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tire width?
could i fit a 12 inch wide tire on an 8 inch rim?
 
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yep
 
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alright sweet man, i think my stock rims are 8 lol
 
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ur welcome,
they may b 7's
 
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stock ranger wheels are 7's. MAX I would run on them are 11.50's.
 
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yea i think they are 7's, i got a real good deal on these tires, man i wanted to run them to lol
 
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Go up.....go wide. Why didn't you follow that rule? Usually, following that requires new wheels to widen your stance.
 
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buy them & hang on 2 um till u run across a deal on 8's
(just a idea)
 
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i didnt get them yet, thats y i asked to see if they would or not, there 4 super swampers for only $150
 
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goin up & out is sweet
 
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wow 150 buy um u can always resell um
 
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lol yea i know thats y i think i might buy them and then just wait for a deal on like an 8 or 10 inch rim, so i can widen my stance
 
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i didnt get them yet, thats y i asked to see if they would or not, there 4 super swampers for only $150
depends on how tall they are though....
 
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there 36x12.50R15
 
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if you really wanted to, you can run those on the stock rims. go over to pirate4x4 and do a search. everyones running wide tires on skinny rims. ill be running 38.5x14.5 on a 8" rim.
 
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they wont come off the bead? the rims 7"
 
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you have a greater chance of losing a bead with a wider rim then a skinnier one.
 
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mhmm true, alright thanks man
 
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