17”x9.5” (non-beadlock) wheels too wide?

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inlikeflinn

Member

• May 24, 2018

• #1

The wheels I am considering (black rhino armory) only come in 17” x 9.5” -18 offset and 4.5” backspacing. These are not beadlock wheels and I will either be pairing these with 35x12.5 or 37x12.5 tires. I was originally targeting an 8.5” wide wheel. Should I be worried about the 9.5” wide with just a 12.5” tire? It’s a daily driver but I do wheel and air down.


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fiend

Caught the Bug

• May 24, 2018

• #2

The manufacturer of your tire will have a recommended wheel width.

 

jdofmemi

Active Member

• May 24, 2018

• #3

I ran 35-12.50's on 15x10's for years and it worked great. I never had beadlocks and ran as low as 8 psi without ever loosing a bead.

 

Red Knight15

Caught the Bug

• May 24, 2018

• #4

I have 17x9 with 35X12.50 and air down to 12-13 psi on trails and haven’t had any issues. Don’t think another .5” will cause any problems.


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sm31

Active Member

• May 24, 2018

• #5

I have 10's on my TJ (inherited them) but I've been airing down to 12 psi for years with no problems. Never felt the need to go lower for the wheeling that I do.

 

I-Eat-Mud

New member

• May 24, 2018

• #6

I've always heard that wider wheels are better for airing down more. Could be wrong, but i never had an issue running 10" wide wheels on a 14.5 wide tire and airing down to 10-12psi.

 

dunstan74

New member

• May 24, 2018

• #7

Typically the more narrow the wheel the better it will hold a bead a low tyre pressure.

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inlikeflinn

Member

• May 24, 2018

• #8

Appreciate all of the feedback so far. I’ve heard many different things on this; hence my confusion.


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