I just picked up a pair of itp alum wheels cheap 7x8 new,my question is ..what's the widest tire i can mount on this 7'' rim?? , i wanted to go with 18x9.5x8 turf tamers ,but have been told this wont mount, if so does anybody carry a 18x8.5 or18x8 tire?? ,i would like to go with the lower profile. thanks for any help [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img] '87 350moto4 mine / 87 lt80 son's / 88 lt80 daughter's

 

Are you saying that they are 8" diameter and 7" wide? If so. why wouldn't the turf tamers fit? They might be more rounded than if they were on 8" wide wheels, but it isn't that big of a difference. If your wheels are 7" diameter, than you can't put 8" dia tires on them. There is not alot of choices for tires in the 7" size. If the wheels are 7" dia x 8" wide, I can see why they were cheap. Better get your tape measure out and do some checking.


Good luck !!!!!

 

Forget those wide tires. NANKANG (avail thru parts unlimited dealers)have a 18" knobby and would be a good choice.I use the 16" Nankang for racing.
The 9.5's will mount to your rims (providing the 8" figure is the rim size not the width).

 

I ordered two 18x6.5x8 holeshots this week for our LT. Should get them early next week. I don't know if these are the snow hawgs with a different name or in fact a mini holeshot. (even if it matters) I'm planning on putting them on our stock wheels and maybe turning them around to get it just alittle wider. We have switched riders with my oldest riding our 300ex and our youngest riding the LT, so I my indeed want to widen it out some more. (my youngest is alittle more wild) But I didn't want to put big wide tires on it that would suck all the power from it. I do not like the stock tires. Can you say tire roll? I realize that s where most of the suspenion is at, just don't like how much they roll through the corners.