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Question on tyre sizes and rim sizes
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:51 pm
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:02 pm
by grimbo
do a search and you may just find your answer here
Re: Question on tyre sizes and rim sizes
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:17 pm
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:20 pm
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
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:41 pm
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:08 pm
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.....
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:34 pm
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 ...
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:38 pm
by Wendle
RoldIT wrote:Your coight must have been ringin after that purchase ...
he drives a jeep, they are used to that kind of thing
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:43 pm
by N*A*M
you drive a jeep?
i have 5 x 15x8 rims with wide offset for sale
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:55 pm
by Wendle
N*A*M wrote:you drive a jeep?
i have 5 x 15x8 rims with wide offset for sale
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:56 pm
by N*A*M
it's not successful until the 4 winds charity gets its proceeds
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:27 pm
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:24 pm
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
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:48 pm
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...
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:05 pm
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:09 pm
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?
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:17 pm
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
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:23 pm
by N*A*M
wtf? i thought they were all 5.5" PCD
that's rooted
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:42 am
by Wooders
LOL tell ME about it....two of my heeps have 5.5 & two have 4.5
.....