8 or 10" wide rims with 9" of lift

MadMaxz · 04-30-2005, 06:21 PM

got my extended donahoes and 5100's the other day waiting for tuffcountry 5" and 2" bl lift.to make 8-9 inches total lift. ordered my 35-12.5 15's " baja claws off ebay. at first i was gonna get the 15x8 classic2's for aird down wheeling, but i saw this picture w 10" wide rims and it looks sweet. so what do you guys think? 15x8 or 10? have any pics of 8-9"s with 8" wide wheels?

RedOh3 · 04-30-2005, 06:57 PM

a 15X8 wheel seems to narrow for the much lift. I'd go with a 10" wide wheel. At least that way you can have a farther offset to push the tires out more.

kylestoytaco · 04-30-2005, 10:31 PM

I have 15x10 with 33 12.5 super swamper TSL thornbirds and I love how wide my tires sit. I would say go for the 15x10. Good luck to ya!
Heres some pics of mine, let be know what you think!

spill_02 · 04-30-2005, 11:10 PM

i run a 15x10 on 33 12.5 claws and i love the way the tires sit on the truck

kylestoytaco · 04-30-2005, 11:35 PM

hell yeah man, wider is so much better!

norcaltacoma · 05-01-2005, 06:09 AM

i personally prefer a 8" rim. im running 16x8 classic II's on 35" baja claws. it could be a touch wider but 10" is too much for my taste and it just puts more strain on the front end

MadMaxz · 05-01-2005, 06:11 AM

yeah i think you guys are right, gonna go with the 15x10's.. what kinda milage should i expect out of these baja claw radials? considering i rotate um often.

**rokbrkr** · 05-01-2005, 06:39 AM

10" wide wheels will work better for a 12.5" wide tire, 8" wheels will wear the middle out if those tires quickly unless you run a lower pressure in the tires, I run 33" super swamper ssr's on 8" wheels and can't run more than 20 pouinds of air in them, I'm just waiting for a buddy to get back into town to get my 10" wheels out of his storage........I personally haven't seen anyone get more than 20k miles out of a set of claws.

spill_02 · 05-01-2005, 12:12 PM

ive got about 12-15k on mine so far and its like they havent worn at all, i would say i have a good 90% left

Live4yotas · 05-01-2005, 12:22 PM

I have heard that the radials get good mileage. I haven't seen it for my self but I have seen a set of the bais ply claws. If you get the bias ply claws you won't get much mileage probably 15k tops. They wear like boggers. The radial claws look sweet I would most diffently go for the 15x10's.

wslytoy · 05-01-2005, 01:15 PM

Definitely go w/ 15x10's, 15x8's won't look good to me. There's some wide wheel haters on here, so don't be suprised when they try and knock every1's opinion on having wider rims! They'll wear more evenly w/ more pressure in em'. 33's is the max I'd ever run a 15x8, and I wouldn't run it like that, lol. In the end it all boils down to personal preference. Peace, Wes

wslytoy · 05-01-2005, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylestoytaco

I have 15x10 with 33 12.5 super swamper TSL thornbirds and I love how wide my tires sit. I would say go for the 15x10. Good luck to ya!
Heres some pics of mine, let be know what you think!

I'm not a huge fan of rock crawlers, but I love your truck man, looks good. Even though I know thornbirds aren't the greatest tire, they look good, haha!

cluster1ne · 05-01-2005, 02:54 PM

definately 10's.... like they said, 8's will look to narrow.

kylestoytaco · 05-02-2005, 07:55 AM

Wslytoy, my truck is not a rock crawler. I just picked up 4 thornbirds for $400. It was a deal that i couldnt pass up. the only thing I hate is the thornbirds are nearly impossible to balance. Well thanks for your input, your trucks pretty sweet as well.

