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Ordered wheels today

ASTFU

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I ordered 4 20x11 with 6" backspacing 1/2 inch thick centers rockwell pattern with valve stems, primed and painted, From Red Barn Customs today 1450.00 delivered to maine. should be here in 3-4 weeks.:-DThen i get to mount my 1400s,This is to fun. rims are 285.00 each 20x10 20x11 20x12 with 3/8 or 1/2 thick centers.They also have access to parts.
 

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Wow. That's more than I paid for my whole truck! This is gonna be a pricey hobby.
 

weewillywinky

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how difficult is it to mount the tires

are these one piece rims w/o locking ring?? looks sorta like they are.

how much sweat and swearing is involved in getting that HEAVY, stiff sidewall tire onto one piece rims?? I have trouble getting the tires on my bicycle rim....

michael
 

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are these one piece rims w/o locking ring?? looks sorta like they are.

how much sweat and swearing is involved in getting that HEAVY, stiff sidewall tire onto one piece rims?? I have trouble getting the tires on my bicycle rim....

michael
i, too, am interested in how you get 1600s on a one-piece wheel... :?:
 

tie6044

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i, too, am interested in how you get 1600s on a one-piece wheel... :?:
Bring them to a tire shop :smile:. I have mounted 44 inch off-road tires before by myself with no special tool, I tried mounting my 14.5 R20's by myself and after about an hour of sweating, swearing and throwing things I gave up and brought them to a shop right by my house. Those sidewalls are VERY thick and don't give much.
 

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Those wheels appear to be MPT with semi drop center rims (SDC). They have a "low profile" bead flange and a "well" like all light truck wheels.
Despite tire weight, mounting 16.00s would not be more difficult than 15.5s or 395/85R20s or 14.00s, etc.
See my sectional view drawing for comparison of wheel construction styles and flange dimensions.

G.
 

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tie6044

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Sorry, I should ahve clarified that, bring them to a semi tire shop, they should be able to handle it. I have a Pomps tire by my house and they have a machine that does a lot of tires for Caterpillar, they were able to mount mine without messing up the bead on the tires.
 
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