Ma xtire width for 7" rim

RatLabGuy

RatLabGuy

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simple question. Given the chance of losing a bead... what's the widest tire you can safely fit on a 7" rim? 10.50? 11.50?
 
From what I have read, a narrower rim helps keep a bead.
 
Ive seen a 40x17" tire on a 16x7" rim. It was a spare, and looked odd, but was better than nothing. Given that it was a tall tire, it helped with the angle of the sidewall. Ive personally run 36x13.5 on 15x8 wheels with no complaints for many miles.
 
I think Chip used to run 15" wide boggers on a 7"wide.
 
I used to run 16.50 wide boggers on a 6.75" wide rim... ran it on the road as a daily driver with no issues...

safe? I dunno, but it worked for quite a while
 
Wow, hadn't expected that. I was thinking somebody told me once that a good rule was between 2" and 4" difference between rim and tire.

I had a set of 31x10.50s once that somebody had mounted on 10" wide rims. Funniest looking things I'd ever seen, practically looked liek a trapazoid in profile.
Same PO had spraypainted these CHROME rims black w/o any prepwork, lol.
(I got 'em from Metto but he'd never admit to doing it)
 
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