as some of you know im havin trouble finding tires for an old truck im fixin up. the tires on it right now are 17-40-15s and replacement tires of this size are hard to come by, not to mention way out of my price range. can anyone let me know what all tires will fit on these wheels with the info i have given?

Is that tire 17" wide x 40 series x 15" wheel?

If so, that's a big ole dude.

What size are the wheels you have? 15" diameter, but how wide are they? And what diameter tire are you wanting to run?


Jay

15" rims with a 17" width on the tire. yes theyre freakin huge. i cant afford new ones that size though so im tryin for some 35s or 38s. I dont know the rim width, though. what would look the coolest with the 38s or 35s (width)?

Look into military tires.

W/A 17" tire that rim is very likely a 15" wide wheel. And yeah, any tire for that is gonna be $$$$$$. By the 35-38 diameter you mention, I'm assuming mud tires right?



No help here on anything that big. Good luck.

Jay

psycho-yeah mud tires-im just gonna try and find some 35s or 38s used somewhere which turns out to be kind of difficult. Senko, I think all military tires are on 16.5" rims. That was a good thought though. Thanks guys for the help!

what is the bolt pattern on your wheels?
Sometimes it is ALOT cheaper to change all the way to like 15"x10" rims and run some 35's or something
or get the 16.5 rims but their beads suck and you can not air them down

fishhauler-5 bolt. 4.5"

A 5-bolt ? What kind of axle is that!? Sounds like you need to swap to a much more manageable tire before your whole axle takes a dump. Then you'll really be looking at some $$$$

yep...stock axles/gears. i know they arent gonna last too long but i just would like to get it moving at this point before i mess with an axle swap. thats the way my father-in-law ran it and its still in one piece so far.

what kind of truck is it?

a 78 dodge D100. 4x4 with a 360

Not to mention the trans proplems that will arise from running that large of a tire w/ stock gears. Kind of a time bomb running larger than a 35 imo. Maybe try and look for some used 35's just to get it rolling until you can do axles/gears

good advice-thanks senko. im from the city originally but was obsessed with big trucks but never really worked on any. now i have the chance to mess with this thing and its real fun but i dont know as much as i should so i appreciate the help.