35x12.5/15 on a 8" rim?

[AirmanSkee]

Alright. I know it can be done, I know some people prefer not to, but I want opinions on running this setup. Also, pics if you have a setup like this.

Originally, my truck had 8" wide AR Gamblers with 35x12.5r15 Durangos on it. They ballooned ever so slightly, but not too bad. I think the 15" rim and as much side wall as it has being a 35" tire helped with that.

I just bought some 35" KM2s brand new, and will be selling my wheels on it now, which are 10" Venturas. But the set that I bought are 8" wide instead of 10" like I hoped.

So please, post up pics, kind of angled shots if you got em, or just anything at all with 15x8" rims and 35s.

15x8s I bought.

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KM2s I will be runnings on those rims

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My truck with the 15x8 Gamblers wrapped in 35" Durangos. I dont think they are ballooned too much. The KM2 has more of an aggressive sidewall though.

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[oohunter04oo]

Wow that Yokohama has a huge egg in it!!!



Anyways, I hate the look of a 10 wide rim, unless you have a 13+ wide tire. I ran 13 and 12.50 wide on my 16x8's and they look perfect to me. Here's some pics

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And here are some 15x10's with some 35/12.50r15's. I didn't like the look. And they rubbed worse than my Boggers.

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[AirmanSkee]

Yeah the Yokohamas come with the rims but are just going to be tossed in the corner of a friends garage for project rollers. They hold air and are enough to push the trail rigs around the yard on.

I like the look of my 15x8s with the Durangos that I originally had, but have heard not to do that because it balloons the tire too much. Just figured I'd start a thread to get more opinions and pics.

 

[ChrisAU]

I want to get 15x8's eventually for mine.

 

[oohunter04oo]

It may balloon the tires a little bit but I think that looks better and is better than a stretched tire. If you think about it, it would be easier to pop a bead if you hit something with a stretched tire As opposed to a ballooned tire.

 

[AirmanSkee]

Yeah I understand that. It truck is going to be a mall crawler for now since I am going to be getting a dedicated trail rig, so popping a bead isn't going to be on any of my "top worries" list. I was more worried about uneven wear and alignment problems, if any. My original setup drove perfectly down the road.

 

[oohunter04oo]

You just have to make sure you don't over inflate them. 35psi is what I run in mine and I ran 30psi in my Boggers. I it shouldn't hurt you alignment at all.

 

[AirmanSkee]

Thats what I figured. I think my Durangos were ran right around 32psi when I had em. The were a soft tire. I have a feeling the KM2s are going to be a little different.

 

[dirtridinz71]

I've ran 33x12's and 2 different 35x12.5 (the pitbulls measured wide too) on my 15x8 rims. The rims my 15" wide boggers were only on 8" wide rims, they were balloned out pretty bad, I did buy some 15x10's for them and they are much better now.

Some pics of the 35's

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[AirmanSkee]

Yeah the 35s you had don't look like they ballooned too much. I was just worried since they are a different kind of tire than the Durangos, how they would end up. I'm going to mount one up and see what it looks like before I officially decide.