I just got a set of BFG MT 235/85R16's for my 88. The PDF spec sheet
available from BFG's website states a rim width of 6.0-7.0 inches, but the
guys at America's Tire (who seemed to know their sh*t) had no argument with
mounting them on my 5.0" rims.
Speaking of loosing a bead, the other night I saw that thing on TLC about
4x4's with a bunch of stuff on hill-climbing monster trucks. At the end there
is a piece about a couple of guys preparing two modern Land Cr**sers for
arctic travel. Their way of getting giant baloon tires back in the bead
involves a spray can of lighter fluid, a lighter, and a small boom.
Casey
"Peter Ogilvie" <konacoffee2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I haven't had a tire shop give me any trouble about mounting 235/85/16's on
> the 5.5" rims. Costco did refuse to mount the tires with tubes, however.
> They could and did mount the tires, without tubes, on the non tubeless rims
> without asking me. Seems a lot more liability with the non tubeless
> construction of the rims than with the 5.5" width of the rims. I don't know
> how successful tubeless rims are at holding the bead on but have heard lots
> of stories of the bead coming off on non tubeless rims whe run at low
> pressure. One guy with a hot VW even rolled a tire off at high pressure.
> Luckily for him there was a lot of open area to spin out of control after
> the bead popped off.
>
> Aloha
> Peter
> Mounting my 235/85/16's TracEdges with tubes on later 109 rims the old
> fashioned way with tire irons and big hammer.
>
>
> >From: "Jim Hall" <jimfoo@qwest.net>
> >
> >They have put them on my 5" rims before.
> >
> >DaveB wrote:
> > >
> > > --- Richard.Clarke@nre.vic.gov.au wrote:
> > > > I am surprised that in the USA (that place that the rest of the world
> > > > sees as
> > > > the land of litigation) that they are being fitted to, and
> > > > recommended for 5.5
> > > > inch rims - or have they now decided they are 'approved' for the
> > > > narrower rim?
> > >
> > > nope. all the catalogs spec a 6" or wider rim. but the tire shop isn't
> > > likely to argue since they want your $$$ and they know they don't have
> > > a new set of rims to sell you. I did have one shop where an older
> > > gentleman refused to fit any tubelss tire to my rims whatsoever. smart
> > > cookie..
> > >
> > > dave
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