35x12.50 on a 12" rim?? Will it work?
09-12-2013, 06:35 PM
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35x12.50 on a 12" rim?? Will it work?
I have an opportunity to buy a set of 20x12 fuel hostage wheels and I already have a set of 35x12.50 tires. The wheels are 4.5 backspacing so I am told. I have searched and seen a few like this. Some say you can run a 12.50 tire on a 12 wheel without any problems and others mention airing down being a problem, tire stretching due to a 12.50 not being a true measurement. I have researched all sorts of stuff. If anyone can shed some light on this for me or even share some pictures it would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!
09-12-2013, 07:20 PM
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That is too much width for a 12.50 imo. It will definitely ballon the tires out. Airing down to go off road would be a no go. If it is mainly street driven, you could go up to a 10", but personally I would stick with a 9" wheel.
09-12-2013, 07:36 PM
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From someone who ran 10.5" tires on 10" wheels- yes, it can be done. Did I air down to 7-8psi like some people? Hell no, but I did drop down on 14psi and didn't lose a bead all day at Rausch Creek. I've had.....4 sets of wheels like this, no problems with any of them.
It's not a popular option here, but certainly doable without issue.
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09-12-2013, 08:16 PM
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If it's going on a 20" rim I dough it will be getting air down at all. For your mall crawler it will work. Some shops may not install then though.
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09-12-2013, 09:07 PM
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I have seen it done before and was fine. Im sure there is a small chance something could happen, but wouldnt be to worried about it if you need to use the tires.
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09-13-2013, 02:28 AM
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I wouldn't take it off road like that. You will get a lot of thumbs up in the Ghetto though. I had a guy in a four door with wheels like that, and low profile street tires give me a wave the other day. I gave him a single finger wave. His may have been 24" wheels though. Can you say Donk.