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Offline Locke

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Tire size on 7" rim
« on: January 22, 2006 - 10:03:05 PM »
I have a set of 15 x 7 Magnum wheels and am wondering what is the widest tire that will safely fit.
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Re: Tire size on 7" rim
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2006 - 10:07:34 PM »
ask the tire manufacturer , they list the rim size for a given tire

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Re: Tire size on 7" rim
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2006 - 10:42:26 PM »


....and/or go into your local tyre shop, they have the charts.  :thumbsup:
Just a guess I'd say 265 would be you top width.  :icon16:
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Re: Tire size on 7" rim
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2006 - 07:16:43 AM »
Here is a link to the BF Goodrich website where you can find the size chart for the radial T/A.  http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgapp/catalog/tires/radialta.jsp

Click on the "SIZE & SPECS" button to download a list of tire sizes and associated rim width ranges by tire size.
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Offline matt63

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Re: Tire size on 7" rim
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2006 - 07:08:39 PM »
I've seen lots of 275/60/15 on 7 inch rims.  I would think this is about as far as you could go.
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