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Rims Sizes

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by jeepo, Jul 5, 2011.

  1. Jul 5, 2011
    jeepo

    jeepo Member

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    Hello, I just acquired 4 rims that are for stock tires...Question is that 2 of them are 15x5.5 with the letter K at the end and the other 2 are 15x 4.5 and are stamped with Kassylesser (something to that affect) on them...these ones are riveted and the first 2 are solid (welded)...Two rims have some dents on the rims lip, but I don't think they should be a problem mounting tires on them...I'll try to upload some picture ASAP..At this moment, they're being cleaned up..I'm trying to get some rust off of one of them...

    Should it be a problem if I mount 10 9.5 R15 on the 5x4.5 rims?...

    Thank you in advance for viewing and replying back to this post..:)
     
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  2. Jul 5, 2011
    colojeepguy

    colojeepguy Colorado Springs

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    Not quite sure what you mean by 10 9.5 R15 but you need a very skinny tire for a 4.5" wide rim
     
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  3. Jul 5, 2011
    jeepo

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    Sorry for that...:(....What i meant is a tire size 30x9.5 R15...on the 15x4.5 rims..

    Thank you in advance for viewing and replying to this post!..
     
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  4. Jul 5, 2011
    w3srl

    w3srl All-around swell dude Staff Member

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    The 4.5" rims won't be optimal for those tires but they will probably work in the short term. A better solution would be to find another pair of wider rims. If you stay with the 4.5" rims you will probably want to drop the air pressure some to keep the full tread in contact with the road, and to keep from wearing out the centers of the tires.
     
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  5. Jul 6, 2011
    jeepo

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    Thanks for that information, however; will they work with the 15x5.5 rims?...Reason why I ask is because I have a set of 30.9.5 R15 tires that I would like to mount on.

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  6. Jul 6, 2011
    Corveeper

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    Are you sure you’re talking about rim width and not bolt pattern?
    While a 4.5” to 5.5” wide rim is pretty narrow a 5 (lugs) on 5.5” spacing or 5 on 4.5” lug spacing are common Jeep bolt patterns.
     
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  7. Jul 6, 2011
    Patrick

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    He's talking about rim widths on stock Jeep wheels.
     
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  8. Jul 7, 2011
    Corveeper

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    Seriously, they're that skinny?
    Apologies.
     
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    Patrick

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    Yes.
     
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  10. Jul 8, 2011
    jeepo

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    Here are some Pics of the rim.

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    I measured the width of the rim and it measured (15x)4.5


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    Here is the Make and the number stamped on the rim.


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    Just a front view of the rim.



    Thank you in advance for viewing and your comments to this post!
     
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  11. Jul 8, 2011
    dvw86

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    I had a set of those with P215/75R-15 tires.
     
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  12. Jul 8, 2011
    jeepo

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    Patrick, are you running these type of tires on your Jeep?....Yokohama Y742S...If you are, what type of rim are you using?...

    Thank you for viewing and commenting to this post!..
     
    jeepo, Jul 8, 2011
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