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Originally Posted by David b,Jun 23 2005, 12:21 PM
Downhill I don't know about the % issue, but I am local to you and I can show you that your ranges are wrong. I don't need math, I have video, scrapes on the inside of the wheel wells, etc., etc.
It all depends upon how skinny a tire you are willing to run. If you want to run a tire that is really as wide or wider than stock then your low offsets won't work.
As I mentioned before you have to check actual widths on the tires, you cannot go by carcass sizes which is all the rated size is (+-10%). When the tread is added you get very widely varying actual widths.
In other words a 255 isn't always 255 wide.
It all depends upon how skinny a tire you are willing to run. If you want to run a tire that is really as wide or wider than stock then your low offsets won't work.
As I mentioned before you have to check actual widths on the tires, you cannot go by carcass sizes which is all the rated size is (+-10%). When the tread is added you get very widely varying actual widths.
In other words a 255 isn't always 255 wide.
i understand that actual tire width is part of the rub equation. what low offsets are you talking about? i think you misunderstood that chart.....thats what the other guy posted. he said to memorize an offset chart.
my original post was in regards to a rim fitting...leaving the tire out of the equation. since there are literally thousands of combinations if you add in tires.
is anyone actually reading my posts?
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