Hey guys, my local tyre shop has a set of 5 second hand rims for my zook in good condition that i can get really cheap, however two of them are 8" wide and the other three are 7". The guy suggested that i could run two of the 7" rims in the front and the 8" rims in the rear, with the other 7" as a spare. I understand that the rear will be more offset, but my question is, would this cause any problems at all? I'm planning to run 31X10.5's muddies on them.
Thanks guys
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Different width rims front/rear?
Re: Different width rims front/rear?
Just get two extra 7's and call it good.merk wrote:Hey guys, my local tyre shop has a set of 5 second hand rims for my zook in good condition that i can get really cheap, however two of them are 8" wide and the other three are 7". The guy suggested that i could run two of the 7" rims in the front and the 8" rims in the rear, with the other 7" as a spare. I understand that the rear will be more offset, but my question is, would this cause any problems at all? I'm planning to run 31X10.5's muddies on them.
Thanks guys
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Re: Different width rims front/rear?
oh god don't start that debatelove_mud wrote:Just cos something is cheap it does not make it a good idea.
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I run different offset front and rear, my front rims are probably fractionally more narrow. But you wont feel any problems on road, even if the rolling diameter is different, you have free wheeling front hubs i assume? which will solve that problem, and you won't notice off road. But I'd think about getting all identical rims, it just means if you get a flat tyre on the front, you dont have to throw a wider rim on one side. I've been complacent, but I think i better get all the same size before I get a flat.
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there is a difference between having different off set rims and different width rims . a tyre will crown more on a narrower rim and be flater on a wider rim , offset wise i wouldn't care at all and as long as you run the same width rim together ie 8" rear and 7" front you should be fine but they will obviously wear differently
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