section width ?

rod · 02-07-2016, 08:13 PM

I started out with a 7" rim [because that is what I have] on a Phoenix F/X 9x28.5 slick. it has a section width of 11". what happens to the section width if I go to a 9" rim? does the diameter change?
thanks Rod in AZ

GTX JOHN · 02-07-2016, 11:27 PM

Hi Rod: Section width will get around 3/4 Inch Wider ( Possibly close to a inch ).
Height will not change very much at same Air Pressure

Tires are happiest when Rim is about the same width as tire
footprint on the ground ......give or take a inch or so.

See you at LVMS

02-07-2016, 08:13 PM	#1
rod Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kingman, NW AZ. in the middle of the longest stretch of Route 66 Posts: 313 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	section width ? I started out with a 7" rim [because that is what I have] on a Phoenix F/X 9x28.5 slick. it has a section width of 11". what happens to the section width if I go to a 9" rim? does the diameter change? thanks Rod in AZ

02-07-2016, 11:27 PM	#2
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,726 Likes: 2,775 Liked 2,447 Times in 691 Posts	Re: section width ? Hi Rod: Section width will get around 3/4 Inch Wider ( Possibly close to a inch ). Height will not change very much at same Air Pressure Tires are happiest when Rim is about the same width as tire footprint on the ground ......give or take a inch or so. See you at LVMS __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock Last edited by GTX JOHN; 02-07-2016 at 11:35 PM.