Have a friend giving me his Badlands OEM wheels and would like to switch them out to my Big Bend using my BB OEM tires...

[Sagerooster]

That will work fine,correct? Thx

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[adamruiz2001]

Are the rims the same size? If so, I think it should work just fine.

 

[Sagerooster]

Are the rims the same size? If so, I think it should work just fine.

Big Bend wheels (17x7.5) Badland wheels (17x8)
There is a half inch difference so I'm not sure

 

[Burro5000]

Guys at my tire shop only raise eyebrows when the difference approaches 2". Take that for what it's worth since I'm not a tire tech

 

[adamruiz2001]

Big Bend wheels (17x7.5) Badland wheels (17x8)
There is a half inch difference so I'm not sure

I still feel you are fine. I am sure you can roll over to your local discount tire and get their take on your questoin.

 

[Black_Stallion13]

Ehhh the extra width of the badlands wheels might make the skinnyish 255 tires look even more awkward. I’d either wait till your tires go bad and then get 33s or do 33s now then sell your stock wheels/tires on marketplace to help pay the difference. Just my 0.02

 

[Altitude]

As long as their both 17s, yes. The 255/75R17 fits wheels from 6 inch - 9 inch wide. At 8 inch for the Badlands wheels, you're good.

 

[Montana Bronco]

You will be fine. Both are 17 inch, and a 255 tire will fit any width fro 6 inches to 9 inches wide. At 8 inches, a stock badlands wheel is perfectly in the zone.

 

[Hjohnsonau]

As long as their both 17s, yes. The 255/75R17 fits wheels from 6 inch - 9 inch wide. At 8 inch for the Badlands wheels, you're good.

I have a set of 5 Badlands wheels for free in Nashville, let me know if you have an interest in a backup set.

 

[HighVelocity]

The tires will mount fine. You might get a slightly more balloon look on the sidewalls, but it won't have any adverse effects on performance.

 

[Fmuguira]

You re fine.

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