Nitto 420s on platinum rims?

BOHICA256 · Feb 23, 2015

I picked up some platinum rims this weekend and was wondering if I could run Nitto 420s on them? I'm not worried about the load range difference (I can slap my 18s back on if I haul enough weight to be too much for the 420s) and know that I will have to find someone to install them because of liability issues with that tire going on an 8lug. The tires I'm running now are 285/65/18 and the Nittos are 305/50/20.
My truck is 2WD so it sits low to begin with but I have a 2" leveling kit in the front. I'm just not wanting it to look goofy.. I can't decide if I should just slap some A/T tires on them and wait to run the 420s on 20x10s when I eventually get them or if I should try it? If anyone has pictures of 420s on the platinum rims that would be great.

UNBROKEN · Feb 23, 2015

IMHO that wheel is too way too narrow for a 305 tire. IIRC it's only 8" wide. Minimum is 8.5" and optimum is 9.5"

BOHICA256 · Feb 23, 2015

I'll take the advice. Guess I'll just be buying some a/t tires and be waiting to run the 420s on a wider rim. Appreciate the feedback

Ipkyss · Feb 23, 2015

While not perfect. A ton of people run the 305 420s on the factory 20s. Including myself for a short time. Hands down the best driving, smoothest tire I had on my truck. The load rating freaked me out too much.

Jbird · Feb 24, 2015

So 420s on the stock KR 20" would be fine? How much could i haul with them?

BOHICA256 · Feb 24, 2015

Ipkyss said:
While not perfect. A ton of people run the 305 420s on the factory 20s. Including myself for a short time. Hands down the best driving, smoothest tire I had on my truck. The load rating freaked me out too much.

Do you have any pictures of your truck with the 420s on?

Jeff@Spartan · Feb 24, 2015

Rudy ran 305/50/20 street tires on factory 20's on his race truck for a long time.

BOHICA256 · Feb 24, 2015

Well that makes me feel pretty good. I want to try it out just because of the price point and because I've always wanted to run 420s on my truck. I can't seem to find the weight rating for them though? XL? But what is the max weight that tire can handle?

Jeff@Spartan · Feb 24, 2015

I believe they're XL with a 3048 lb rating.

BOHICA256 · Feb 24, 2015

That's the max weight the tires can handle?? I don't understand that stuff I guess.. The heaviest thing I will haul anytime soon would be a pop up trailer and a 22 foot car hauler that will be a little over 10K loaded(I hardly ever have to haul this trailer)

Ipkyss · Feb 24, 2015

I would not tow anything with these tires. There barely rated to hold the weight of the truck. I might have a picture somewhere. I bought a set of factory 20" wheels and they came with 420s on them so I said what the hell and put them on.

BOHICA256 · Feb 24, 2015

Gotcha. Picture would be nice still. Thanks for the help

RedRice589 · Feb 24, 2015

If you don't mind it looking smaller you can run a narrower tire...

BOHICA256 · Feb 24, 2015

I'm probably just going to get the Nitto G2s and wait to run the 420s when I get aftermarket rims.. If I even decide to do that. I like having a kind of sleeper looking truck..

madman1234509 · Feb 24, 2015

Was going to say, a ton of 6.4 guys have run them on stock 20s which are 8' wide. I've put a ton of pellets in the back of my truck a couple times without issues.

BOHICA256 · Feb 24, 2015

madman1234509 said:
Was going to say, a ton of 6.4 guys have run them on stock 20s which are 8' wide. I've put a ton of pellets in the back of my truck a couple times without issues.

It's what got me thinking. And I looked it up and couldn't find any 6.7 pictures or info for 6.7s but found only one picture of a 6.4 with 420s on the stock 20s. And that's what made me start the thread.