anybody know of a place in town thats good about putting.. such as a 195/45/15 on a 7.5 or 8 inch rim.... like so

That is one of the most foolish and dangerous things anyone can do to their wheels, so no, I doubt anyone in town would do that.

A 195 on a 7.5 or 8 isn't much of a stretch i bet anywhere will do that. 240 guys run 205's on 9.5 wide wheels all the time. A 195 is 7.6" wide so that will be fairly square on either size wheel. A slight stretch can help with clearance as well as give the tire a more responsive turn in. I don't like crazy stretches like 205's and 215's on 9 and 10" wheels but a 195 on a 7.5 wheel sounds like a fine idea. Take it to Rod at Expert tire downtown, they always mount all my stuff.

Just don't go boating with him, I hear he's always naked! Yikes that's a scary picture.

Coulda gone w/o that LOL. He's fun to bar hop with also

Here's a good shot off the SCCA forums of a 195 on a 7.5" wheel.


195 on a 10" wheel now this is stupid and could cause the bead to break.


I like as much tire as possible but there is no reason Jake shouldn't run what he asked about as far as safety.

I would post some real crazy setups from Zilvia but I'm currently banned for a few more weeks!

thanks for the info! just wanted to make sure i wasnt gona blow a bead hittin a pothole at 5mph since out roads are pretty shitty and you really cant avoid it in this town!
maybe ill go a bit different and put a 185/50/15 on them instead!

The 195's or 205's would probably look the best if you can fit them. If you want you know you can always steal the fender roller back when I get it back from Big Perm.

nice im sure whatever you do will look sweet.

Alot of folks put 195's, and even 185's on 8 inch rims all the time... and I'm talking about people who run the shit out of there cars in motorsports events (mostly hachi dudes in drift events). I have also had an enjoyable experience with expert tire downtown.

tire rama on grand has 2 very very good guys who can do it they put buzz's stuff on, and i know they are good cuz i work with them so keep us in mind and my boss quentin is a very good man just ask buzz if ya dont believe me

maybe somebody mentioned this but i've had great luck from Staley's on the frontage road. The have the latest touchless tire machine in town. I trusted them with my advans...just a thought

they also told me they wouldn't mount my 205s to 8 inch rims. said they had to be 215s at least.

i'll be stretching soon, hopely things work out at expert-tire with mounting.

lisacs did mine