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Old 04-20-2003, 04:39 PM
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If these were to be mounted on a 8" rim what would be the difference in the contact patches? Wouldn't I lose a lot of the 10.5 tire because the wheel is so small? Thanks!

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Old 04-21-2003, 05:02 PM
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Default Re: 30x9x15 vs. 30x10.5x15

I don't think a 30x10.5 would work that great on a 15x8 rim and it might be hard to mount too?
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Default Re: 30x9x15 vs. 30x10.5x15

I wouldn't put a 10.5" tire on an 8" wheel... The 30x9" tire would work better.
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Default Re: 30x9x15 vs. 30x10.5x15

dont MOST people run the std 26x10.50 et street/drag on 15x8 wheels? i know you dont get a full 10" contact patch at all but isnt it the most common?

fwiw, i run 28x9 on a 8" wide and think it is a great combo.
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Thanks for the info.

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by gator's 99TA:
<strong> dont MOST people run the std 26x10.50 et street/drag on 15x8 wheels? i know you dont get a full 10" contact patch at all but isnt it the most common? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">But a 26x10.50 ET Street only has ~9" of tread width. The "10.5" designation on an ET Street is the section (or sidewall) width, while on a true slick, it's the tread width.

Here's a pic of a 29.5x10.5 slick mounted on a 10" wheel...

<img src="http://www.coffeyracing.com/images/misc/tire.jpg" alt=" - " />



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