2pwrlftrs4u · 05-02-2005, 08:11 AM

i have ran both... and though i like the way 10's look, the 8's ride so much better and are not as hard on the suspension. i think that 35's on 10's is a little much for our IFS. i plan on sticking with 10's with a MT for offroading and 8''s with an AT for normal everyday driving. just my .02

muddypenguin · 05-02-2005, 08:38 AM

I've run 8 and 10" wheels with my 35s and personally I like the 8" better. I find the narrow bite of the 8" tends to dig in better for offroading. But when I was up around 9-10" of lift, the 10" wheel definatly improved stabilty onroad. However I did loose about 1mpg with the wider wheels. Now I'm down at 7" of lift and 8" wheels are perfect. Plus I just took a roadtrip and sqeezed out 22.5mpg =)

dadunc205x · 05-02-2005, 12:50 PM

go with the 8's. maybe its just me, but wide rims dont look good. look at a lot of the desert trucks, they run 7 inch rims. I know your "supposed" to run a rim within 2 inches of your tire or whatever, but the narrower rim will hold the bead better.

Mike · 05-02-2005, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dadunc205x

go with the 8's. maybe its just me, but wide rims dont look good. look at a lot of the desert trucks, they run 7 inch rims. I know your "supposed" to run a rim within 2 inches of your tire or whatever, but the narrower rim will hold the bead better.

I guess it depends on what the original poster is after, looks or functionality.

A narrower wheel will definitely help keep the tire from de-beading when running at really low pressures. A narrower wheel is much easier to re-bead out on the trail too.

A narrower wheel will be more protected from rocks, ever had a rock or somethign else rip out your valve stem?

A narrower wheel will be much less of a 'lever' acting against things like your wheel bearings and other suspension components.

I'm running 35" MTRs on 8" wheels. I don't have any problems getting a flat tread pattern with street pressures.

I'm not a wide wheel hater like Wes thinks, just throwing out some different viewpoints.

Later,
....Mike

wslytoy · 05-02-2005, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylestoytaco

Wslytoy, my truck is not a rock crawler. I just picked up 4 thornbirds for $400. It was a deal that i couldnt pass up. the only thing I hate is the thornbirds are nearly impossible to balance. Well thanks for your input, your trucks pretty sweet as well.

hey man,
well I was mainly referring to the style of rims you had, not the function of your truck

! But either way, it looks mean. yeah, T-birds are impossible to balance, so its a waste of time to try and get them to, haha!

wslytoy · 05-02-2005, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

I'm not a wide wheel hater like Wes thinks, just throwing out some different viewpoints.

Later,
....Mike

Lies, lies, its all lies, LOL, jk man. I know you prefer 8's over 10's, like a lot of ppl do. Then again, there are those who prefer wider and then those who prefer stock which in the words of The Bird Man, "You know dat' stock shit stank"!

upwithit · 05-02-2005, 09:24 PM

man yall got me messed up. i had just placed a bid on some 15X8 american racing rims on e-bay when this thread started. i was going to put them on 33x12.50's under a 3 in body and 3 in cornfed lift. i lost the bid. so do you think the 10's would be better than the 8"s or is it just owner preference ?

MadMaxz · 05-04-2005, 06:57 AM

its all personal preference man. i went with the 15x10 classic2's

MadMaxz · 06-22-2005, 03:55 PM

anyone have pictures of 8-9 inches of lift with 35-12.5's on 15x8's? and not SAS'd

Trevor 3blacktoys · 06-22-2005, 06:06 PM

Just remember your steering components will take more abuse w/ a wider wheel/treadwidth......
Trevor

Tweeter · 06-22-2005, 06:22 PM

31x10.5r15 would work well on 15x7 right? cause i have a 265 width which is 10.4 wide

DCabTaco · 06-22-2005, 07:10 PM

That is what comes stock on most Tacos. 31X10.5 on 15X7 wheels

Tweeter · 06-23-2005, 01:23 AM

Then I guess mine weren't stock, thanks for the info.

4TACXOMA4 · 06-23-2005, 01:48 AM

Here's what you want... I have around 8" up front, and I am running 35x12.50 SSR's on 15x8 rims. Here's one picture at street pressure...

And here's one with the tires around 13psi...

joeylead · 06-23-2005, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMaxz

anyone have pictures of 8-9 inches of lift with 35-12.5's on 15x8's? and not SAS'd

This is with a 6" fabtech and 3" BL, 35X12.50 BFG on a 15X8 wheel at about 12psi

pportera · 06-23-2005, 02:16 PM

I say 10" for looks and 8" for hard off road abuse.

