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Rear tires
- Thread starter winreboot
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Tire manufacturers specify the range of rim widths that a given tire model and size can be mounted on. This can be found on the tire manufacturer's website and/or that of vendors such as the Tire Rack.
For example, if you look on the Tire Rack website for the Bridgestone S-03 tire, you can click on "specs" and it says that the range for this size tire is 8.5 to 10 inches. So the answer for 255/40-17 is no, you should not mount that size S-03 on a rim that is 8 inches wide. The 245/40-17 S-03 is okay for a rim that's 8 inches wide.
You will need to look up the permissible range of rim widths for the model of tire you're considering.
For example, if you look on the Tire Rack website for the Bridgestone S-03 tire, you can click on "specs" and it says that the range for this size tire is 8.5 to 10 inches. So the answer for 255/40-17 is no, you should not mount that size S-03 on a rim that is 8 inches wide. The 245/40-17 S-03 is okay for a rim that's 8 inches wide.
You will need to look up the permissible range of rim widths for the model of tire you're considering.
