This was the most informative and clear explanation of what to do (and not do) when changing wheels and tyres on a van (or RV in my case).

Nice job covering a lot of info in detail. Especially appreciated the sections on beadlocks and offests. Thanks John!

Such a tease. More about the new Owl wheels please! They look awesome.

Great video John! Can’t wait to see the owl wheels come out!

Super info (like always) on a difficult subject. Thanks OWL

You guys rock! Your products are the best on the market!

This video is a gold mine of information, thank you.

Good timing! I'm picking up my 17" Rhinos next weeek. Just got your spacers on.

I know this is an older video but I just wanted to say great job explaining concepts in such an easy to understand way. I come from the car racing world and now looking into a van and while i thought I knew all there was to know about wheels you taught me some new things! The content you guys put out is just some of the best I have seen. I am going through watching all the videos.

@owlvansengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words

Thanks! After building and generally messing around with cars and trucks for 60+ years, I learned some things! I’m never too old to learn.

They should put this video in tire shops like "just tire". Great. I learned. From Bambi

I run your Owl Wheel Spacers - Very happy with them and how it feels off-road. Took a while for me to get used to the 'feel' of the spacers on pavement and at 120km/75mph. Love the lug bolts because it makes wheel changes a lot easier. Quality product. Thank you.

@saucyTDI

2 жыл бұрын

What happens at 75 MPH?!?

@Alwyn1956

2 жыл бұрын

@@saucyTDI just felt the slightest 'difference' from what I was used to. Not quite a vibration but on the edge of one.

@saucyTDI

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alwyn1956 Hmmm… all that extra CNC machining must cause balance issues. My AO spacers don’t shimmy at any speed.

excellent info...thank you so much !!!!

Thanks very informational

12.5 / 275 is the carcass width on recommended wheel width, NOT the tread width.

Good stuff

Great info! When will your ladder hit your website? I own everything else ya make. Almost. lol Great products.

Anyone have thoughts on spare wheel & tire size being different. Right now, I’m relying on the factory spare setup while running KO2s on 17 inch Method rims. I’m a little worried about the differential and whatever negative consequences the ECU may have in store for me should I use the mismatched spare to get home.

I'm assuming you are running the Owl spacer on those 38mm offset arsenals? Thank you

Will the 275/70/17 tires fit on newer 2wd sprinters if it has a suspension kit?

What snow tire are you guys running on the front of 3500 super singles sprinters? I've got brabus 18" rims 10ply michelin def and have only been able to find a 10ply blizzak in the rear but not anything front

Adding to your DOT restriction of beaded wheels, insurance companies also take a very dim view on them (as in won’t payout if an accident is caused by a blow out with a beaded wheel…glad it wasn’t my jeep! Haha). And when are you opening the phoenix location!?

Is there a 17” wheel 33or35” tire combination combination that can be used in all 7 positions on the 3500 DRW? I.e. 2 fronts, 2 inside rears, two outside rears and spare?

Damn that went deep into the rabbit hole. I guess I’ll go try and find some spinners now. Thanks

Why is the bead lock only on one edge not both ?

I’m prob missing something but what about the inside bead on all tires

Eu moro no Brasil, e quero os faróis de LED, você sabe o valor dos faróis ??????

I was under the impression that the aspect ratio was relative to the profile of the tire . The lower the number the smaller the side wall is as in low profile tires . . Maybe I’m wrong or maybe you made this point just in another way . Confusing to say the least . I think a 275 70 on a 17 inch high rim then a 275 65 on a 20 inch rim so on the 17 you have a bigger side wall then the 20 inch rim but same size tire

If planning for possibly adding the AO Big Brake rotors in the future that have -16 mm offset compared to the factory rotor hats - I believe a Black Rhino wheel with a 38mm offset would work best vs a method wheel with a 52mm offset. Is that correct? Would an AO big brake kit with wheels with a 52mm offset even work with the sliding door?

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

Most brake kits will rewuire a spacer or a wheel with a better offset. I am not familiar with the specs of the AO brake kit but others require a spacer

Just ordered Arsenals from Nick! Nice too see them back in stock! What tire pressure should I air down to Offroad? Assuming a Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT 265 70 17. Thx John!

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, we were glad to finally get wheels back in stock! As far as tire pressure, it is somewhat dependant on the conditions. I would start by airing down to about 20-25psi. If you're really struggling with tracktion and you're not driving fast, you could go down to 15psi. I wouldn't recommend much lower without beadlocks.

@Wino33

2 жыл бұрын

@@owlvansengineering Perfect, thanks for that!

What would be your recommendation for max size without and modification to the wheel well? I'm thinking of going to a 265 from the 245 K02.

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

Check the link in the description. It has a tire fitment guide at the bottom

Hey John and Owl, What do you make of the factory recommended tire pressure? I recently had to get recovered from some sand and the mechanic commented on the uneven tread wear on my front tires. He commented that factory pressure for sprinters are wrong and he suggested airing the front tires to max tire psi. While the uneven wear may be a matter of alignment issues, what psi do you guys run your tires for highway use? I’m running BFG KO2s on Rhino wheels. Cheers.

