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97snakedriver · 12-02-2001, 04:54 PM

I've seen people squeeze them on to an 8 inch wheel, but its not a very good idea. The sidewalls end up looking like:

/___\

which defeats the purpose of using wider tires. You really need a 9 (or larger) inch wheel to run a 275 mm tire.

12-02-2001, 04:54 PM	#2
97snakedriver Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 1,526	I've seen people squeeze them on to an 8 inch wheel, but its not a very good idea. The sidewalls end up looking like: /___\ which defeats the purpose of using wider tires. You really need a 9 (or larger) inch wheel to run a 275 mm tire.