17in rim on 16.5in tire
08-16-2011, 10:17 AM
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17in rim on 16.5in tire
as the title states is it possible to run a 17in rim on a tire that is ment for a 16.5in rim. reason im asking is because i will hopefully be getting new tires soon and im upgrading to 36's or 37's that are hummvee take offs they r also 12.50in wide so what would be a good rim to get so i dont getting rubbing. thanks
08-16-2011, 03:10 PM
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You're going to have to either swap out your axles or buy recentered rims with your bolt pattern. The h1 or double beadlock 16.5" rims you can normally buy cheap I believe are 8lug rims. Youd be better off just buying 36s for your 17" rims.
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08-16-2011, 07:22 PM
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yea i know its 1/2 an inch off but wasnt sure if i could sqeeze the rim in the tire and have it work im not retarded or anything just dont know a lot about fitting tires to rims and the rim is only 1/4 inch off on each side which is a very small amount now if it was a 16in tire going onto a 17in rim then i could tell u it didnt work
08-16-2011, 08:29 PM
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08-16-2011, 09:34 PM
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yea i know its 1/2 an inch off but wasnt sure if i could sqeeze the rim in the tire and have it work im not retarded or anything just dont know a lot about fitting tires to rims and the rim is only 1/4 inch off on each side which is a very small amount now if it was a 16in tire going onto a 17in rim then i could tell u it didnt work
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08-16-2011, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by OnlyInMyXJ22
If a 16.5" tire could fit on a 17" wheel...there would be NO 16.5" wheel...
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