How wide would this tire be http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...gename=WDVWand and will it work on these rims http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...00/Picture.jpg . I just don't wanna buy something that won't work. Thanks for the help.

 

not for sure but 10.5" wide tire seems a bit wide for stock 16" wheels

 

A quick check on the M/T website shows that tire has a section width of 10.4" and a tread width of 8.7". It will fit fine on a stock 16x8" wheel. M/T recommends that the rim width be no more than 1" smaller than the tread width. They even show it as being measured on an 8" wide rim.

http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/strip.html

 

Thanks for the replies. One more thing, I looked on that site and it says to use tube 9552. I know this sounds self explainatory but..........how can it work on stock 5 spokes if it need a tube? Is the tube needed?? I'm not being sarcastic........I really don't know. (I'm nowhere near a tire expert sorry)

 

Its a good question. You can put a tube in any tire on any wheel. You just pull the rubber tubeless valve stem out of the wheel, and pull the tube stem through the hole. BUT..... the tubes that are made for drag tires have a large diameter, threaded valve stem with a nut that holds the stem in the hole. It may require that you drill out the holes in the stock wheel for it to fit through.

You do not absolutley need to use a tube with the ET Streets. I ran the 26x11.5-15's tubeless with no problems. You just need to keep a close eye on tire pressures, because they will bleed off pressure slowly. I also ran 28x11.5-15 QTP's with no tube, no problems. You just don't want to go real low on the tire pressure without tubes. I don't think I would go below 14psi of so without a tube. Running 28x10.5-15W ET Drags now, with tubes. The tubes are extremely heavy.

Without a tube, you might want to consider using rim screws to prevent the tire from spinning on the wheel. The Mickey Thompson website has a good FAQ section for a lot of these questions. They seem to be a little firmer on recommending tubes, but do seem th acknowledge that the tires can work fine without them.

 

Thanks for your patience and anwsering the question in such detail.........as ussual you've been a great help.


I will go "read-up" on some of those FAQ's.