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Help With A Street / Trail Tire

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by Lockman, Dec 29, 2021.

  1. Dec 29, 2021
    Lockman

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    Hello Fellah's
    Zak & I are try'n to do a deal on some K-H Wheels. They are however, very narrow @ 4 1/2" . Reaching out for some knowledge about making these work on my '75. IE : What Tires ? I don't know, but the back set may be a concern also ? I'm running GM disc brakes on the Front ?
    Thanks for any input,
    ....Richie
     
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    nickmil

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    Test fit the wheels on your vehicle before purchasing tires. Some wheels will fit with disc brakes but many of the older original wheels do not. Or you may need to run wheel spacers if you want to run them.
     
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    PeteL

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    For a good combination tire (trail/street/snow) many of us go back to BFG All Terrain T/A tires.

    But not cheap anymore!
     
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    timgr

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    Ya know, a 4.5" wide rim is quite obsolescent. No way would I expect that to fit over disk brakes, much less 11" drums. Even the 70-ish K-Hs don't fit over 11" drums. The original 15" wheels for this Jeep were 6" wide.
     
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    Lockman

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    Thanks for the reminder timgr.....As usual , you bring the technical knowledge, bring me back to earth, and be logical. :)
     
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    TonyM

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    It's been a few years since I sold it, but if I recall from when I had my '51 3A and converted to 11" drums all around...the 15" KH original style wheels would not fit over the drums but 16" KH original style wheels fit just fine. I believe both were the narrow (4.5") width as I ran military NDT tires (with tubes) on them.
     
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