just thought it might be worth a try asking on here

Im looking for a pair of wheels, something in the region of 10j

Ideally I want to get the rear tyres up around the 325-335 wide area on my project, anyone suggest a possible UK supplier?

just realised I probably need wider than 10j

anyone know of a site online that lists the ideal wheel and tyre size pairing?

[Edited on 14/4/11 by tony-devon]

why do you need such big wheels and tyres?

thats just the look I like, this build is a bike based trike, so they are very much the focal point on such a minimal machine

found some 295-50-15 tyres locally that appear to be slightly larger dia overall than the current 235-40-18's on there, this is fine

but no idea what size rims you should fit a 295 wide tyre to?

for a 295 tyre you'll want around 11" wide rims IIRC, what centres, diameters & offsets are you intending to use?

online tyre calculator is telling me that I need 8.5" wide for a 295??

Im well lost LOL

currently got rear hubs to do ford 4 stud, ford 5 stud, and a set of ford 5 stud that I turned down to suit the bore of VW 5 stud wheels

adaptors etc arent really a problem

wide 15" rims arent easy to come by, looks like I might have to look at banding. hmmmm

If you don't mind spending a bit, 3 piece split rims can be built up
to just about any width and offset requirement.

Al.

like wadders said, if you're spending a bit of money anyway image wheels will make you pretty much anything in 3 piece split rim.

depending what stud pattern you want, America would be the place to look, i have 295's on 10J and they are a perfect fit, and from america you will get wheels for bugger all money, i only paid about £250 for a set of 4, 10j rear 8.5j front, and shipping to the uk is easy.

thanks guys, will search ebay usa and a few other places that have been suggested

iam building a trike for a friend at the moment and iam using bmw wheels that have 345 wide tyres . jags use tyre about the size you need or look for a set of supra wheels there about 17x10 and cheap.
adam

230608980352 heres some on the bay 17x10 center locks but they have slicks on.
adam

[Edited on 14/4/11 by oadamo]

things like jap cars and 911's have up to about 10" wide rear wheels from memory, my old mr2 turbo had 10" on back and 8" on the front. they were enkie's if thats any help?

banded steels is the way forward !!!

well unless you can get some cheaper alloys .......