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Question on tyre sizes and rim sizes

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Question on tyre sizes and rim sizes

Post by buddha »

Just wanting to find out if any of you are running 12.5 inch tyres on 7 inch rims.
About to go from 31x 10.5 mt/rs to 33s but i only got my rims a few months ago and dont want to have to buy new rims as well.
There was a couple of articles in the last few 4WD Monthlys and in the stats of the vehicles guys were running 12.5s on 7 inch rims.
Spoke to my tyre dealer mate and he said i could do it but they might bag a little.
What do you guys reckon?
Just dont want to buy the new tyres and have them blow out or fcuk up on me.
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Post by grimbo »

do a search and you may just find your answer here
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Re: Question on tyre sizes and rim sizes

Post by Thor »

buddha wrote:What do you guys reckon?

I reckon for $60 a pop you should get some 8in wagon wheels, i think you won't have any troubles that way. also it should make the footprint wider with extra stability.
as grimbo said though.. there is info on this around here.
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Post by N*A*M »

or get weld-on external bolt beadlocks and you'd be at approximately 8" width... but with beadlocks!

not really the budget option though :lol:
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Post by buddha »

im actually on wagon wheels now and at $90 for 7 inch ones and $120 for 8 inch ones ,dont really need to spend the extra.
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Post by Wendle »

weld on locks won't be much more than 120 each. your tyres won't be legal anyway, might as well go the whole hog..... :lol:
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Post by RoldIT »

buddha wrote:im actually on wagon wheels now and at $90 for 7 inch ones and $120 for 8 inch ones ,dont really need to spend the extra.


WTF!?!?! $90 for 15"x7"s is fuggin outrageous!!!!!!!

You shouldn't be payin anymore than $55-60 for 15"x8"s.

Your coight must have been ringin after that purchase ... :roll:
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Post by Wendle »

RoldIT wrote:Your coight must have been ringin after that purchase ... :roll:


he drives a jeep, they are used to that kind of thing :finger:
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Post by N*A*M »

you drive a jeep?

i have 5 x 15x8 rims with wide offset for sale :D
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Post by Wendle »

N*A*M wrote:you drive a jeep?

i have 5 x 15x8 rims with wide offset for sale :D


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it's not successful until the 4 winds charity gets its proceeds :D
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Post by DamTriton »

5 on 5.5" ROH 15x8's for a F100 (same pcd as a Jeep/Sportage/Zook) should only be in the range of $80 each (made of thicker material than usual). The 15X7 has a bacspace of 104 mm (edge of rim to WMS), 15X8 I would imagine the same or a bit more.
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Post by Beastmavster »

I was quoted a hell of a lot less for mine for -50 offset 15x8"s and even without buying through a mate I was still being quoted $70 a wheel.

Thanks to one of the guys I go wheeling with working at a tyre shop they were much cheaper :D
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Post by bogged »

buddha wrote:im actually on wagon wheels now and at $90 for 7 inch ones and $120 for 8 inch ones ,dont really need to spend the extra.


Sunnys are Around $45-60 for 15x8's...
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Post by buddha »

bogged wrote:
buddha wrote:im actually on wagon wheels now and at $90 for 7 inch ones and $120 for 8 inch ones ,dont really need to spend the extra.


Sunnys are Around $45-60 for 15x8's...


From what ive been told , yes most sunnys you can get cheaper,but because i got a 5 stud pattern ,they supposedly cost more.
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Post by buddha »

The other option is to piss the mt/rs off any go a 34 x10.5 or 11.5 JT2s,and keep my current rims.
Anyone use these as a daily driver?
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Post by Wooders »

Jeeps have two main bolt patterns:
older CJ 5 on 5.5
new er TJ/XJ/ZJ/WJ are 5 on 4.5....
yeah we get some silly price :bad-words:
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Post by N*A*M »

wtf? i thought they were all 5.5" PCD

that's rooted :x
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Post by Wooders »

LOL tell ME about it....two of my heeps have 5.5 & two have 4.5 :bad-words: .....
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