At 10:08 AM 7/8/97 -0400, you wrote:
> Question: I'm getting ready to buy new tires and I have the Aluminum
>spoke rims (I think they are 6" wide?) What tire size can I go with
>without getting to much tire wear and not mess up the speedo to much? I
>was thinking about 235/70/15 but didn't know if the rims would work. I
>hate to go with new rims ( I kinda like the stock sleeper look). Any input
>on 2wd tires would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
>Rob Robinson
A general rule of thumb is to keep the rim width between 70-90% of the
section width of the tire. There is some flexibility in this as the lower
the aspect ratio the closer the rim should be to the section width. If you
apply this to the 235 you'd get 235/25.4=9.25" This would put the 235 out
of that range but being that it's a 70 series you'd be fine.
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