How do I get a bigger footprint?

[Jthomas]

Tires are 40x17x15r

Right now my rim is 15x10

There is a ton of side lug that I don't even get to use, I want to put as much tire on the ground as possible. But i don't know what direction to go: wider rim, lower tire psi? Or smaller rim, and lower psi?

Thanks

[Captn. J]

wider rim i m sure...

[betterbeaters]

wider rim and low air pressure

[D60KING]

wider rim and low air pressure

x2 15 x 14.

[Jthomas]

I was told befor that if you run a smaller rim and low psi, that it would make the sidewal balloon and put more tread on the ground.

So I didn't really know what direction to go in

[betterbeaters]

 15x14  and about 10 psi should work good!

[Jthomas]

Great. Thanks

[ToughBowtieTruck]

Tracks.

[Blazin40s]

Simply go look up the recomended wheel size for yer size tire on the manufacturers website.  If there hawgs then they say 17wide, but there no where near that if u measure them.  

[Jthomas]

Simply go look up the recomended wheel size for yer size tire on the manufacturers website.  If there hawgs then they say 17wide, but there no where near that if u measure them. 

Yea they are hawgs. I was just currious.

[Blazin40s]

Or just measure the width with a tape measure and buy a rim that's about 3inches narrower then the tire.  The wider rim will spread the sidewalls apart which puts more rubber to the ground.

[Jthomas]

Yea, the website says 10". But I'll keep my eyes peeled for 15x14

[Blazin40s]

Id stick with what they recomend.  They do it for a reason.

[85cHeavyMetalBogger]

low pressure and some beadlocks

[betterbeaters]

Id stick with what they recomend.  They do it for a reason.

they will be fine on 14s they say 10s so they look taller! lol

[Blazin40s]

Shoot man, there prob only 14 wide,

[BAD APPLE]

12"-14" wide with about 10-12 lbs pressure is going be ideal for you

[BAD APPLE]

I was told befor that if you run a smaller rim and low psi, that it would make the sidewal balloon and put more tread on the ground.

So I didn't really know what direction to go in

I think it's acually the other way around the wider the rim is with the wrong air pressure it will ballon out the side wall takin away the side tread bite, a narrow rim will pull in the side wall exposing more side tread and the low air pressure will allow more of the tread to touch the ground. I know you are running ground hawgs but just for example with 19.5/44-15 Boggers they have Done test and they acually work better on a 12 inch rim with around 15 lbs air pressure than what they do on a much wider rim with the same air because it allows them to use the side lug and the full footprint across the top

[Tex]

low pressure and some beadlocks

[BAD APPLE]

Save your self some money don't buy bead locks just put tubs in them u can run low air pressure and not worry about popping of the bead,that's only a problem if ur running 16.5's