17in rim on 16.5in tire
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Year: 1994
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if you want those tires order the beadlocks with them trail worthy fab redoes the centers.
the sidewall on all tires says only mount on XXX rim there is a reason for that. was out in the back 40 of a buddies house snagging some old tires for a roller turns out a 16" tire will mount on a 15" rim real easy it will even appear to seat the bead and hold air but when it rolls a round a corner it rolls off the rim. the 16.5 might seat onto a 17" rim hell it might seat on a 16" rim however it will not be safe or sane.
the sidewall on all tires says only mount on XXX rim there is a reason for that. was out in the back 40 of a buddies house snagging some old tires for a roller turns out a 16" tire will mount on a 15" rim real easy it will even appear to seat the bead and hold air but when it rolls a round a corner it rolls off the rim. the 16.5 might seat onto a 17" rim hell it might seat on a 16" rim however it will not be safe or sane.
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thank you that is more of the answer i was looking for. i was looking at those recentered rims but they were a lot $$$ and cost more then 8 hummvee tires for a set
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they were not that bad when i was looking got quoted ~$1700 shipped for a set of 5 of the baja T/A's and matching double beadlocks with PVC inserts. thats $340 a rim/tire/insert for some load range D's on beadlocks IMO thats still one hell of a deal. it is still cheaper than buying damn near any new 37x12.50 that i have seen.
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well im in college so im tight on money and can get hummvee tires for about 75 to 100 bucks each that are 80-95% tread left and 17in rims are easy to come by but if it cant be done safely then i wont do it and will just go to 35's since those are pretty easy to find cheap to fit my existing rims
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well im in college so im tight on money and can get hummvee tires for about 75 to 100 bucks each that are 80-95% tread left and 17in rims are easy to come by but if it cant be done safely then i wont do it and will just go to 35's since those are pretty easy to find cheap to fit my existing rims
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well im in college so im tight on money and can get hummvee tires for about 75 to 100 bucks each that are 80-95% tread left and 17in rims are easy to come by but if it cant be done safely then i wont do it and will just go to 35's since those are pretty easy to find cheap to fit my existing rims
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Originally Posted by customzj73
That's like asking, can I use a 1/2" ratchet on a 3/8" socket?
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