Running 12.5 wide rims can I user smaller tires
05-17-2011, 11:16 AM
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Running 12.5 wide rims can I user smaller tires
I bought 17x12.5 rims with tires (33x12.5x17")last year. But these tires are a bit to wide for my taste: I prefer going to 35" x 11.5" (should such tire exsist). I like the rims so I was wandering, can I use narrower tires on these rims?
05-17-2011, 05:29 PM
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I would double check the width of your rim. I have never heard of 12.5" inch rims. But no, you cannot use rims that are wider than your tires.
05-17-2011, 05:50 PM
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Airing down a tire narrower than its rim is pretty much a guarantee to unseat a bead.