Tire/wheel widths

[jeeptjs]

I have 36/13.50/20 Iroks and the wheels i have on order are still backordered so i am going with something different. The size i was going to use was 9" wide but now the only thing i can find are 8.5" wide. I am curious to see if anyone here runs tires 5" wider than the rim width without many problems. I am planning on adding BL later to get the width to 9.5" but I need them to work until some more people come out with kits.

Thanks,
Mike

[GubNi]

That width will be fine. For offroad use it will be great at is will help to hold the rim on at lower pressure, but for street use it will tend to make the center wear out quicker. Several of my friends run 35x12.5x15 on 15x8 rims and they seem to be the perfect rim and tire combo.

[4x4junkie]

I'd go ahead and get 'em. It'll work well enough.

With such a short sidewall, it's gonna be less ideal than if you were using 15" rims, but once you get the beadlocks on, you'd be just about perfect at 9.5".

[Donahue]

ive got 16" wide tires on 10" wide rims. it is done all the time with interco tires.
http://krazyk5.com/albums/lift-and-axle-install/DSC00980.sized.jpg

[rockcrawler80]

I'm runnin' 36x15x18 on 18x10's they're fine.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d57/rockcrawler80/Trucks/IMG_3378.jpg