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I've explained this more than once but for safety's sake will repeat it every time... (see this old thread; or another more recent post, here) :One thing to keep in mind.....the a3 rim has a different bead than the other deuce rims.........so using the a3 with the 395 tires, from what I hear is a no no.........not enough rim bead to support the tire.........I have been thinking of A3 rims for a while but was told I would have to stick with just a couple of choices on tires.
Although not the perfect combination; mounting- and using a typical 395/85R20 (non-MPT tire) on a (MPT-style) A3 rim is not really a problem or risk to do. Doing this is OK.
BUT: NEVER do it the other way around: like mounting/ running 12.5R20 or 14.5R20 (MPT)tires on the Canadian 20x8" wheels for example, or recentered FMTV, MRAP, HEMTT, 5ton combats, etc, all of which are industrial NON-MPT wheels. Doing so IS DANGEROUS!! Absolutely a NO-NO!!
(hoping all my diagrams will help to understand why...)
G.
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