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Old 06-22-2010, 11:41 AM   #1
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15x10 vs. 15x8

Will i gain any tire width by going from a 8in rim to a 10in rim with a 275/60r15
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Old 06-22-2010, 11:43 AM   #2
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Re: 15x10 vs. 15x8

No... regardless of rim size... the tire tread width should stay the same. Unless you are going to a wider tire than before.

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Re: 15x10 vs. 15x8

Ok id like a little wider that a 60 series. can i get a 275/70r15
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Re: 15x10 vs. 15x8

The "60" and the "70" are not the tread width... that is the side wall height (which is a percentage of the tire width). The width is the "275". You need to go to a "295" or larger size tire.

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Old 06-22-2010, 11:54 AM   #5
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Re: 15x10 vs. 15x8

Ok well thanks i feel like an idiot now. Thanks for the help bro
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Old 06-22-2010, 12:13 PM   #6
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Ok well thanks i feel like an idiot now. Thanks for the help bro
Don't feel like an idiot for this.......there are a lot better things to feel dumb about LOL that's how tires were described in the 60's and 70's at least before my time anyways.

I'd like to find a wider and taller tire than the 275/60/15 that's on my truck. I want to stay with the same rim because I've got a nice set of cragers on it but I'd like a wider and taller tire to help when I drive my truck on the highway. Bfg used to make a 285/70/15 but as far as I can find they no longer make it. If anyone knows of a tire in this size I would love to hear about it.
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Old 06-22-2010, 12:49 PM   #7
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Re: 15x10 vs. 15x8

Putting say a 275/60 on an 8" rim will give what I believe is called a "section width" of say 10". Put the same tire on a 10" rim will give a wider section width by a couple of inches but the tread width remains the same. The wider rim just moves the sidewalls out a bit more is all giving the look of more tire.
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Coker Tires sells 285/70/15s
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