Gary@Tirerack.com

"not for 17.5" wheel" This is to avoid the tire being mounted an 17.5" wheels which are used on some commercial duty appliactions.

ex-quattro PETE

First, just by looking at your picture. The tire would be sticking out a lot past the rim lip which is not the case by the looks of it. That is why I said that your rims look wider than that.

Also, if your rims were in fact 7 inch wide, whoever mounted your tires would probably warn you that you're trying to use a tire that is too wide for a given rim.

Using a tire that is too wide for a given rim may prevent the tire from making a proper seal with the rim and stretches the sidewalls beyond its engineered safety limits. This in turn increases a chance for the tire to slip from the rim. But I suspect that would only happen if you pushed the car hard in the corners.

If I had to guess, my guess would be your rims are 8" wide.

albertaA4

Yeah - reading mine again I realized I typed that so wrong.

albertaA4

Thanks again for all the information - very much appreciated.