Wheels & Tires Forged | Billet | Cast | Radials | Slicks

235 on a 4" wide wheel?

Old 03-26-2013, 01:59 PM
  #1  
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (11)
 
sprayedenali's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 1,358
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default 235 on a 4" wide wheel?

has anyone run a 235 wide tire on a 4" wide wheel?
Old 03-26-2013, 04:24 PM
  #2  
11 Second Club
iTrader: (10)
 
sabersaw30's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Hilliard fl.
Posts: 536
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

I would say you need a 6 inch wide rim for a 235.Here is a chart. http://www.team3wheels.com/tech_specs_tire_chart.html
Old 03-26-2013, 05:02 PM
  #3  
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (1)
 
leadfoot4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Webster, NY
Posts: 4,611
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by sprayedenali
has anyone run a 235 wide tire on a 4" wide wheel?

235/75,
235/60,
235/50?
Old 03-26-2013, 07:01 PM
  #4  
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (11)
 
sprayedenali's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 1,358
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

235/75-15 roughly 29" tall. for my truck. it just looks real funny IMO with a tire any shorter than that. especially since im going to have a 30" radial out back...
Old 03-27-2013, 05:59 AM
  #5  
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (1)
 
leadfoot4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Webster, NY
Posts: 4,611
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by sprayedenali
235/75-15 roughly 29" tall. for my truck. it just looks real funny IMO with a tire any shorter than that. especially since im going to have a 30" radial out back...
7" wide rim, minimum, 8" is better. If it's an older Chevy truck, I believe that 8" rims were available from the factory, should be easy to find.
Old 03-27-2013, 08:14 AM
  #6  
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (11)
 
sprayedenali's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 1,358
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I'm getting a set of bogarts, I can either get a 15x4 or spend an extra $400 and get some 16x5,6,7, whatever... But I'd obviously rather save that money and get the 15x4's... My problem is that the only tires I can find that are tall enough are 235 and wider... So just getting a different wheels isn't necessarily an option. And I have a 235 on a 7" wide wheel right now and it's a little bit stretched out actually
Old 03-27-2013, 01:16 PM
  #7  
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (1)
 
leadfoot4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Webster, NY
Posts: 4,611
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts

Default

The 235 in 235/75/15, stands for the section width of the tire, in millimeters. 235 millimeters is 9.59". Think about it, would you really want a 9.5" wide tire on a 4" rim?

Are you talking about drag race use, or street/strip use?
Old 03-27-2013, 01:26 PM
  #8  
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (6)
 
clonedws6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 307
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

This sounds like a terrible idea.
Old 03-28-2013, 11:28 AM
  #9  
TECH Junkie
iTrader: (5)
 
redtan's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Belmont, MA
Posts: 3,764
Likes: 0
Received 15 Likes on 14 Posts

Default

That would be like putting a 345 tire on a 8.5" wheel...awful idea.
Old 03-30-2013, 09:19 AM
  #10  
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (11)
 
sprayedenali's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 1,358
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

any more input?
Old 03-30-2013, 07:03 PM
  #11  
On The Tree
iTrader: (4)
 
toslow5o's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Ohio
Posts: 134
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by sprayedenali
any more input?
Really?

Originally Posted by redtan
That would be like putting a 345 tire on a 8.5" wheel...awful idea.
Originally Posted by clonedws6
This sounds like a terrible idea.

Originally Posted by leadfoot4
7" wide rim, minimum, 8" is better. If it's an older Chevy truck, I believe that 8" rims were available from the factory, should be easy to find.
I think that is enough input. Try it and see how fast your bogarts turn to scrap metal and good luck finding a shop to mount that for you.


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: 235 on a 4" wide wheel?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:29 PM.