Tyres and Rims

Don't know, but in my shed there are four in this configuration that have perfect wear on them. Not my tyres but am considering this configuration for my next set of tyres as there does not appear to be any problem with them. I am told they were fitted to the rims by a well known tyre retailer and they considered there would be no problem.

Gday Stephen,

According to most of the tyre specs, 285 needs a 7.5 inch rim.
So IMO the risks of fitting to a 7.0 inch rim are theoretical. The benefits are that you have a tyre that will be easy to reinflate as a tubeless tyre, and is less likely to roll off the rim.

I've noticed a lot of the new vehicles that have been thru the aftermarket stuff, have the 285's on the 7 inch rims and they look OK, so you'd be unlikely to get picked up on it. Only problem might be with the tyre fitters, if you find one who sticks to the letter of the law to the mm.

cheers
Phil

For what it's worth I went down the path of 255*85*16 Coopers and turned a negative reading into a minor positive reading.

Thanks to all respondents.

I'm particularly interested in the 255/85, I hadn't thought of them before.

John H are your M/Ts noisy on the road?

cheers