tires and wheels
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tires and wheels
Hi Chad, I got charts from the Tire Rack a few years ago. Looks like their web site has changed but I’m sure there are more out there if you do a search. As an example, here’s one from Yokohama:
http://www.yokohamatire.com/utrimwidth.asp
http://www.yokohamatire.com/utrimwidth.asp
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From: Bealeton Virginia
tires and wheels
235s will fit on 8 inch rims but the beads will stick out wider than the tread and it will look really funny (picture the sidewall curving outwards from the tread to the edges of the rim, but instead of curving back towards the rim (a convex curve) and being the same width as the tread, the curve continues outward and never curves back in.
the 235 in the tire size it the cross section of the tire measured at its widest part when mounted on its respective nominal rim (which is 5.5-6.0 inches nominal) measured in millimeters. while in this respect the cross section of 235 mm is equivalent to approx. 9 1/4 inches, keep in mind that a) this is cross section and not tread width and b) this measurement goes out the window when the tire is mounted on a larger than nominal rim.
So "will it fit?" . .. yes. Will it look good and handle well?, at least in my opinion "no".
chris seay
bealeton va
49 F1s
68 F100
the 235 in the tire size it the cross section of the tire measured at its widest part when mounted on its respective nominal rim (which is 5.5-6.0 inches nominal) measured in millimeters. while in this respect the cross section of 235 mm is equivalent to approx. 9 1/4 inches, keep in mind that a) this is cross section and not tread width and b) this measurement goes out the window when the tire is mounted on a larger than nominal rim.
So "will it fit?" . .. yes. Will it look good and handle well?, at least in my opinion "no".
chris seay
bealeton va
49 F1s
68 F100
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