I want to run LT315/70R16 Toyo open country M/T and it recommends a 8-10 inch rim. Some tire places are saying I can get by with a 7.5 but others say no way has to be 8 at least.

 

Stock wheels are 6.5 inches wide.

Ronnie

 

a friend of mine has 305's on his stock rims...it looks pretty good. but you wouldnt wanna go any bigger thats forsure...his will rub on the lower arms when you turn..

 

Like Ronco said - its 6.5"...Im running 285's and thats absolutely the biggest tire I would run on this narrow of a wheel.

 

Thanks guys

I will be (maybe) installing a Carli starter system hence the bigger tire (I really want a 35in tall tire), I just didn't want to buy rims right now

 

The black steel ones are cheap...about $50 each...and they look pretty good.

 

Where can I buy them from?

 

www.summitracing.com

 

Most tire makers don't approve 285 on 6.5w wheel. They want at least 7.5" wide that I've seen.

A full inch too narrow is far from ideal... But there might be some wiggle room. Or not.

 

We run 295 & 305 BFGs on the '98 stock 6.5" rims - no clearance issues on the truck, but we usually just keep that wheel/tire combo on the aluminum GN... and yes, those skinny rims do tend to pull the shoulder up a tad!

 

Yeah, that actually is correct Hohn....thats why I said "a 285 is the biggest tire I would run on this narrow of a wheel."

Even so, there are some tire shops that might not mount 285's on these wheels.

 

I bought a set from there this summer....when they arrived EVERY wheel was damaged. Back onto the UPS truck they went.

These ones: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

 

OUCH! That sucks but you can't blame Summit for UPS sending your wheels through the smashing department.

John

 

Actually, it wasnt really UPS's fault...it was poor packaging by the manufacturer