This is my first technical post so go easy. I came across some steel wheels that I want to use on my 36' Chevy truck. They are from a 55' Chevy, 15" diameter, have the correct bolt pattern, etc. but they are only 5 inches wide. My question is what is the tallest radial that I can fit on a 5" wheel? Currently I run a 255/70/15 on my 8" Centerline. It is listed as being 29" tall and I would like to stick with the same height (or close to it). I think a 235/75/15, which is listed at 28.5" tall, will work but I'm concerned that it will look crappy being that I will have over 2 inches of bulge on each side. The guy at the tire shop said "yeah, I can get that on a 5" wheel" which didn't make me a believer. Does anybody have any pictures of the 235/75 on a 5" wheel? I have the front figured out...I will be running a 165sr15 so it's not an issue. Thanks in advance for the help!
Its not the height that you're fighting its the cross section width. you can certainly run the 235 but I would probably lean toward a 225 or 215.
I've run 235/75/15's on a 6 inch rim before, and they fit and looked fine. Might look a little squished on a 5 incher, but should function OK.
What about a 700/15? Here are the dimensions: Height 29.4, Tread width 4.9, section width 7.7. May be a bit tall but the tread width is just about perfect for a 5" rim.
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