6 inch rim won't fit over the brakes!

6" wide will fit over the brakes

Oh wide...... someone should have said .
So rim diameter would be??????????? 22's?

hey does anyone know what the biggest and best comp tyre to fit onto a 6 inch rim????

maxxis....
simex....
silverstone....

i already have couragias but ill sell them soon

you left out what terrain you're driving and what speed you're doing.

also, why a 6" rim and not a 7" ??? 7" would open you up to more (larger) sizes.

otherwise, if you're fixed on a 6" rim look at 7.00x16 tyres (means getting a 16x6" rim).

but we still cant recommend a tyre if you don't say what you're driving on.

Less width = a better width/height ratio.
Superior drivability in all conditions than a wider tyre - longer, narrower footprints work better than wider, shorter ones.

A narrower tyre has massively better performance on slick but firm surfaces like clay.

As for comp tyres on 6" rims -

'pede in a 32X9.5 - 15 or 16"
swamper 32X9, 34X9 - 15 or 16"

7.00 (30"), 7.50 (31"), 8.25 (33"), 9.00X16 (35-36"), in any number of mine service type patterns, but all with high load ratings and stiff construction.

Steve.

the way i think of tyres is like a tank:


you want a long footprint, not a wide one... so a tall tyre aired down gets very long but not too wide, giving you lots of the tread pattern on the ground. this also means the weight of the car is spread over a long skinny area giving more "bite". a wider tread tends not to spread as far length wise when airing down, and so doesnt give the same effect.

How soon?

sorry guys,

i want a good offroad tyre to run comps with, i have 15 inch rims that are 6 inch wide and i want a good mud tyre to fit onto them...

anyone have any suggestions on what would be a good suited tyre for terrain like wet rock and mud

Seeing as I've spoken so much shit in this thread I better say something remotely useful.....

235/75R15, or 30x9.5R15's would both be very happy on a 15x6. Not really big tyres, but about as big as you'll get away with on a mildish Sierra. You may get away with a 31x10.5, but only if its a skinnier one (like the Silverstone extremes I had, which were rather narrow for the 7's I had them on). You can get a few tyres in a 32x9.5-15. That would be about it I'd say.

Desired tread pattern and size don't always match up, so you may have to make a compromise on one of the 2.

Personally my pick to suit your requirements would be a BFG KM2 in a 30x9.5R15. It will be big enough for your car without excessive reworking (ie clearance off of just about everything), they grip well in most situations, and will be happy on 15x6's. Failing that maybe a Maxxis Trepadore in a 235/75R15.

what about the 30 inch treps

Or them too

I actually didn't think they made them in a 30, but I just checked, and their website says they do.

yer...what size tyre do u run?

I wouldn't consider any radial except a Krawler as a "comp" (i.e 100% offroad) tyre, and I'm not even 100% convinced about Krawlers. Their road and rut performance is excellent, but they struggle where their width is a disadvantage. I've heard grooving them helps though.

Crossply tyres are so massively superior offroad it's not funny. Even more so on a light car like a sierra that struggles to flex its tread.

Radial mud tyres are what should be called "All Terrain" tyres in my opinion. They are NOT off road tyres.

Steve.