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Tyres for an NJ pajero - does anyone know if you can put 16

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Tyres for an NJ pajero - does anyone know if you can put 16

Post by shellybreeze »

hi guys, just put a 2in lift kit under the Nj looks great but now tyres look to small have 15inch on her does anyone know if 16in will go on the standard rims or if i can upgrade rims and what ones i should get thank you
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Post by NJV6 »

Hi,

Yes you will need new rims if you are going to 16 inch, you may be better off getting bigger tyres in 15 inch, such as 32x11.5x15 that will go on you original rims.
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Post by Thomas101 »

Gday,

Sorry to Hijack a little, but would 32x11.5x15 fit on a 15x7 rim?

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Post by j-top paj »

Thomas101 wrote:
Sorry to Hijack a little, but would 32x11.5x15 fit on a 15x7 rim?
yes
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Post by matt17081 »

Hi there,
i agree you would be better of going for a larger tyre in the 15in rim sizs, i think the standard wheel is about 15x8 and i've fitted 35x12.50x15 onto my pajeros and have not had any problems at all other than having to make a few mods ie. body and suspension lift but prior to these i had 33x12.50x15s and did not have to lift the body and they only rubbed slightly on full lock although it would depend on what tyre you had fitted but i was using the kumo mt's at the time and am now using mastercraft coursers
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Post by -Scott- »

Standard factory 15" alloys (the ones we received in Aus) are 15x7".

I believe that, under Australian regulations, 8.5" is the minimum acceptable rim width for a 12.5" wide tyre. My 285/75-16s work out (nominally) to about 11.2" x 32.8", and require a minimum rim width of 7.5"

People fit and run these tyres on rims which are narrower than permitted.
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Post by j-top paj »

-Scott- wrote:
People fit and run these tyres on rims which are narrower than permitted.

i run my 38s on 15x7 and they work well, they seem to hold the bead better when aired down to lower presures.
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Post by REDNUT »

my local tyre shop wouldnt sell my 33"sfor my pajero's stock 15"s because they said it would be to wide for the rim and also put my speedo out to far,
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Post by j-top paj »

REDNUT wrote:my local tyre shop wouldnt sell my 33"sfor my pajero's stock 15"s because they said it would be to wide for the rim and also put my speedo out to far,

i dont get that :? they would loose out on business that way.
definately inform you of the consequences but not tell you you cant buy them
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Post by -Scott- »

j-top paj wrote:
REDNUT wrote:my local tyre shop wouldnt sell my 33"sfor my pajero's stock 15"s because they said it would be to wide for the rim and also put my speedo out to far,
i dont get that :? they would loose out on business that way.
definately inform you of the consequences but not tell you you cant buy them
There's an industry bible with approved fitments - if the combination isn't in the bible it's considered unroadworthy. It may be illegal to fit tyres to a non-approved rim for road use - there would certainly be "duty of care" issues if the tyre failed, regardless of whether or not the rim fitment was a contributor.

If I owned a tyre shop I would be very cautious about it all.
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Post by matt17081 »

hi there,
in the uk we dont seem to have such problems with getting tyres fitted at my local tyre fitter which is part of a chain but i wont name it !! the guys there just sort of shake their head a little and fit them for me, but you said you have 38's fitted to a 15x7 rim, What width tyre are these are they 12.50's as i have a spare set of aftermarket alloy wheels in much better condition than my stock rims and wouldnt mind swaping the tyres over if you've had no problems, but dont want to pay for a change over to find out it's not a good idea
p.s. sorry to hijack the post
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Post by j-top paj »

yeh 38x12.5 TSLs
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