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selbona 11-09-2008 06:29 PM

35" tire and rim question
 
Does anybody know if 35 x 12.5 x 15 tires will fit on the stock 15 x 8 F150 aluminum wheels?

Matts ford 11-09-2008 06:33 PM


Originally Posted by selbona (Post 3446952)
Does anybody know if 35 x 12.5 x 15 tires will fit on the stock 15 x 8 F150 aluminum wheels?

they'll fit but they will bulge out alot.

selbona 11-09-2008 06:36 PM

I don't mind if they bulge out, will they stay on?

Matts ford 11-09-2008 06:43 PM


Originally Posted by selbona (Post 3446959)
I don't mind if they bulge out, will they stay on?

i dont know. but i would go with at least a 10" wide rim.

selbona 11-09-2008 07:02 PM

yeah, i was afraid of that.

StrangeRanger 11-09-2008 08:17 PM

Every manufacturer specifies a rim width range of 8.5-11 for those tires. Don't think that "it's only half an inch less." It's a half inch under the absolute safe minimum. You need either wider rims or narrower tires. 33x10.50-15 would work fine with 8" rims.

GTRider245 11-12-2008 11:01 PM

Just for the record, the factory Ford wheels are 7.5" wide. That being said, you can run a 12.50" wide tire on them just fine.

StrangeRanger 11-13-2008 06:49 AM


Originally Posted by GTRider245 (Post 3451307)
Just for the record, the factory Ford wheels are 7.5" wide. That being said, you can run a 12.50" wide tire on them just fine.

Not according to the tire manufacturers, but what do they know?:lol:

noob saibot 11-13-2008 01:36 PM


Originally Posted by StrangeRanger (Post 3451616)
Not according to the tire manufacturers, but what do they know?:lol:

I ran 33x1250's on 15x8 and they were fine until I sold the truck.
Kid I know is running 37x1250 on a 16x8 and he dd's that truck. :confused:

TJLYZF600 11-16-2008 12:21 PM

Usually the general rule i've always seen is the rim should be about 2 inch's skinnier than the tire. A 12.5 tire on a 8 inch rim is pushing it a little. i have 35x12.5x15 on a set of American Racing 15x10's and they look sweet. might just be safer to spend another couple hundred on a set of rims


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