HoSS Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 How am i going to get 35" AT tyres onto 17 - 7.5 rims? Without increasing the width too much. I have looked at BFG, Cooper & General and there doesnt seem to be any option in 17. Unless i go for 315 width which is too much. I could drop to 16 but i would prefer to leave more room for calipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Drumstick Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Why 35"? What vehicle? What sort of calipers and why would 16" leave less room? Do you have 17x7.5 rims already? You said not increasing width too much, but "too much" over what??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Its my volvo c303. Original tyres are 280/85-16 so 34.7" But i'm planning a drum to disc change with D2 calipers and Toyota discs. So dont know the exact wheel-caliper clearenc until i build it, but 17 would give me breathing space. Need very high offset wheels to avoid increasing the track width. I had an offer of some 17x7.5 Nissan rims that would have been ideal except i cant find tyres for them. Because they are portal axles the current wheels have 100% offset i.e the edge of the rim is only a little inside the body. So i cant chose too wide a tyre. Even in 16 it seems that id have to go for 315/75-16 to match the diameter, but they are wider than i'd like. btw This is the best tyre size calculator i have found to date, just to share. http://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Drumstick Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Sadly I think you'll struggle to find much in the way of tall narrow tyres. I've certainly looked in the past. Your most likely bet is if you can find some 'real' 9.00x16's if you are happy with 16" rims. These should be similar height to the originals. But tyres this size are rare. You might find some Mil or Agri tyres this size however. 35.10.50 16's is another size you might find, but often only in aggressive MT's patterns. Interco do some interesting sizes such as 34 9.50's that might fit the bill. Not sure where you can buy them though, places import to Europe, but not the UK it seems. And be prepared to pay. I've seen a vid (ages ago) of a C303 on Maxxis Creepy Crawlers. Pretty sure they weren't all that narrow though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yeah i can find 9x16s like this http://www.123pneus.fr/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=125&cart_id=67691462.125.2152&Breite=9.00&Quer=&Felge=16&Speed=&kategorie=6&Marke=&ranzahl=4&tyre_for=&x_tyre_for=&rsmFahrzeugart=ALL&search_tool=standard&details=Ordern&typ=R-240579 A bit more MT than i wanted, but i guess it would work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hmm was just watching an episode of Fast n Loud. They had a Ford Bronco on 17" with BFG AT 35" Need to try and zoom in on the sidewall markings. But probably one of those things you can only find in the US of A. edit - 315/70-17 hmmm didnt look too fat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Interco sell some narrow tyres, but you probably can't get them in the UK... SSRs. Great dual purpose tyre. 35X10.50R17 http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=9&g=1 LTBs, 34x10.5R17 Very aggressive http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=7&g=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 255/100r16 might be the answer they are 900r16 equivalent IIRC 36" dia HTSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 255/100r16 might be the answer they are 900r16 equivalent IIRC 36" dia HTSH Flippin 'eck! You'd need deep pockets at nearly £500 a corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Indeed, i can get 315/75-16 for 250 Eur for 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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