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I would swap it out to hub piloted front wheels and run either 385 or 425 floats if it was me, even running 12R24.5's would be better because its so much nicer to just pull the wheel to do a brake job. 1 1 Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-230120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Those Intercounty trucks originally had 12r24.5 on the rears. Maybe somebody swapped them out already. As far as trouble with getting tube type big rubber it just told to me in Jersey guys were having some issues. Maybe on the Island there are still more heavy tandems running around. Not so much in Jersey as the norm is 12r24,5's. Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-230137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 24" rubber.....bring your $$$.$$. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-230139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
761 Brock Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 22 in tube type tires and 24.5 tubeless use the same hub...... 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-230157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 It will be cheaper for you to stay with the 24's on the front by the time you get done swapping out the spokes. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-230169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 It will be cheaper for you to stay with the 24's on the front by the time you get done swapping out the spokes.For this tire swap but it really depends on how long he is gonna keep the truck. If you buy tires a few more times and keep the heavier front hubs then it might not. If you were to swap to a hub pilot hub the price for brakes jobs drops by half, the weight drops by half so more payload which means more on your net profit and cheaper tires since you can then use anything in the 22.5 or 24.5 tire and wheel catalog. Just the way I look at things, I tend to do long term math and look for the payoff after a couple years. Again yes it would be cheaper to just suck it up and pay for the expensive tires this time, but not if your gonna keep the truck, especially when you count the reduced weight and cost of brake and wheel seal jobs. Don't forget about the better ride quality from a hub pilot and tubeless tire too. 1 Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-230287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Goodwin Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 Intercounty paving used EOLUS tires HN08 tires,so I called there main office in texas and that guy had me call the Mass.office and that guy put me in touch with a place 20 mins. from me, he had them in stock with new tubes and new liners it was over $1000 but im good for some time. so im happy. thanks for all the input guys. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34496-get-rid-of-the-24-tires-or-buy-a-set-of-new-1200r24-tires/#findComment-231124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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