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9"Steels. What range of widths would they take?
Another one of those questions that is obvious to those of you that deal with it every day.
I measured the Rallyes the other night. And the width from lip to lip is 9 inches. The tyres I had planned on fitting are 225/75-15's ![]() So the question is, are they a bit narrow for the 9's or will they be fine, with minimal sidewall distortion? I do not want to go too wide, as it looks great, but in my case would not add to performance in the real world (well, that's what I think) ![]() These are the wheels, obviously. So do I buy something wider, as I want close to 2" white walls or a bit more on my smoothies, or would transferring the 225's from the smoothies be doable? Thanks for the advice, as always guys. PS. I think I may have measured the outside of the lips, rather than the inside lip width, so could be on 8" wide Rallyes, again, you guys will know this more than me.
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Re: 9"Steels. What range of widths would they take?
well, your PS is right, they are actually 8s. a 15x8 inch wheel will measure 9 inches because there is a half inch added each side of the wheel for the lip. measure again and this time look at the actual bead mounting surface and you will see the extra.
a 225 is an ideal width for a 15x8, so you should be good.
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Re: 9"Steels. What range of widths would they take?
tire section width is 225mm that is 8.85 inches which should be fine
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Re: 9"Steels. What range of widths would they take?
Yup...... Measured them again, and they are 8" inside the lips, so it looks like they will take the 225's I have.
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