I have 17x7.5 inch rims right now with 235/45/17 tires on them .... I wanted to know the widest possible tire that a 7 inch rim can handle safely... 245/45/17 .. 255/40/17 ?? ... also im curious to who has the widest tire on their 7 inch rim .... thanks for any input, Rick

 

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What you could do is go to the tire rack and see--the pattern I see is that the lower the aspect ratio, the wider the rim necessary. For example, a 235/50-17 can go on a 6.5" rim, but a 235/45-17 needs a 7.5 minimum, for an Avon Tech M550. Not sure if it varies by brand, but shouldn't. Then again, those are the minimums, and not optimum.

With rims so cheap nowadays, I would strongly urge people not to get a narrow rim and try to mount wide tires on them. Why not get an 8" rim with the correct offset? Why bother with 7"?

 

yeah i went to tirerack and looked at the recommened tire width for certain tires .... well I would love an 8 inch rim ... the main thing is that I cant find a rim that I like, with an 8 inch width for a decent price ... .. grrrrrrrr

 

Check out the closeouts--I just ordered Shuk W21 18x8 for $119 ea, used to be $279. They weight 22.5 which is nice and are 2-pc. Now it turns out I don't need them but still they're not that expensive. Probably made in Korea is why they're cheap, but that's ok....

My favorite rim is the ASA that's licensed by BBS, they're like $219 which is too much for me...lots of Bimmer owners use them for their winter tires and rave about them.

 

i am saving to get some giovanna's 20x8.5 i love the capris