BTW EVERY ONE!! How are your claws? Do they do good in mud , rocks, riverbeds??

ALSO has anyone tried running them backwards?? Give me some feed back im about to get some new 33's . i currently run the trxus M/T and i dont want to go to a lease griping tire.

Any OP's??

04-30-2005, 06:21 PM	#1
MadMaxz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 165	8 or 10" wide rims with 9" of lift got my extended donahoes and 5100's the other day waiting for tuffcountry 5" and 2" bl lift.to make 8-9 inches total lift. ordered my 35-12.5 15's " baja claws off ebay. at first i was gonna get the 15x8 classic2's for aird down wheeling, but i saw this picture w 10" wide rims and it looks sweet. so what do you guys think? 15x8 or 10? have any pics of 8-9"s with 8" wide wheels?

05-01-2005, 06:39 AM	#8
rokbrkr Senior Member TTORA GOLD Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: idaho falls idaho Posts: 334	10" wide wheels will work better for a 12.5" wide tire, 8" wheels will wear the middle out if those tires quickly unless you run a lower pressure in the tires, I run 33" super swamper ssr's on 8" wheels and can't run more than 20 pouinds of air in them, I'm just waiting for a buddy to get back into town to get my 10" wheels out of his storage........I personally haven't seen anyone get more than 20k miles out of a set of claws. __________________ WWW.CBIOFFROADFAB.COM www.planet4x4.net

05-01-2005, 01:15 PM	#11
wslytoy I just got laid... off. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madison, Ms Posts: 5,198	Definitely go w/ 15x10's, 15x8's won't look good to me. There's some wide wheel haters on here, so don't be suprised when they try and knock every1's opinion on having wider rims! They'll wear more evenly w/ more pressure in em'. 33's is the max I'd ever run a 15x8, and I wouldn't run it like that, lol. In the end it all boils down to personal preference. Peace, Wes __________________ 05' TRD 4x4(gas guzzler) 85' 4Runner Build Up Thread New Forum Rule When in doubt, bring Wes' name into the argument to turn attention from yourself. Not sure of what to post b/c you're an attention posting whore? Call Wes' intelligence into question... Always good for a little snicker. And if you act fast enough, it's guaranteed to make you feel better about YOU.

05-02-2005, 09:24 PM	#21
upwithit Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: LA (lower alabama) Posts: 196	man yall got me messed up. i had just placed a bid on some 15X8 american racing rims on e-bay when this thread started. i was going to put them on 33x12.50's under a 3 in body and 3 in cornfed lift. i lost the bid. so do you think the 10's would be better than the 8"s or is it just owner preference ? __________________ 96 ext cab 4x4 v-6 auto. manual hubs. cornfed 3in lift in front 2.5 procomp aal in rear. 3 inch PA body lift, custom gap guards 33x12.50 bridgestone dueler at's 15x10 american racing outlaw II kenwood cd head unit, Pheonix Gold Sub and Amp sony 6.5's all around, kenwood tweets, door dinger mod, sylvania silver stars, and a glock 27 for peace of mind.

06-22-2005, 07:10 PM	#26
DCabTaco Smoked Out! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,869	That is what comes stock on most Tacos. 31X10.5 on 15X7 wheels __________________ SCTC

04-30-2005, 06:57 PM	#2
RedOh3 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 401	a 15X8 wheel seems to narrow for the much lift. I'd go with a 10" wide wheel. At least that way you can have a farther offset to push the tires out more.

04-30-2005, 10:31 PM	#3
kylestoytaco Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 71	I have 15x10 with 33 12.5 super swamper TSL thornbirds and I love how wide my tires sit. I would say go for the 15x10. Good luck to ya! Heres some pics of mine, let be know what you think!

04-30-2005, 11:10 PM	#4
spill_02 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 318	i run a 15x10 on 33 12.5 claws and i love the way the tires sit on the truck

04-30-2005, 11:35 PM	#5
kylestoytaco Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 71	hell yeah man, wider is so much better!

