235 tyre on 5.5" split

I'm always amused at people that pay off the advice of experts in a field and seek the guidance of self made experts in this forum........

They fit OK...but of course they are tubed!!! Its a bigger tyre than the 7.50 x 16 that come as standard on those rimes and so are a tad more difficult to fit ..but they are a in some instances a better tyre ...depends on the job of course

I have 235 as std on 7" rims so I'd be surprised if they 'legally' fit 5.5"

Cheers

As Rosco has said me too standard on ours is 235/70/16 on 7" rims i can legally go to the 235/85/16 wont fit spare tyre holder, but can't see it being legal on 5.5" rims.

Baz.

yep no probs - plenty of them fitted to 5.5 splitties on the work vehicles in the carpark as I type

Tubes are same size...reckomend you fit tubes that have not been punctured and are as new or get new ones..I always use Michelin tubes...make sure ant new tube is made of Buttyl !!

Max recommended width on a 5.5" rim is 215

Lots of people fit the 235/85 on the 5.5 splits because you have a lot more tyres to choose from and 235mm is wider than 7.5 inches.

As far as legality goes, I think the tyre manufacturers set the recommended rim sizes - they pretty much all say 6-7 inch wide rims for the 235's.

I personally would be happy sticking to the 750R16 for the splits, and using the 7 inch tubeless rims if wanting to fit 235/85. As you say, they are the same diameter.

Cheers
Phil

A few people who fitted 235 to 5.5" splits say they have much less side wall damage than before because the side wall doesn't stick out as much compared with wider rim. Could this be correct ?
Sanga

I ran Roadgripper 235's (off abase 100 series) on std grey cruiser split rims for about 10 years all over Oz with nary a problem, better handling than 7.50's (less aggressive than a Roadgripper F) much better on sand. ran slightly lower pressures as a 235 is not as strong as a 8 ply 7.50. this was on a troopy

I ran 235/85/16 on splits an an old FJ45. No problems.