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You sir are a tease! I bid a few up a ways, but it went past my current $ limit. Darn it, I hate being responsible...

Thanks Josh. Always something to keep in mind. Especially since NONE of these are any where NEAR close to me! Mike, dynamic balancing is great because it changes with and to the conditions. A static balance (lead weights,) is only 'accurate' for a short period of time, and do not take into...

From that pdf, "As a rule of thumb, the amount of Counteract Balancing Beads required per tire is based on one ounce per thirteen pounds of tire." The 16's are about 350 lbs each. Calculate that out to 27 oz. (26.923)

It's the recovery part that I cannot really afford right now! Unless someone buys my 818 or my bobbed deuce ASAP. Then I will be good to go. PM sent

I just checked their site, and they say to use 20 oz on the 16r20 tires. Which is two B size bags. For your tires they call for a B and C bag, which is 18 oz. So, not much more per tire then you are currently running. How bad were your tires with no balancing at all though? I would venture to...

IMI - EQUAL From their site. EQUAL is a dry polymer that can be injected into tires directly through the valve stem. Once inside the tire cavity, the EQUAL granules are forced across the tread width and around the circumference of the tire, responding to force variations caused by...

That would probably be a LOT of equal! But, if it would allow the use of 16's to run smoothly, I think that would be a great solution. Josh, I don't know man. Seems you can almost get stuck on wet grass....... And now you want to drive a 30k rig? ;)

Well, needless to say, there isn't a lot of info on SS about the 916 or 920. But I got off my lazy butt and looked on tpub and found more then I could read (and I DID read a lot!) It would seem the length and turning radius of the 920 is not really that much worse then the 916. Add to that the...

You have an obvious dislike for the cummins engines. To each their own. Heck, I LIKE the Detroit 60 that the newer ones come with, but fat chance on getting one of those. Ok, I am NOT going to swap axles, so my only choice is taller tires. If I stick with a military trailer, that isn't really an...

I hear you on this one. Problem is, why do ALL that work to a truck, just to get where the other one STARTS at! Now imagine what I can do to the 916? It would almost seem easier to put the 818 cab on a 916 then to rework the 818 to even close to that level of truck.

Ok, one big question. WHY are they so slow? Just because of the gearing? I mean, my stock 818 was a MAX of 52 mph at redline. 730 miles home at 50 mph was an exhausting ride! Bigger tires sucked the power out, but let me cruise at 65 mph. I can't see how the ntc-400 could let the truck go so...

Ah, good to hear that. I was wondering how it could be THAT much rougher of a ride? As for costs of tags and ins, I don't see how it will be THAT much different then the 818. I know the 916 has a higher gvwr, and I can register it for a much higher gcwr (which would cost a BIT more!) Funny about...

WM, I have read your posts about this topic. Good information! That is the kind of thing I need to hear, I already have enough voices in my head telling me to GET IT! But, a lot of your points are already a point I have with my 818. MPG, already understand how that part works.... Never cheap to...

To do it flat out of pocket, NO. That is why I would need to sell the 818 to make it happen. If I can sell the 818 for a decent price, then I should be able to make it all work. And in the end, I bet I would spend LESS money on the 916 then the 818 to get the things I want out of it. And come...

Well, flat out, I cannot afford to buy it and do what I want to it. Let alone keeping both trucks. Of course I keep trying to get my wife to take over the 818 and sell her deuce.... That would be a great way to go, but I doubt that will happen. She wants a 530 fire truck... Well, that and the...

Reread the title to the thread guys, I already WANT the bigger/newer truck! lol I am just trying to see if there is any reasons to NOT get one? Besides the fact that I would have to sell my 818 to afford getting one in the first place. Oh, I guess one downside is that there is nothing remotely...

Cost IS a factor, but when you start thinking about getting the Jake brakes, turbo upgrade (or motor swap), and all the other stuff that the 916 already STARTS with. Then the cost difference isn't really that big anymore.

Ok, I am a guy that cannot leave something alone, I always have to make it better. That being said, I LOVE my 818. BUT, there is a LONG list of things that I want to do to it. Some of which I consider a safety issue, like jake brakes. More of them include things like 12v trailer hookups, winch...