So I have a set of aluminum 16x8" rims and purchased the tires, not realizing that the rims aren't recommended for 8" wide rims. It appears that it should be a 7.5" wide rim or less.

So i mounted a couple of them, and the sidewall definitely bulges from the tread to the bead. I have pretty much convinced myself that I need narrower rims.

Thoughts?

thanks, Aaron

 

All I gotta say is I aint climbing in your truck with them`.

 

I've seen it done alot, 245's on 16x8 and 235's as well. I don't think anything will happen,

I would climb in your truck with them on

 

Problems will occur, as with any tire, if they're severely under-inflated.

Otherwise, won't make much of a difference...







Unless of course you forget to torque your lug nuts, then I'm not getting in the truck with you either..

 

A 235 can mount on a rim 6 - 9 inches wide. My rims are 16 x 8 and have 235/85/r16's on them. If they aren't supposed to be on there, then Discount messed up. And they messed up on the previous tires as well. Don't know where you are getting your info.

http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

 

You will be fine, i have ran 235/85/16's on 16x8s on a couple different trucks with out one single problem. 16x7's look a bit better though.

 

That's what I got. Haven't had a problem and I ain't been kind.

 

So most of the tires I look at say recommended rim width 6-7.5". So an 8" rim is only .5" wider than recommended. So it would probably be ok but I think I am going to play it safe and put them on some 7" wide rims.

thanks for the responses!

 

There is nothing dangerous with that combination; they just look a bit out of place on the wider wheel.

 

no kidding they look weird. So no ill-effects on handling or tire wear?

Keep in mind that i've got about 10k miles on some bridgestone duelers on the dodge, 265/75/16 and they have maybe 4/32 of treat left. Needless to say my driving environment is HARD on tires.

 

the only problem I could see would be off roading, your side walls will have a larger profile and could get hit by stuff

 

well I keep flopping back and forth, it seems that I would be fine with the 8" rim, but I really don't like the way it looks and that really bothers me. I don't plan to offroad, but maybe some fire roads to get to a camping spot. I am really leaning towards some 7" rims if I can get a hold of some....

 

Seems like a lot of trouble for .5 of an inch (either side). Might slap a tire on each size rim and take a look at it just to make sure. Seeing things, comparing... vs. the trouble for something you don't know why you got twisted about after getting four new rims. Might consider 6 inch wides too, that would be an inch each side, should be more noticeable. Sort of baffled, running those tires on 8 inch wides is common place. I guess you know what you like.

 

Going with a narrow tire on a wide wheel poke and stretch. The VW/BMW crowd is big into them from an old German law where the tire couldn't extend past the fender. Well, they liked the bigger wheels. So with a little ether, they "blew" them up on to the bead. Depending on the stretch, you are either getting flats once a month or every day....

Mild:



Extreme:

 

The 8-on-6.5" Ford 16x7 are fitted on Econolines up to at least 2007 where they were out on the F-series with the advent of the Superduty. Just scroe'd a set and pulled the prints to make sure... and then slid one onto my Dodge 'cause I wanted to be absolutely certain. $30 each. Have the dealer mount them on a balance machine so you can check them for true running; out of 5 they had I passed on one that wasn't straight.
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Douglas