Zhihao 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 Hi guys, Is a 7" rims a little too wide for a 195 tire? what is the best fit for a 7"? can someone teach me how to pair rim and tire width? is there some kind of best practice? Thanks a lot... Brgds ZH ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binxuan 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 (edited) uppppppppppppzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Edited June 25, 2010 by Binxuan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladykillerz 4th Gear June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 Hi guys, Is a 7" rims a little too wide for a 195 tire? what is the best fit for a 7"? can someone teach me how to pair rim and tire width? is there some kind of best practice? Thanks a lot... Brgds ZH friend, do you mean for cars? somehow, i only see smallest rims that are about 13".. 7" rims?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionedfish Clutched June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 Hi guys, Is a 7" rims a little too wide for a 195 tire? what is the best fit for a 7"? can someone teach me how to pair rim and tire width? is there some kind of best practice? Thanks a lot... Brgds ZH you mean your toy car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkingtree 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 (edited) I think TS meant the rim width rather than rim diameter lah. For 195 section tires, rim width should be between 5.5" to 7". So 7" is max already. When you fit your 195 section tire to 7" width rim, you will get the "stretched" rubber look that is quite hip in the US tuning scene at the moment. Basically, the tire sidewall will slant inwards towards the centre instead of being straight if mounted on a 5.5" to 6" width rim, which is probably what your stock rim width would be. You should be more concerned with the offset of the rims so as not to affect the stock suspension geometry of your car and that the tires don't scrub against the wheel well or suspension strut during turning. Otherwise you may need spacers and camber adjustments which i'm personally not in favour of. Edited June 25, 2010 by Walkingtree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChengAnda Neutral Newbie June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 Hi guys, Is a 7" rims a little too wide for a 195 tire? what is the best fit for a 7"? can someone teach me how to pair rim and tire width? is there some kind of best practice? Thanks a lot... Brgds ZH Hi zhihao, it will fit Rim width : 7.0 inches Min tyre width :195 mm Ideal tyre width:205 to 215 mm Max tyre width:225 mm can visit the mywebsite for other widths..Rim to Tyre Width Recommendation Table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhihao 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Author Share June 25, 2010 thanks for the link... good stuff... i may have a problem then during the transition phase... my end state is to be on 195/55/15 with this 7" wide rims... now i'm on 175/65/15 and since the min for a 7" rim is 195, my current 175 tyres won't fit onto it... and the rim shop and tyre shop are at 2 different location... the reason why i want to change out my rims before the tyre is because i want to do a fresh balancing and alignment with the new tyres and new rims... unless a change of rims will not require "re-alignment" then i can probably go change my tyres to 195 first then change to the 7" rims... so pretty confirm 175 cannot go onto 7" rims? even for maybe a few days only before i change out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChengAnda Neutral Newbie June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 Doesnt the rim vendor sells tyres as well? new set of wheels does not require alignment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhihao 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Author Share June 25, 2010 i want hankook... and hankook only selected places have... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkingtree 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 (edited) so pretty confirm 175 cannot go onto 7" rims? even for maybe a few days only before i change out? Nope. 175/65 section tires should be between 5 to 6.5" width. Any wider than that is a risk. I'm not even sure the tires can be mounted firmly man. If the tire shop tells u can be done, you better ask him for written warranty. Why all the trouble? You doing trade in for your rims and tires separately? Edited June 25, 2010 by Walkingtree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhihao 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Author Share June 25, 2010 yes bro... cause i want hankook v12... and another shop is giving me quite a gd price for the rims... aiya, simple la, since no need realignment when change wheels, i shall go change my tyres first then change rims... thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkingtree 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 (edited) yes bro... cause i want hankook v12... and another shop is giving me quite a gd price for the rims... aiya, simple la, since no need realignment when change wheels, i shall go change my tyres first then change rims... thanks Yep, that sounds like a much safer option , since 195/55 section tires should still be able to sit on your stock rims comfortably. Best of luck, and enjoy the eventual killer "stretched rubber" look. Edited June 25, 2010 by Walkingtree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhihao 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Author Share June 25, 2010 thank u sir... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkingtree 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Share June 25, 2010 thank u sir... U r welcome. Hope you've gotten the rim offset sorted out too. No use if the rim look good but doesn't suit your vehicle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhihao 1st Gear June 25, 2010 Author Share June 25, 2010 yes, the offset is fine... thanks again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furrynadz 5th Gear June 26, 2010 Share June 26, 2010 see michelin sg website 195 should be inch max width 7 inch will rounded sidewall ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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