15x6 or 15x7?
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15x6 or 15x7?
I am running 31x10.5 tires and am trying to determine which wheel size to go with. The tire will be an AT tire and used only for camping/expedition type trips and the occasional off-roading I may be doing. I have a set of M/S tires for DD use.
I plan to run stock Toyota 6-hole steel wheels for this because I already have some and like the looks of them. The set I have is 15x6, but I like the deeper looking dish of the 15x7 much better.
I understand why a skinny wheel is called the "poor man's beadlock" but am curious if there is an appreciable difference in the 15x6 bead holding over the 15x7 when aired down with this tire size. For the mild off-road use I'll be throwing at it, I would guess probably not but was hoping some of you guys with real world experience would chime in.
The wheels will be powder coated so I'd like to get it right the first time cuz I hate throwing money away.
TIA
I plan to run stock Toyota 6-hole steel wheels for this because I already have some and like the looks of them. The set I have is 15x6, but I like the deeper looking dish of the 15x7 much better.
I understand why a skinny wheel is called the "poor man's beadlock" but am curious if there is an appreciable difference in the 15x6 bead holding over the 15x7 when aired down with this tire size. For the mild off-road use I'll be throwing at it, I would guess probably not but was hoping some of you guys with real world experience would chime in.
The wheels will be powder coated so I'd like to get it right the first time cuz I hate throwing money away.
TIA
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First, most tire manufacturers recommend between 15"x7" - 15"x9" for a 31"x10.5" tire. I'm not sure if anyone has put a 31"x10.5" on a 6" wide rim. If so, I hope they would chime in on this. It's probably been done before, but I just haven't paid close enough attention to them.
If people do say it is possible to use the 6" rims, I say just use the rims you have and not put the money out into buying another set of rims. Also, it's not like you're going to air them down to go rock crawling or anything.
If people do say it is possible to use the 6" rims, I say just use the rims you have and not put the money out into buying another set of rims. Also, it's not like you're going to air them down to go rock crawling or anything.
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First, most tire manufacturers recommend between 15"x7" - 15"x9" for a 31"x10.5" tire. I'm not sure if anyone has put a 31"x10.5" on a 6" wide rim. If so, I hope they would chime in on this. It's probably been done before, but I just haven't paid close enough attention to them.
If people do say it is possible to use the 6" rims, I say just use the rims you have and not put the money out into buying another set of rims. Also, it's not like you're going to air them down to go rock crawling or anything.
If people do say it is possible to use the 6" rims, I say just use the rims you have and not put the money out into buying another set of rims. Also, it's not like you're going to air them down to go rock crawling or anything.
Thanks for the help, much appreciated.
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I kind of thought they would. I just didn't want to confirm anything
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