JIMNLIN wrote:
I've found that load carrying tires (trucks and trailers) will benifit more if the wheel width mirrows the tires tread width. Probably one reason ST tire makers may not push differing wheel selection widths.
This from a Dunlap website;
Dunlap
RIM WIDTH
Correct rim width ensures flex at the designed flex point in a tire sidewall for optimum tire performance.
If the rim is too narrow, the flex point moves toward the shoulder area, creating heat buildup in the shoulder, which reduces tire life and could result in failure.
If the rim is too wide, the flex point moves towards the rim area, causing heat buildup in the lower sidewall, which reduces tire life and could result in failure.
Within the acceptable range of rim widths, one can select wider or narrower rims than the measuring rim. Selection of a wider rim, from within the approved range, (T & RA tables) stiffens the sidewall and improves handling at the expense of handling. If carried too extreme, either too narrow or too wide of a rim, it can result in uneven tread/pavement contact pressure causing uneven wear and potentially reduced traction, or increased vulnerability to bead dis-lodgement.
Thanks for addressing a question I asked earlier. I have seen several 265's on Chevy 2500 6.5 rims and they really roll in at the beads. We have a couple posters that keep posting about using them on trailers, which is not a good fit on 6 or 6.5" trailer wheels in my book. Chris
