Topic: what size wheels would you run

[85 toy crawler]

we are going to run Staun bead-locks on 35 inch bfg"s would you run 8 or 10 inch wheels I am worried about the foot print when the tires are aired down.

[emsvitil]

What's the width of the tire?

You want the rim width about 70-80% of the tire width.....

[85 toy crawler [OP]]

35x12.50.15

[Nothingface5384]

i read that 8 in will hold a bead better offroad, but i'm sure a 10in would drive better on road due to less sidewall flex...i'm mixed on what size i'll be going with myself..

[Rubijon]

I am running stauns now and am very impressed. I believe that when you order stauns you have to order them to what width of wheel you are going to run. If you are going to run a 35" tire I would run an 8" rim. I run 39.5" IROKS on a 15x10 and run @ 4 PSI

[EarlKann]

i read that 8 in will hold a bead better offroad, but i'm sure a 10in would drive better on road due to less sidewall flex...i'm mixed on what size i'll be going with myself..

If you run the staun's this isn't an issue.  I'd go 8's but that's just cause I like how they look better.

[85 toy crawler [OP]]

we are going to sell them in our shop, but wanted to make shure on the demo truggy we are going to put them on. we  have both sets of wheels  8 and 10 inch ,the bead locks are specific to the wheel, i just wanted some real time trail info 

[Rubijon]

I have never had any problems besides shearing off the valve stem on the staun somehow.

[85 toy crawler [OP]]

thats cool have u poped the tube or pulled the stem

[fordh8r]

i read that 8 in will hold a bead better offroad, but i'm sure a 10in would drive better on road due to less sidewall flex...i'm mixed on what size i'll be going with myself..

If you run the staun's this isn't an issue.  I'd go 8's but that's just cause I like how they look better.

Like EarlKann stated it shouldn't be an issue since running an 8 inch wheel is better in regards to a non beadlock application. Since the Staun is a beadlock system a 10 inch wheel should be no problem. Remember that with the Staun it isn't a combination of tire pressure and rim width that is keeping the tire mounted, it's the Staun that's doing that job now!   



  I'm a 10 inch wheel sorta guy myself...

[EarlKann]

Like EarlKann stated it shouldn't be an issue since running an 8 inch wheel is better in regards to a non beadlock application. Since the Staun is a beadlock system a 10 inch wheel should be no problem. Remember that with the Staun it isn't a combination of tire pressure and rim width that is keeping the tire mounted, it's the Staun that's doing that job now!   



  I'm a 10 inch wheel sorta guy myself...

Size doesn't matter damn it! 

[fordh8r]

Size doesn't matter damn it! 

Only in width, my friend, only in width. 

[Nothingface5384]

haha..are you guys still talking rim sizes lol

and yea i didnt catch that he said beadlocks!

[fordh8r]

haha..are you guys still talking rim sizes lol

 i didnt catch that he said beadlocks!

no worries, I miss stuff too. 

[Snowtoy]

At sub 5 psi Iwould lose a bead on just about every outing, since going to 10's w/33's and 35's, i haven't lost a bead in the last 10 yrs.  A buddy of mine was running 8's, after losing 3 beads on one outing w/in about 50ft of each other, he ordered a set of bead locks.

[toyotanner]

i like 8 inch cause i like the look of skinnier tire. 10 inch just makes the tire bulge out to much for ME that is.

[bigarms23]

the 15x8 will give the tire to rim ratio a better fit than a 15x10rim

[lucky7]

If your'e running 12.5's you need to run 10" rim hieght don't have much to do width .