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Airing down with wide tires and stock Moabs?

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Old 01-10-2012, 01:27 PM
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I know a 12.50 (305) wide tire will fit on the stock wheel, but is it ok to air down? just thinking about that wide of a tire on a 7.5" wide wheel kinda makes me cringe.

I'm not talking about rubbing or clearance - just offroading with that setup.
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Old 01-10-2012, 01:35 PM
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I have 305's on Moabs, and have been told that it's fine. They act kind of like a 'poor mans' beadlock.

Please note, I have absolutely no proof of this except that last time I aired my tire did not fall off.
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Originally Posted by MrDillClinton
I know a 12.50 (305) wide tire will fit on the stock wheel, but is it ok to air down? just thinking about that wide of a tire on a 7.5" wide wheel kinda makes me cringe.

I'm not talking about rubbing or clearance - just offroading with that setup.
No problem at all :-) I run 37" 12.50 17 MTR's on stock rims down to 10 psi with no problem what so ever
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I've run my 35 mtr's down to 6lbs with no problems
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37x12.50R17 stock rims 9PSI no problems so far. and if i pop a bead i will use my spare. i mean thats what its there for.
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Ok, this is good to know. Thanks for the input guys.
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Get some spacers you'll be fine. I ran my moabs for 4 years on 37s
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