Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hello great and all knowing ones!

I'm looking to put some mudstars on my rig, 29's or 30's
just want to know the best width rims for these size tyres?

any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Chop

7's i think would be ideal for you. Also think for the future to what size you may want to run later. 7's can have up to a 10.5 wide tyre i think.

cheers

Go with a 7, but get speedy's (not ROH) speedy wheels have about 3.5" of backspace with a 7" rim, whereas the ROH's have about 4.5"

The 3.5" of backspace is far more suitable.

You only need an 8" rim if you want to go over 10.5 wide with your tyres, not somwthing I would really recommend for a "mild" sierra, plus, if you "over rim" i.e running a 10.5 on an 8" rim, the tyre will be more likely to comeoff the bead at low pressures, and the rim will be more likely to be damaged and pick up rubbish as there is less sidewall bulge protecting it.

Yeah 10.5's can run on 7's thats what ive been running for ages and there less likely to lose there bead. Ive been letting my tire pressures down to around 5-10 psi and i havnt had a tire come off yet.

lol i was to slow question was already answered

Gwagensteve wrote:Go with a 7, but get speedy's (not ROH) speedy wheels have about 3.5" of backspace with a 7" rim, whereas the ROH's have about 4.5"

The 3.5" of backspace is far more suitable.

You only need an 8" rim if you want to go over 10.5 wide with your tyres, not somwthing I would really recommend for a "mild" sierra, plus, if you "over rim" i.e running a 10.5 on an 8" rim, the tyre will be more likely to comeoff the bead at low pressures, and the rim will be more likely to be damaged and pick up rubbish as there is less sidewall bulge protecting it.

I was looking at the procomp rims in black but i think they only come in
8's which sucks cos they come already black instead of a spray can job.

Cheers chop.

White wheels painted black will be a fair bit cheaper than procomps I reckon.

Rims then to cop a fair hiding, so having them painted in a colour you can easily replicate ( i.e rattle can black) will make for better looking rims in the long run.

i am running 7's (roh i think?) and i find my cooper st's lugs hit my springs when turning. have lost a fair bit of my turning circle :( never had any probs before when i used 15x8's. will be going back to 8's unless i can get spacers.

Yes, this will happen with ROH rims as they are backspaced to suit a vitara rather than a sierra.

It will be far cheaper to get the ROH's offset to suit your requirements than to buy spacers.

Most of the time, correctly backspaced 7's are a better option for a sierra than 8's.

Eastern wheel works charge $44 per rim to recentre a wheel.
much more eligant than spacers (IMHO)
Peter

8" is also illegal in most states i think.... just incase that's a consideration

? Where do you get 8" being illegal from? here in sunny QLD it is considered illegal (so far as i know) only if the tyres aren't covered meaning get some flairs on it and make sure that your mudflaps cover at least half the tyre going down (i think it is half). after that it is fine. the flairs on a wide track seirra should cover the width of the tyre and just get a sheet of rubber to make up more mudflaps.

i wish our rules werent so strict in WA, heh i have considered moving interstate just so i can get away with more lift and bigger feet on my car! and the all important hilux axles...

I believe in NSW, you can only go 20" wider than stock. 5.5" goes up to 7" i think. I'm pretty sure that's what the engineers told me when i had my report done some years ago.

20" !? holy crap thats like a 25.5" wide rim! hahahahaha

i might be wrong 'bout it being in most states, but it's illegal in nsw as far as i know. can't increase rim width from stock by more than 2", hence can't run 8" wide rims... not sure 'bout engineering tho, that might make it all good