[F500] Question about wheels?

[Jeff Blumenthal]

Bryan,
  Sounds like you'd be wise to measure the width of the wheels.  I've 
had no problem mounting a 6" tire on a 5" wheel.  My rear wheels are 7" 
wide and I mount the 8" Hoosiers on them.  The Hoosier website does give 
recommended wheel width for the various tire sizes.  If you measure the 
width of your rims, I'll be there are knowledgeable folks on this site 
who can advise the range of tires you can safely mount.
 -Jeff

BRYAN POWELL wrote:

>   Thanks Jeff,
>
>    One of the wheels was sealed with High Temp RTV when we took it apart
>
>   (Ops!). I was just concerned about the difference in width from the
>
>   old  5"  tire  and  the new 6". Just looking at the tire it seems like
>   alot
>
>   more than 1". My rear rims are about 3" wider than the fronts so we
>
>   were a little concerned with stressing the side walls on the fronts.
>
>   Bryan
>   >From: Jeff Blumenthal <jblumenthal at bbappliance.com>
>   >Reply-To: f500 at f500.org
>   >To: f500 at f500.org
>   >Subject: Re: [F500] Question about wheels?
>   >Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 16:40:06 -0400
>   >
>   >Bryan:
>   >   You mount the tires on two-piece wheels the same as if they were
>   >one-piece (don't take them apart).  My experience with the O-rings
>   >isn't good so I don't use them.  Instead, I use a bead of RTV
>   >sealant (or similar silicone type) to seal where the two halves join
>   >together.  You do not use an inner tube.  If your front rims are 5"
>   >wide, you should be able to mount the 6" tires with no problem. Just
>   >do it carefully so you don't bend the rims.  There are several wheel
>   >vendors that make 10" wheels.  Douglas, Keizer, Kodiak, Real, are a
>   >few that many of us use. Websites can be found doing a Google
>   >search.
>   >Good Luck-
>   >
>   >-Jeff Blumenthal
>   >
>   >BRYAN POWELL wrote:
>   >
>   >>   I'm  mounting  a new set of rains and noticed that my wheels are
>   >>Split
>   >>   Rims (3ea) and
>   >>   one is a One Piece. My other tires are all mounted on One Piece
>   >>Rims.
>   >>   To  compound  this issue the rains I purchased are all 19 x 6 x
>   >>10 and
>   >>   my Old Fronts
>   >>   were  19 x 5 x 10. There is a significant difference in width
>   >>from the
>   >>   Front and Rear
>   >>   Rims.
>   >>
>   >>    Just  to clearify I'm running a 84' Zink 19 Solo II but looking
>   >>to go
>   >>   to Solo I soon.
>   >>
>   >>    My  question  is  how to handle mounting on a two piece wheel
>   >>and are
>   >>   there replacement
>   >>   wheels  available?  We  have some serious questions about the
>   >>internal
>   >>   O-ring and where
>   >>   to find replacements? Do you use a tube with these two piece
>   >>wheels?
>   >>
>   >>    Any experience or advice you may have would be greatly
>   >>appreciated!
>   >>
>   >>   Thanks Bryan
>   >>   P3-Racing
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