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

We run the factory tire pressures but Sprinters are prone to uneaven tire wear. We rotate often

Thanks for the info. I know this might vary based on tire model, but I'm thinking of running 35s on 17" wheels on a Sprinter with a Van Compass 6.3. I've also done the Van Compass fender relocation kit on front and rear. What's the max offset I can run and still clear the sliding door?

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

35”s will cause issues with the cruise control if you have it. As far as hitting the slider. We have 38 offset and 20mm spacers are as far as you can go

@richardcarmona2271

2 жыл бұрын

@@owlvansengineering I don't have adaptive cruise, just the "normal" cruise. Will it affect that? Thanks!

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardcarmona2271 Normal cruise should not be effected

Thanks for the video. Now which wheel heavier, larger rims or larger tyres?

@owlvansengineering

Жыл бұрын

It seems like a simple question but there are too many options to give you an answer

Excellent video, I think it would be helpful if you had someone helping you with the camera?

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I usually do these on my own but this is the first time my head got cut off. Sorry about that

What would you recommend for a 3500 extended with duallys? Thanks 🙏

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

I wish we had more experience with Duallys but we just don't. I am sure there is some good info on some of the forums for what the biggest tire size is and wheel options etc.

Are you running your spacer with the 38mm arsenal wheels? thanks

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Can I use my sensors or do I need to buy new wheel sensors? 2022 170 RWD 2500 v6 diesel

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

You can reuse your OEM TPMS sensors

Which Black Rhino wheels are those? (offset etc) I want to fit same 275/70/R17 tires on my sprinter.

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

owlvans.com/products/black-rhino-arsenal-wheel-2018-2019-revel?_pos=12&_sid=dfee59852&_ss=r. 38mm offset

Aside from cruise control issues will thé tire size increase effect any other calibrations? How about with brake assistance will this be showing error codes??

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

The adaptive cruise control uses the same sensor and Emergency Brake Assist so if one is off, both are turned off.

@jacquesgoulet699

2 жыл бұрын

@@owlvansengineering awesome thank you for information. Love your guys wheel spacers best in thé Industry!!!

On your internet page you have wrong original tire size

Do you know if it's possible to re-program tire size using Star Diagnostics? If so I will buy one and do it myself. My MB service guy would give me no information and basically got mad at me for wanting to modify the van in any way. My sprinter is 2wd and I was able to correct the gear ratio by changing the diff. But because the speedo reads the abs sensors, my speed is still wrong. Default is 97%. now it reads 105% of the actual speed checked with gps.

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard you can correct the tire size with MB software but it is only to a certain degree. Thus far we have not seen anyone get 35"s to work

@bluemeanie6395

2 жыл бұрын

@@owlvansengineering Ahh, thank you. Mine came with 235/65 R16 but I have installed 245/75 R16 like on the 4x4 models. Still within standard spec so it should work.

Great educational video. By that I mean you're not trying to sell me something.

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Honestly, even if we stock somethign we talk about, we try to curate the best products for that category. Hopefully those things help

@billbeyatte

2 жыл бұрын

@@owlvansengineering I've got a STO LT arriving in May. I'll be coming to see you. I hope you'll have Transit versions of your STO products by then.

John mentions that he's going to put the 35"'s on the van w/the Vancompass 6.3.. Will you have to get the speedometer recalibrated or what will you do to ensure the 35's don't send the van into limp mode? Thank you

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

We are going to reprogram the ECU. Nobody has been able to do it yet but we are confident we can get it to work.

@glenrusche8261

2 жыл бұрын

@@owlvansengineering when are you going to start reprogramming for others who want bigger tires?

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

@@glenrusche8261 We are working on a number of new "modules" that customers can buy a la carte. Hope to have these out in Q1

@saucyTDI

2 жыл бұрын

@@owlvansengineering Wait… just to clarify… the 35” ECU reprogram you “debuted” at Adventure Van Expo Big Bear doesn’t exist yet?! Bummer

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

@@saucyTDI These things take time. When we create something we don't sell it right away, we test for many months. Sorry for the delay.

I have to ask the question .. how do you go from a stock tire to a 33" or 35" without regearing? On my rig the stock tires were 28.5" and a 3.73 gears .. I went to a 285/75 16" (33") and went with 4.10 gears. By not re-gearing my rig would have been a dog. 🤠

@johnwillenborg

Жыл бұрын

We do re-gear for 35”s

How do you disconnect the center speaker? Sorry this comment is on the wrong video hopefully that alright

@owlvansengineering

9 ай бұрын

You can disconnect or you can swap the wires. Here is a video. You will need to keep the communication wire connected. You only want to disconnect the audio wire (you can see in the video)

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Please tell me about 20" with oem radius.

@owlvansengineering

7 ай бұрын

Not sure I understand the question. Are you asking about 20" wheels? Those would not leave much sidewall for offroading. That would only be a street application. We do not sell any 20" wheels for Sprinter.

@phunkfarm

7 ай бұрын

not for offr=oading. Im looking to do a limo for transport on hwy. thought you might know tire size and type.@@owlvansengineering

Every day is a school day

What steps are on your van?

@owlvansengineering

2 жыл бұрын

Our new side steps. Releasing in January

Hehehehe the ups guy

Standard? For me is "Metric" the standard. 😁

Did I hear correctly? Rotate Sprinter tires every two thousand miles? Really?