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How narrow of a rim?

pvfjr

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Can you mount a 35x12.50R16 tire on? Mickey Thomson says an 8-10" rim, but I know it's more flexible than that. 6"? 7"? Who's done what, does anyone have any pics?
 
When I asked this same question several months back there were guys on here running 13.5's on stock rims.
 
I run 35/12.5/15 on stock steels.

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i ran my 35x12.50 r15s on the stock aluminum rims (7.5" wide)

Narrow rims the poor mans beadlocks
 
Sounds like I could go for a set of 7" rims pretty easy then. 6" might be pushing it though. Works out alright though, because the 7" are the same price as the 6" on summit.:D Anyone know where to beat 41.88 a piece for 6-lug 16x7 rims?
 
Used or new??

Used?--JUNKYARD!:thumb:

New?..nope..

Those big tires on stock rims look almost as good as beadlocks --be pretty hard to bend or peel a rim back with them sunken in and protected by the sidewalls..:thinking: ....
 
Used would be fine. Nobody seems to have any 16" 6-lug with a large centerbore though.:crazy:
 
Do you need them to be 6 or 8 lug?

I think clarkjw24 has or had some 6 lug 16x7 or 8's. I look to see if I can find the thread.

Here it is. I was going to buy them but the ended up being 16x7's and I couldn't use them.
 
After Christmas, I can get you some pics of 33x12.50x16.5 TSL's on stock 16.5x6.76" wheels :D
James
 
Well if it works out we'll be getting some 6-lug 16x6.5 rims today, probably have them mounted this weekend.
 
Post up some pics. when you get 'em mounted. I wanted to put some 315/75/16's on my stock 16x6.5 rims, but the tire store told me they were too narrow and would cause premature wear on the tires.
 
Well we got the tires mounted up today. As it turns out, the stock rims we got ended up being 5" wide.:eek1: Needless to say, that's really narrow. We mounted them anyway, and they're pretty sucked in at the middle. I think that would make it ride on the center tread more than normal, with the sidewall sucked in so far. But I figure if we can let out the right amount of air, it might compensate. :D I would worry about premature wear, but this will probably only be driven to and from trails, so I won't worry.

 
Looking Good!

pvfjv, That is a sweet looking s-10 blazer. I like they way those tires look. What size are they? I can't wait untill I get my tires to mount on skinny wheels, this Christmas :xmas:
James
 
Thanks. I *think* they are 315/75R16's, whatever they were came out to be the same size as a 35x12.50. It was nice to see what it looks like with a set of tires on it, they help a lot. Next on the list is to make the rims look less crappy, and a little love from the :hack: for the fenders. We cut a corner out from in front of the front tires that was in the way at ride height. Later we'll clearance for flexing.
 
Oh yeah, we had one problem. The front tires will hit the leaf springs at full lock, so I guess we should get some wider rims with less backspacing. This things gonna need some huge fender flares.
 
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