05-01-2005, 06:09 AM	#6
norcaltacoma Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 104	i personally prefer a 8" rim. im running 16x8 classic II's on 35" baja claws. it could be a touch wider but 10" is too much for my taste and it just puts more strain on the front end

05-01-2005, 06:11 AM	#7
MadMaxz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 165	yeah i think you guys are right, gonna go with the 15x10's.. what kinda milage should i expect out of these baja claw radials? considering i rotate um often.

05-01-2005, 12:12 PM	#9
spill_02 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 318	ive got about 12-15k on mine so far and its like they havent worn at all, i would say i have a good 90% left

05-01-2005, 12:22 PM	#10
Live4yotas Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mobile Alabama Posts: 369	I have heard that the radials get good mileage. I haven't seen it for my self but I have seen a set of the bais ply claws. If you get the bias ply claws you won't get much mileage probably 15k tops. They wear like boggers. The radial claws look sweet I would most diffently go for the 15x10's.

05-01-2005, 02:54 PM	#13
cluster1ne Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 86	definately 10's.... like they said, 8's will look to narrow.

05-02-2005, 07:55 AM	#14
kylestoytaco Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 71	Wslytoy, my truck is not a rock crawler. I just picked up 4 thornbirds for $400. It was a deal that i couldnt pass up. the only thing I hate is the thornbirds are nearly impossible to balance. Well thanks for your input, your trucks pretty sweet as well.

05-02-2005, 08:11 AM	#15
2pwrlftrs4u Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 40	i have ran both... and though i like the way 10's look, the 8's ride so much better and are not as hard on the suspension. i think that 35's on 10's is a little much for our IFS. i plan on sticking with 10's with a MT for offroading and 8''s with an AT for normal everyday driving. just my .02

05-02-2005, 08:38 AM	#16
muddypenguin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 73	I've run 8 and 10" wheels with my 35s and personally I like the 8" better. I find the narrow bite of the 8" tends to dig in better for offroading. But when I was up around 9-10" of lift, the 10" wheel definatly improved stabilty onroad. However I did loose about 1mpg with the wider wheels. Now I'm down at 7" of lift and 8" wheels are perfect. Plus I just took a roadtrip and sqeezed out 22.5mpg =)

05-02-2005, 12:50 PM	#17
dadunc205x Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 123	go with the 8's. maybe its just me, but wide rims dont look good. look at a lot of the desert trucks, they run 7 inch rims. I know your "supposed" to run a rim within 2 inches of your tire or whatever, but the narrower rim will hold the bead better.

05-04-2005, 06:57 AM	#22
MadMaxz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 165	its all personal preference man. i went with the 15x10 classic2's

06-22-2005, 03:55 PM	#23
MadMaxz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 165	anyone have pictures of 8-9 inches of lift with 35-12.5's on 15x8's? and not SAS'd

06-22-2005, 06:22 PM	#25
Tweeter Desert Moderator My Rig: Tacoma Prerunner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 4,614	31x10.5r15 would work well on 15x7 right? cause i have a 265 width which is 10.4 wide

06-23-2005, 01:23 AM	#27
Tweeter Desert Moderator My Rig: Tacoma Prerunner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 4,614	Then I guess mine weren't stock, thanks for the info.

06-23-2005, 01:48 AM	#28
4TACXOMA4 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ellensburg, WA Posts: 662	Here's what you want... I have around 8" up front, and I am running 35x12.50 SSR's on 15x8 rims. Here's one picture at street pressure... And here's one with the tires around 13psi... __________________ -Brent 1996 Xtra Cab V6 My Truck SAS Parts For Sale

06-23-2005, 02:16 PM	#30
pportera Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 240	I say 10" for looks and 8" for hard off road abuse. BTW EVERY ONE!! How are your claws? Do they do good in mud , rocks, riverbeds?? ALSO has anyone tried running them backwards?? Give me some feed back im about to get some new 33's . i currently run the trxus M/T and i dont want to go to a lease griping tire. Any OP's?? __________________ Riding Pics.

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