So I've been thinking. The height of the 225/70/19.5 is 31.9 inches. You can't air down a 19.5 for traction because it will come off of the bead because of the angle of the bead seat on .5 tires and/or possibly damage the sidewall so that that goes BOOM! when you air it back up.
So I need a 20" instead due to the different bead seat design. I can't find an Alcoa style wheel to fit my 10x225 pattern in a 20". My end goal tire is a 275/65/20 that is 34.1" tall (I know, short family). This tire has a slightly heavier load carrying capacity than the 19.5 but it definitely won't last as long. It will get me onto a beach in Mexico and be snow rated for Alaska.
I'm thinking about buying 6 20x8 steel wheels and cutting the center out and taking the 19.5 center and putting it in. This would also allow me to change the offset by one inch which will maintain the current space between the duals.
I would mock it up and tack everything in place to verify true and out out of round (because nobody likes wobbly eggs for wheels) and then take them to my welder for liability reasons to have him finish them.
The plan would be to remove a front wheel hub and place it on the bench. Then get a piece of 20x20x1/4 plate and cut a hole in the center big enough to go around the outside of the studs. Put a stock wheel on and weld spacers to the plate to build a jig that will maintain the offset. I'll rotate the jig while checking for out of round. Once everything is set I'll tack it up. After tacking I'll take them to the tire shop to spin them.
So I need a 20" instead due to the different bead seat design. I can't find an Alcoa style wheel to fit my 10x225 pattern in a 20". My end goal tire is a 275/65/20 that is 34.1" tall (I know, short family). This tire has a slightly heavier load carrying capacity than the 19.5 but it definitely won't last as long. It will get me onto a beach in Mexico and be snow rated for Alaska.
I'm thinking about buying 6 20x8 steel wheels and cutting the center out and taking the 19.5 center and putting it in. This would also allow me to change the offset by one inch which will maintain the current space between the duals.
I would mock it up and tack everything in place to verify true and out out of round (because nobody likes wobbly eggs for wheels) and then take them to my welder for liability reasons to have him finish them.
The plan would be to remove a front wheel hub and place it on the bench. Then get a piece of 20x20x1/4 plate and cut a hole in the center big enough to go around the outside of the studs. Put a stock wheel on and weld spacers to the plate to build a jig that will maintain the offset. I'll rotate the jig while checking for out of round. Once everything is set I'll tack it up. After tacking I'll take them to the tire shop to spin them.
