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blue00gt · 02-09-2004, 03:07 PM

I'd have to disagree, explicitone. Whether you can put a tire that big on a rim that wide all depends on your application. Low profile performance tires with stiff sidewalls and high inflation pressure are not going to fit like that - the sidewalls will be sucked in and the middle of the tire will bulge out and wear prematurely. Taller, more forgiving sidewalls and lower inflation pressure allow alot more freedom in tire size.

02-09-2004, 03:07 PM	#7
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	I'd have to disagree, explicitone. Whether you can put a tire that big on a rim that wide all depends on your application. Low profile performance tires with stiff sidewalls and high inflation pressure are not going to fit like that - the sidewalls will be sucked in and the middle of the tire will bulge out and wear prematurely. Taller, more forgiving sidewalls and lower inflation pressure allow alot more freedom in tire size. __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s