[urq] Tire size for Ronal 15" X 8" for '83 UrQ

[steven j]

If there are any tire engineers out there I'd be
interested what characterstics are at risk with too
wide a rim.  Does the risk of failure require - low
pressure, high speed, cornering forces, road impacts? 
Normally I'd never exceed a tires spec - but since
audi did fit the 215's on the 8" ronals - I feel that
it can be all wrong.  
steve
--- Rich Letsinger <rletsinger at gmail.com> wrote:
> Not to be a nervous-nelly, but when a tire
> manufacturer publishes an
> acceptable range of rim widths, it's important. 
> Having experienced a
> blow-out at freeway speeds, I wouldn't want to
> exceed that range.  I
> recently bought a set of 8" Ronals and am dismayed
> to see the 205/50
> tires on them are listed for 5.5 - 7.5" rim widths. 

> 
> This begs the question, which is worse: running a
> tire designed for a
> narrower wheel or running a modified wheel?
> 
> Rich
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