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| | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 6 | I am running 17.5" rims on the rear and still have the old 17" on the front. I need new tires and took my extra rims to a tire dealer who told me the taper on the inside of the rim might cause the tubeless tire not to seal so well. I have to do some work to clean up the 5 17.5s and am looking at going to 16" rims but need the hubcap clips and I also need the tire to fill up the wheel well - the tire needs to be 30.5" tall.
I don't want to go chrome, black steel will do just fine. This is an old Falstaff beer truck and I want to paint it and fix it up but not hot rod it.
Any experience with rims and tires? 17.5 tires are expensive. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | 17.5" wheels are a god option if they fit (sounds like it)
19.5" is also a very good option and with 8R19.5 tires will fill the wheel wells at about 31-32"
16" may or may not fit over the brakes and I think looks on the small side, or if you get tall enough tires they're wide and also look out of place. | | |
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