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Old 12-04-2014, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by spamager
allright.. dont laugh at the newbie for this..

I have a pair of splitters (2.2" buggy) for my b5. when i bought new wheels i now realize they are 60mm. w the aka closed cell red, the splitters look like they fit just beautifully. the 60 mm wheel no longer have the lip for the tire to fall completely into, but is this a valid mount? i see there are 2.4" tires.. but once mounted am i going to have an issue? looks like it will set nice..

i have a few sets of 2.2" tires that i am looking to mount like this, and the wheels i bought happened to be 60mm without catching it, so i want to know if i will be making a big mistake mounting 2.2" tires, w 2.2" inserts, on 60mm wheels.
I wouldn't recommend it and I would suggest getting the correct 2.2 wheels for optimum performance. If exchanging the 60mm wheels for standard 2.2's is not an option, I would recommend cutting the bead off the 2.2 tire and mounting them per design of the 60mm wheel/tire combo with 2.4 inserts.

I put together some pics on how to do this...
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