What You Need to Know About Your Vandoit's Tires & Wheels
Article Objective:
This article provides important information about the tires and wheels on your Vandoit van. The information in this article is current as of February 2025.
Affected Units:
All Vandoit vans
Stock Tire Brands & Specifications:
Rear Wheel Drive, All Wheel Drive tires are Continental VanContact A/S 235/65 R16:
Dually stock tires are Hankook Dynapro HT 205/75 R16:
All Terrain Tires & Specifications:
Lifted long chassis: Falken Wildpeak A/T4W LT245/75R16
Non-lifted long or EL/dually chassis: Falken Wildpeak A/T4W 225/75R16C
Lifted EL/dually chassis: Falken Wildpeak A/T4W LT215/85R16
All terrain Rear Wheel Drive and All Wheel Drive tires were BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A KO2 LT245/75 R16 (discontinued on new vans as of Quarter 1 2024):
All terrain Dually tires were Toyo Open Country A/T LT215/85 R16 (discontinued on new vans as of Quarter 1 2024):
If you are planning on using two different style tires for your van, we recommends having a second set of wheels and tires to swap between--for example, all-terrain tires/off-road tires versus highway tires. If you attempt to dismount and remount the tires on the same set of wheels, it is not uncommon for them to be damaged during the dismounting process, resulting in the loss of the tire.
Wheel Brand & Specifications:
Vandoit uses Ultra Motorsports Ultra Toil Rims on most vans. See below for specific models.
Rear Wheel Drive: 16x6.5 5-160 Ultra Wheels 450 Satin Black +45
All Wheel Drive: 16x6 6-180 Ultra 003 Hunter AWD Satin Black +84
Dually Front: 16x6 6-180 Ultra Dually Front (Google for color)
Dually Rear: 16x6 6-180 Ultra Dually Rear
A limited number of vans have Method Rims instead of the Ultra Motorsports Ultra Toil Rims.
Lug nuts:
A simple identifying feature is the number of lug nuts: Rear wheel drive wheels have 5 lug nuts, while all wheel drive wheels have 6.
2019-2020 Stock Wheels: M14x1.5 acorn lug
2021-current Stock Wheels: M15-1.50 thread, conical 60, Dometop, 44.5mm length
2019-2020 Rear Wheel Drive Stock Wheels: 14x1.5 spline drive lug
2021- current Rear Wheel Drive Stock Wheels: M14x1.5 acorn lug
All Wheel Drive Stock Wheels: Wheel Nut - Ford (BK3Z-1012-A) M14x1.5 lug
All Wheel Drive & Dually Ultra Toil Wheels: 14x1.5mm stock Toyota style lug
Method Wheels: OEM lug
Torque Specs: 150 ft-lbs
Recommended tire pressures:
Long, single wheel chassis: Door sticker recommends 57 PSI front, 70 PSI rear
Extra long, dual wheel chassis: Door sticker recommends 70 PSI front, 55 PSI each rear
For larger, all-terrain tires, running 5-10 PSI below door sticker recommendation can be the "sweet spot" for maximizing ride comfort, performance, and tire wear.
Recommended tire rotations:
Four tires: If you have four tires and a non-matching full size spare, do not include the spare in the rotation. We recommended this rotation pattern: The front left tire rotates to the rear left location. The rear left tire rotates front right location. The front right tire rotates to the rear right location. The rear right tire rotates to the front left location.
Five tires: If you have four tires and a matching full size spare, include the spare tire into the rotation. We recommended this rotation pattern: The front left tire rotates to the rear left location. The rear left tires rotates front right location. The front right tire rotates to the spare tire location. The spare tire rotates to the rear right location. The rear right tires rotates to the front left location.
Dually tires: Despite what a shop might say, we have found the best practice is not to rotate any tires. Once tires have worn out, have them replaced. The front tires will likely need to be replaced before any of the rear dually tires will need to be replaced. With four tires in the rear, they tend to wear more evenly. However, the front tires with start to show wear on the sides at a faster rate.
Please note: After rotating tires, make sure to adjust tire pressure to the correct amount for the tire's location. Additionally, make sure the TPMS sensors have been re-trained for their new locations. This can be done at a local Ford dealership or Discount Tire location, who can also troubleshoot and fix any faulty sensors. Lastly, make sure to re-torque the lug nuts to 150ft/lb.
An industry recommendation is to get the wheels re-torqued to after the first 100 miles or when you drive back home. Vandoit always torques wheels after installation and on delivery day.
Please note: All-terrain tires are a bigger tire and create a 6-10% variance in dashboard readings. For example, going 70mph means you are going approximately 77mph. We recommend verifying this on your own van by downloading and using a speedometer app. This Speedometer Calibration Calculator can also be a helpful tool for calculating the mph difference between stock tires and all-terrain tires.
If you have questions that remain unanswered after referencing this information, please submit a ticket through the Customer Support portal or email support@vandoit.com.
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