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Old Mar 25, 2016 | 03:55 PM
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Hey I was just sitting here bored out of my mind and figured I would post a hopeful helpful link for tires and wheel fitments. I know a few have asked numerous times what works and what does not. so maybe this site can be helpful to some. I spoke with Dave there and he has given permission to post. I hope it does not step on any vendors toes here but I have not seen anything here like it.

http://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp
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That is a great tool especially when you can visualize the tire on the rim and all the dimensions are provided. Thanks.
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That is a great tool especially when you can visualize the tire on the rim and all the dimensions are provided. Thanks.
I hope it helps some people out there. I wish I had seen this before. I know a lot of questions come up with offsets and back space along with what will or wont fit.
you can even play with offsets to simulate spacers if need be.
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John, thank you, that will make a great tool!

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Wow! I'm going to be playing with this for awhile.

This needs to be a "Sticky".

Thanks for posting.
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