Thread: Tire size question

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Originally posted by Bob Parmenter
[B] A 5.60 will fit on a 5.5" wide rim (measured inside the flanges just for clarification), but that will force the beads to spread out to nearly the same width as the cross section, giving the sidewalls an odd "vertical" look. A 4.5-5" wide wheel would be more appropriate for this tire size. /B]

Bob: I pretty much always agree with your posts, but your comment about these tires looking "odd" hit too close to home to let it go unanswered.

I am running 5:60's on 5.5 rims on both my current project and my undergoing-rebuilding '27, and I don't think they look "odd." If you think about it, a half inch wider rim equates to 1/4" per side, and I can't see how that small amount makes the tires look any different than on the very slightly narrower rim.

I guess that is why everyone signs off most times with JMO, because that is what it really boils down to, one person's opinion versus another person's opinion.

After your post, you had me wondering, so I stopped over at my shop on the way home from work and shot these pictures of my '27 and my '39 , both shod in 5:60 Commanders from Coker. The sidewalls look ok to me, but this is JMO.

Don