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Tire width vs wheel width question

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by Thatbassguy, Apr 11, 2019.

  1. Apr 11, 2019 at 4:47 PM
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    I recently ordered 17×9" pro comp 05's for my 4runner. I am planning on having my 265/70/17 KO2's mounted on them.

    I just noticed that bfgoodrich recommends a maximum 8.5" rim with with that size. Discounttire.com recommends up to a 9" rim width.

    Should I be worried about this? I tend to air down on trails. In my Tacoma, i never went below 15 PSI. But, I'm thinking of hitting some more trails this year, and might consider going down to 12 or maybe 10, depending on the situation.

    Anyone else running this tire size on this wheel width?

    Should I be concerned about breaking a bead?

    I don't intend to do any rock-crawling. Just mud, sand, gravel, and small rocks.

    Thoughts?
     
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  2. Apr 11, 2019 at 6:16 PM
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  3. Apr 11, 2019 at 6:20 PM
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    You’ll be fine. Nothing to worry about KO2s have heavy sidewalls as well so no worries
     
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  4. Apr 11, 2019 at 6:27 PM
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    Thank you! I have been reading a lot about tires and airing down, ETC. It seems that wider rims are more likely to have the tires come off the bead than narrow rims.

    I could change my order, but prefer not to.

    It seems like the hard core guys will go down to 7-8 PSI without beadlocks.

    Any recommendation of a minimum air pressure to run with this setup? Assuming I'm not rock crawling..
     
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    Those are the wheels I originally wanted! After shopping around, I'm pretty happy with my choice.

    Nice sliders, BTW!

    Also, those tires look badass! How are they on the road?

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    If your not doing crazy stuff just stick with 20 shouldn’t need any less than that for casual off-roading. You are a bit wider than I would run with that tire but unless your going nutts it’s not gonna be an issue. If it is bring brake cleaner and a lighter to reset the bead on the trail.
     
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    Thanks. I'm not even sure how these tires will respond to airing down, so I'll start around there.

    I have a place that I go with deep , loose sand. That's the situation I'm most likely to air down further
     
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    Haha! I'm asking because the other option is to just sit on the wheels until I can stick 285's on them.

    If I go that route, I'll probably go with M/T's. I'll be looking for something that doesn't totally suck on the road, I.E. road noise, shitty ride, ETC
     
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    All other things being equal, wider rim width needs more air pressure to maintain flat tread contact. (prevent outer edge wear pattern) Narrower rims need less air pressure for the same flat contact. (prevent center tread wear pattern)
     
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    Thank you for the input! I hadn't considered the treadwear changing. I might have to buy some sidewalk chalk:cool:

    The wheels are being installed at the moment! Woohoo!

    :woot:
     
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    I would just keep the pressure a couple of # under max and watch the tread wear.
     
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    IDK. Max is 50 PSI. That's way too high for this truck. I don't even like running 38.
     
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