32" or 33" Tires on Stock 16" Rims
07-02-2007 | 05:28 PM
#12
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Yikes I've been challenged. Ok here are the 3 sources I went by.
First: when I was deciding on tire size I talked with a local shop and this was their consenus.
Second: I was also told this at the local tire mega mart store.
Third: Based on the tire size chart on the BF Goodrich website (for mud terrains).
The X (upgrade wheels) come with 16" rims and 245/75 16 tires. This tire will fit on a rim 6.5" - 7.5" wide. The 285/75 16s will fit 7.5" - 9.0" rims. I think, but I can't remember exactly, that the rims on the X are 7" wide. Therefore the 285 could probably be squeezed on there but I would not feel safe driving that way.
If the rim is 7.5" wide then you are at the limit with the 285s. Doable for a mall cruiser but if I'm doing any offroading I don't want my rig right on the edge of what the tires can take.
Caveat: I'm not a tire expert, this is only what I found out when researching mine. Also, the 255/85s are actually bigger in diameter (.2") than the 285/75s but they are a little narrower (3 cm.).
First: when I was deciding on tire size I talked with a local shop and this was their consenus.
Second: I was also told this at the local tire mega mart store.
Third: Based on the tire size chart on the BF Goodrich website (for mud terrains).
The X (upgrade wheels) come with 16" rims and 245/75 16 tires. This tire will fit on a rim 6.5" - 7.5" wide. The 285/75 16s will fit 7.5" - 9.0" rims. I think, but I can't remember exactly, that the rims on the X are 7" wide. Therefore the 285 could probably be squeezed on there but I would not feel safe driving that way.
If the rim is 7.5" wide then you are at the limit with the 285s. Doable for a mall cruiser but if I'm doing any offroading I don't want my rig right on the edge of what the tires can take.
Caveat: I'm not a tire expert, this is only what I found out when researching mine. Also, the 255/85s are actually bigger in diameter (.2") than the 285/75s but they are a little narrower (3 cm.).
The X stock rims are 7" wide. I wish I had gotten the 255/85s instead of the 235/85s...my tires are pretty skinny. The dealer had told me horror stories about rubbing issues/dmg.
07-03-2007 | 12:09 PM
#13
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Yikes I've been challenged. Ok here are the 3 sources I went by.
First: when I was deciding on tire size I talked with a local shop and this was their consenus.
Second: I was also told this at the local tire mega mart store.
Third: Based on the tire size chart on the BF Goodrich website (for mud terrains).
The X (upgrade wheels) come with 16" rims and 245/75 16 tires. This tire will fit on a rim 6.5" - 7.5" wide. The 285/75 16s will fit 7.5" - 9.0" rims. I think, but I can't remember exactly, that the rims on the X are 7" wide. Therefore the 285 could probably be squeezed on there but I would not feel safe driving that way.
If the rim is 7.5" wide then you are at the limit with the 285s. Doable for a mall cruiser but if I'm doing any offroading I don't want my rig right on the edge of what the tires can take.
Caveat: I'm not a tire expert, this is only what I found out when researching mine. Also, the 255/85s are actually bigger in diameter (.2") than the 285/75s but they are a little narrower (3 cm.).
First: when I was deciding on tire size I talked with a local shop and this was their consenus.
Second: I was also told this at the local tire mega mart store.
Third: Based on the tire size chart on the BF Goodrich website (for mud terrains).
The X (upgrade wheels) come with 16" rims and 245/75 16 tires. This tire will fit on a rim 6.5" - 7.5" wide. The 285/75 16s will fit 7.5" - 9.0" rims. I think, but I can't remember exactly, that the rims on the X are 7" wide. Therefore the 285 could probably be squeezed on there but I would not feel safe driving that way.
If the rim is 7.5" wide then you are at the limit with the 285s. Doable for a mall cruiser but if I'm doing any offroading I don't want my rig right on the edge of what the tires can take.
Caveat: I'm not a tire expert, this is only what I found out when researching mine. Also, the 255/85s are actually bigger in diameter (.2") than the 285/75s but they are a little narrower (3 cm.).
Oh i wasnt challenging you, not really. i am just curious. I have seen alot of people use stock wheels with larger tires and claim they are fine, but the mfg. & tire shops say they are to wide for the rim?
Ok, then why do people seem to use them all the time without problems?
Do they have a huge safety fudge factor?
I want 33's, most popular sizing is 12.5 wide, but the stock rims are 7.5 as I am told, that is a pretty big difference. I just dont know what to believe....
07-03-2007 | 12:21 PM
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I'm sure with some of the tire issues some of the big tire companies have had in the past they do build in a big margin for error. Personally I am inclined to stay within their suggested limits. Tires are not the kind of thing I want to find out what the failing point is at 70 mph.
07-04-2007 | 04:17 PM
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Oh i wasnt challenging you, not really. i am just curious. I have seen alot of people use stock wheels with larger tires and claim they are fine, but the mfg. & tire shops say they are to wide for the rim?
Ok, then why do people seem to use them all the time without problems?
Do they have a huge safety fudge factor?
I want 33's, most popular sizing is 12.5 wide, but the stock rims are 7.5 as I am told, that is a pretty big difference. I just dont know what to believe....
Ok, then why do people seem to use them all the time without problems?
Do they have a huge safety fudge factor?
I want 33's, most popular sizing is 12.5 wide, but the stock rims are 7.5 as I am told, that is a pretty big difference. I just dont know what to believe....
07-09-2007 | 11:10 PM
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From: Leesburg, VA
BFG has size and spec tables for all their tires. The min rim width for 285s is 7.5 inches...stock is 7 
07-15-2007 | 09:28 PM
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From: Austin Tx.
Yep... lots of folks on here runnin 265/75's on stock x 7" rims, both steelies and painted alloys. Myself included.