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Sep 9, 2010 | 01:31 PM

07Silverx

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Question on 285s again...

New to the site. Its great. Just got 07 x last week. (3rd Jeep). Considering 285x75x16 on either 16x8 or 16x10. Not really wanting to lift and wont be doing any extreme wheeling. Any thoughts......

Sep 9, 2010 | 02:02 PM

RA032726

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Welcome to the forum.

Here is a link to the wheel and tire FAQ:
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...274#post211274

Link to a tire and rim calculator:
rimsntires.com/specs.jsp[/url]

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Sep 9, 2010 | 02:12 PM

thom1879

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Question on 285s again...

I've been running that size with 16x8 rims and it's done great for me.

Sep 9, 2010 | 06:05 PM

tslewisz

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 07Silverx

New to the site. Its great. Just got 07 x last week. (3rd Jeep). Considering 285x75x16 on either 16x8 or 16x10. Not really wanting to lift and wont be doing any extreme wheeling. Any thoughts......

Welcome! And I'd do 16x8's with 285's, too. It's just about perfect.

I'll be doing 16x8's with 315's soon, which would be a little narrower than ideal for the street.

Sep 9, 2010 | 06:15 PM

Harbourone

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Im going with 9's and 325's, im sure youll be ok with 285's and 8's

Sep 9, 2010 | 06:28 PM

spleify

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Originally Posted by 2k2wranglerx

8's. i'd even do 8's with 315's. 10's won't hold a bead as well.

Can you help educate me on why this is?

Thanks

Sep 9, 2010 | 06:36 PM

tslewisz

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Originally Posted by spleify

Can you help educate me on why this is?

Thanks

You didn't ask me, but I'd suggest you Google "narrow wheels poor man's beadlock". Lots of stuff on the web.

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Sep 9, 2010 | 07:13 PM

AK4Dave

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Been running 285/16s for 3 years now on 8s. About 11.5" wide. No lift (yet) but did get rims with 4.5" back spacing. No rubbing problems.

Sep 9, 2010 | 07:23 PM

spleify

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 2k2wranglerx

a wider rim with a narrower tire just doesn't hold as well

with a wider tire and a narrower wheel the wider tire's bead is pushed against the lip of the rim and helps keep it from unseating when aired down.

That makes sense.

Thanks for the explanation