9.50 on 8.75?

[78Scottsdale]

The tires on my truck now are 8.75x16.5, can I put a 9.5 inch wide tire on this rim? its a stock 78 K20 white steel wheel.

[zieg85]

yes I have done it in the past with no problems.

[Irish_Alley]

some tire places wont do it, do to lawsuits if the tire fail they could say its because it was improperly mounted. from what i heard you don't want to go more that 3" more than your tire size

[78Scottsdale]

some tire places wont do it, do to lawsuits if the tire fail they could say its because it was improperly mounted. from what i heard you don't want to go more that 3" more than your tire size

Great, I just wanted to make sure with truck tires, I know people put 245/60R14s on their G Bodies while the stock tire size is 195/75R14 , I personally have 205/70R14s. 

Thanks guys.

[Da67goatman]

I changed tires from 9.50 to 33 12.50 16.5 and had no problems.  In fact they look awesome and provide lots of protection for the rims.  I used 6.75" wide rims too.

[malibu795]

some tire places wont do it, do to lawsuits if the tire fail they could say its because it was improperly mounted. from what i heard you don't want to go more that 3" more than your tire size

Great, I just wanted to make sure with truck tires, I know people put 245/60R14s on their G Bodies while the stock tire size is 195/75R14 , I personally have 205/70R14s. 

Thanks guys.

*raise hand....

dotn that 245/60/14 on 5" rim

also put 315/75/16 on a 6.5" rim

[Irish_Alley]

I changed tires from 9.50 to 33 12.50 16.5 and had no problems.  In fact they look awesome and provide lots of protection for the rims.  I used 6.75" wide rims too.

so your saying you put tires that were 6" wider than your rims? how did they wear? or is that a typo

[Da67goatman]

Its not a typo, I actually put 12.5s on 6.75 in wide rims.  They are wearing pretty evenly, the edges are wearing a slight bit faster than the center but i think that is due to the fact that i only run 28psi in them.  If I were to do it over I would use the 8.25 in wide rims and a spacer to eliminate the rubbing rather than the super skinny rims.

[Irish_Alley]

I WIULD OF THOUGHT THEY WOULD WEAR IN THE CENTER MORE THAN THE EDGE

[malibu795]

I WIULD OF THOUGHT THEY WOULD WEAR IN THE CENTER MORE THAN THE EDGE

dpeending on how much air pressure...