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33"'s on a 7" rim

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33"'s on a 7" rim

Post by El_Hombre »

Besides the obvious "pinching in" on the tyre what other issues would arise if you put a 33x12.5x15 tyre on a 7inch rather than an 8 inch rim?
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Post by luxinator »

you will be more prone to roll a tyre off the rim at low psi
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Post by Allan Mac »

Also, if sometime down the track you want to go a bigger tyre, much easier by having the bigger rim.

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Post by J Top »

I thought the common opinion was the narrower the rim for a given tyre size, the less likely it was to come of the bead.
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J Top wrote:I thought the common opinion was the narrower the rim for a given tyre size, the less likely it was to come of the bead.
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It is less likely to be bumped off the rim, but is subject to more leverage during turns. The narrow rim can make it less responsive to steering inputs - easier to twist the tyre contact patch wrt the rim centerline.
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Post by Bandit 01 »

I have 33's on 7 inch rims and and it's realy bad on corners and the tyre have warn the side lugs right off. I woud only put them on a 8 inch rim with my next set of tyres.
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Post by bogged »

with 8inch rims only $50-60 why wouldnt you get them?
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Post by matsmad »

my mate had 35's on 7 inch rims. he blew two though. not enough offset for his cruiser.
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Post by El_Hombre »

Any one know a good place online for a set of 8 inch rims?
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El_Hombre wrote:Any one know a good place online for a set of 8 inch rims?


Why bother with online when you can walk into most large tyre retailers and get a set. Freight on what is a standard rim would be the killer.
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El_Hombre wrote:Any one know a good place online for a set of 8 inch rims?


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Post by plowy »

a 8 '' rim reduces the ballon effect the 7'' rims give the tyres

make a reduced chance of a spike in the side wall
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Post by Gwagensteve »

I was always a fan of narrow rims, but having seen some 12.5's and 13.5's on 10" rims I'd have to say that's the way they were designed to run. even 8's will crown a 12.5, esp if it's a cross ply.
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Post by bogged »

Gwagensteve wrote:I was always a fan of narrow rims, but having seen some 12.5's and 13.5's on 10" rims I'd have to say that's the way they were designed to run.


I agree, I saw some JT2s 11.5's on 10's and they looked perfect, yet others have stated that they shouldnt even be seen near 10in rims..
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