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What rim size ?????

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:11 pm
by skippy
I can get my hands on a nice set of good year tires size 275/60 15's what width rim would i need to fit them ? would they fit on an 8" rim ??

Re: What rim size ?????

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:32 am
by LiftedAWDAstro
An 8" wide wheel would be good.

Re: What rim size ?????

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:26 am
by skippy
cool , thanx Dean :)

Re: What rim size ?????

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:19 am
by safarirod
Skippy! I just put that size on the rear of my 93 Safari, I used 8" Crager "smoothies" They look good on my lowered Van, When you open your slider, the lower inside trim will just touch the tire when you open it a little over half open. You will notice that, but to me it was no big deal.

Re: What rim size ?????

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:14 pm
by skippy
Thanx Rob , i figured they'd rub a little .

Dean the black rims you put on the 95 were 8" correct ??????

Re: What rim size ?????

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:43 pm
by blk lt awd
i think the 8" rim is gonna be a little small for a 275.....a 9" minimum i would think but 10 would be perfect

Re: What rim size ?????

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:02 pm
by mattblackratbus
I'm running 255's on a 10" rim, smaller rim then the tyres gonna ballon....Johnny

Re: What rim size ?????

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:10 pm
by brianjansubg
are they 295/60 or 295/50?

I seem to remember a lot of 295/50's in the days that I desired a tire like that, but not a 295/60

anyways, for a 295/50 goodrich wants 8-10" rim. Would make sense that 295/60 would be the same or even narrower.

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/specs/radial-t-a/12.html

Re: What rim size ?????

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:18 am
by LiftedAWDAstro
skippy wrote:Dean the black rims you put on the 95 were 8" correct ??????
The black wheels were 7" wide AR-767's with 0 offset.
blk lt awd wrote:i think the 8" rim is gonna be a little small for a 275.....a 9" minimum i would think but 10 would be perfect
I figure if truck manufacturers put 7.5" or 8" wide wheels on tires that are 265 mm wide then skippy's 275 mm wide tires should be good on an 8" wheel.
mattblackratbus wrote:I'm running 255's on a 10" rim, smaller rim then the tyres gonna ballon....Johnny
That is correct. I ran some 11.5" (292.1 mm) wide tires on the 7" wheels skippy has on the 95 conversion.
brianjansubg wrote:are they 295/60 or 295/50?

anyways, for a 295/50 goodrich wants 8-10" rim. Would make sense that 295/60 would be the same or even narrower.
He is getting a set of 275's not 295's. These numbers refer to the width. The 50 and 60 refer to the sidewall height. A 295/50 would be the same width as a 295/60.

Re: What rim size ?????

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:41 am
by skippy
Thanx again Dean for that info .

brian , they are 275/60/15 bf goodrich tires

going to have to check on prices at summit on 2 8" rims :-k :-k :-k