8x15" wheels

Hi,

Would 8x15" offset -35mm wheels fit the Jimny if I put on extra wide wheel arches like these www.devon4x4.com/index.php?page=shop.pro...virtuemart&Itemid=14

I don't know if you need that wide arches... :dry:

Here's a reference pic of my truck if it helps any. Tires are 33/12.5, 10x15 -44 wheels up front, and 8x15 -22 wheels at the rear. My plan is to just put some ~50mm wide rubber flaps along the edges of the stock arches when I have time...

Great, thanks

Do you think the 8x15" wheels will be okay for 30/9.5-15 Maxxis Trepadors?

I think 8" wheels are a little bit too wide for 9.5 tire, but if you have those wheels readily available, go for them.

Problems with too wide wheels are that the lip of the wheel might stick out some because there isn't enough rubber to cover it, and because of that there's a little gap left between the wheel and tire which is prone to get some sticks and other crap in it. And the other thing is, that the tire balloons more when fitted on a wide wheel, and that causes the sidewall to stick out more, so it's gonna have more unwanted contact on rocks and such, so it increases the chance of something penetrating the sidewall.

Hmm.. Perhaps I should go for 7x15" -20 instead then. I haven't bought the Maxxis tyres yet

I ran 215/65/15's on 8" rims

which converts to 8.46" of tyres it seemed to work fine for me,

but what paul says is right about being an increased chance of being damaged.

if you have bought neither yet i'd go for a 7" rim rather than the 8"