mr T

hey boys i have a chance to get 305/70/16's for 20/each just the rubber....will they fit my stock wheels? im sure they can squeeze them in no? or are they gonna try and "sell" me to get wider rims to fit it?

i dotn wanna miss the chance to get these tires since they're like 250$ each new
thanx guys






andrew

Citizen

They'll fit but will rub at full lock. You can live with it like that, buy new rims, or try spacers.

I ended up getting rims myself. But I have heard of people using spacers.

mr T

spacers? really?? whereabouts can i get these?

Homestead

I ran 305's and I couldn't get them to rub if I wanted to. 315's, they rub.

95ram

How wide are your rims. I thought 95 rims were only like 6.5" wide. If this is the case don't even try mounting these tires on them. a 305/70/16 is about 12" wide. Your going to have to get at least an 8" wide rim, or find some 01+ rims. They're a little over 7.5" wide and have worked for several people. I mounted 315/75/16 which is the same with as 305/70 on my stock 01 rims and thought the rims were still to narrow so I bought wider rims.

mkubacak

I always thought that the rim was part of the wheel. Sorry, but it bothers me when people do not call wheels what they are, wheels.

mr T

yeah i thought id have trouble mounting those....thats what i wanted to know...i also spotted some 265/75/16's i have the 245's will it even be noticeable if i change to those?

phox_mulder

I think of it this way:

Tire=the vulcanized rubber doughnut that contacts the road.
Motorcycles have 2, most vehicles have 4, some bigger ones have 6-10

Rim=the metal thing the tire is mounted on.

Wheel= the rim with the tire mounted on it.

Wheels=the entire vehicle with rims and tires.

Hot Wheels=little diecast replicas of vehicles.


phox

duner

i'm with Phox, the wheel is the whole thing. air leaves the tire and your on the rim.

mkubacak

Yes, the rim of the wheel.

dodgeram

I've got 285/75-16's on my stock 6.5" steel wheels with no trobles or rubbing, they fit perfect.

I think 305's my be a bit wide for 6.5's as they are a full inch wider than my 285's

I SPEED

Websters defines wheel as:
A solid disk or a rigid circular ring connected by spokes to a hub, designed to turn around an axle passed through the center.

Rim is defined as:
The circular outer part of a wheel, furthest from the axle.
A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted.


HTH