What Size Tyres Can I Get Away With

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What Size Tyres Can I Get Away With

Post by Scouse Lee » Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:22 pm

Hi, I have 7j rims on the way & I'm wondering what are the widest tyres I could put on them, I have the opportunity of getting some 31/10.50's but reckon these will be too wide.......would I be right in thinking 265's will be the limit?
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Re: What Size Tyres Can I Get Away With

Post by andyrew » Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:38 pm

31s on 7j rims
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Re: What Size Tyres Can I Get Away With

Post by Scouse Lee » Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:47 pm

ah they look cool.......they're not 10.50 wide though are they?......if not what width?

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Re: What Size Tyres Can I Get Away With

Post by andyrew » Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:00 pm

They are indeed 31 10.50 15 on a 3inch lift
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Post by Scouse Lee » Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:07 pm

andyrew wrote:They are indeed 31 10.50 15 on a 3inch lift
excellent.......everything I read and everyone I spoke to told me it couldn't be done, apparently there's the legalities of it but not really going to be used on the road, maybe a few miles from one green lane to another, and I was also told that they needed to be on at least 8j or there would be problems.

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Re: What Size Tyres Can I Get Away With

Post by andyrew » Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:12 pm

Hmmm

To me they look a good fit on the rims. Ive seen 31s on 5.5j rims now they
Looked a bit dodgy!
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Re: What Size Tyres Can I Get Away With

Post by Jordi » Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:11 am

I bought a brand new set of 31s on rims and they came on 7js. Looked spot on and i ran them for 3 years with no issues.
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Re: What Size Tyres Can I Get Away With

Post by Scouse Lee » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:22 am

just received my 7j rims.........only they're 5.5j :pissed:

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Post by Jordi » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:37 am

Thats a bummer. Can you send them back?
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Re: What Size Tyres Can I Get Away With

Post by Scouse Lee » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:49 am

I asked the guy if they were 7j or 8j and he said he didn't know what I meant so I told him, he then said they were 7" wide and like an idiot I assumed he meant they were 7j..........why he couldn't see the 5.5j clearly stamped on the side is anyone's guess..............ok can I get away with 225/75's on 5.5j rims? if so I can just swap my existing tyres over

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