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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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32 x 11.5 R15 , what rim to use 8" or 10"

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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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An 8 inch rim would be fine.
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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7s cheep bead lock. 10s are way to damn wide
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 05:04 AM
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7s cheep bead lock. 10s are way to damn wide

even with the 3.3/4 back space 10" is too wide?
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 08:36 AM
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8" for sure. 10's are even too much for 12.5" tires IMO.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 05:55 PM
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15x7 with 3.75 32x11.5s IMO this is how its done

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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 06:00 PM
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Deffinetly 8" rim. 10" would be to wide and you would scratch them up bad!
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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the wider the rim the more likely you are to lose a bead when airing down.
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 07:53 AM
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the wider the rim the more likely you are to lose a bead when airing down.

****!! I got to retern them back to jegs
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 07:57 AM
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five more days of waiting!!!
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It gives you an excuse to weld in some lock rings
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 08:11 AM
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It gives you an excuse to weld in some lock rings
what on a 8" or 10"
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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8 inch. with the lock rings welded on, it would make it about 9 inches. that would leave you some room to go to 12.5 wide later, when you're ready to go to 33's.
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