02-20-2014, 02:41 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Sussex County, Delaware
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Tire Wiki?
I'm slowly being pulled up to my neck and beyond in the whole cart customization world... But I need some help.
I'd like to get some spiffy wheels and tires without breaking the bank, and without a lift kit on my stock 1998 CC DS. I have searched and see lots of people posting about how they got a 10" or 12" rim and low profile tires to fit well, sometimes with the HD leaf springs or the wheelbase extension, but I don't know what the numbers I'm looking at are when I shop!! Wheels seem to be something like: - 8x7, does this mean 7" bead to bead & 8" diameter? - Various sizes/offsets. I've gathered that the offset puts the center of the wheel at an offset, so an 8" rim with 3" offset has the 8" basically split at 3"/5". Tires are a whole other animal. - Some seem to be just spec'd like 8" turf. - Some are 18x8.50-8. What are the measurements here? I'd like to look for a tire that is low profile, but more of an off-road tread instead of the more normal tread... Any ideas? |
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02-20-2014, 08:15 PM | #2 |
Call me Rich
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Location: Western NY
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Re: Tire Wiki?
You are correct on the wheel sizes, 8x7 means diameter x width, and offset 3+5 is width from hub face to inside lip (3") + width from hub face to outer lip (5").
Now for tires first number is outer diameter, next is width, third is wheel diameter (all in inches). In lo-pro sizes like 205/50-10, is measured in metric. 205 is width, 50 is a ratio of width to height (which tells height of tire from bead to outer diameter of the tire and 10 is again the wheel diameter size. Hope this helps. |
02-20-2014, 10:05 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Tire Wiki?
Awesome! Thanks very much!
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