2wd harley wheel/tire ?

08twinturbo · Mar 16, 2014

Guys. Need some input on this combo. I think i want a at tire for this but nothing super big. I want to keep the weight down but still have a wide tire. I picked up a 305-55-20 toyo at2 but it is way too wide for a 8" wheel. So I have come up with a 295-55-20 which is 1/2 " narrower and just under 33" tall. What is your opinions on this. 2wd makes it hard to decide because they cant be too big or too small.

This is the truck.

here are the wheels

here are the toyo at2 extremes

madman1234509 · Mar 16, 2014

People run 305 tires on stock 20s all the time.

UPINSMOKE · Mar 16, 2014

Yeah I wouldn't hesitate to run 305 on stockers

08twinturbo · Mar 16, 2014

Yea I've done it myself until I got this particular tire. They measure 11.25 tread and are about 3/4 " wider than the bfgs 305-55-20 I've used. You can't even push the two beads to 8" with the tires off the rims. I don't want to be riding on the center of the tread. Toyo makes a 295-55-20 but they are more $ to go a hair smaller.

dsberman94 · Mar 16, 2014

As stated people run 305's on stock tires all the time with no issue. Yours won't be any different than theirs.

08twinturbo · Mar 16, 2014

It's not as issue I'm worried about. I'm asking if a 305 mounted on a 8" rim will look odd compared to a tire a little narrower. Just looking for opinions about how it will look cosmetically. Thanks.

JDub · Mar 16, 2014

I ran a 305/50r20 on my 2wd truck, thought it was a great size for it.

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dsberman94 · Mar 16, 2014

Looks great. I'm gonna be running the same setup eventually on stock 08 xlt 18s. I had pics of it on the truck but lost them when I got my new phone.

08twinturbo · Mar 17, 2014

Ok well I maybe I'll mount one up tommorrow and post some pics. Thank again.

08twinturbo · Mar 17, 2014

Here you go. This is what they look like.

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dsberman94 · Mar 17, 2014

Looks good. Put it up next to the truck.

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08twinturbo · Mar 17, 2014

More to come to when I get the rest done. It's raining here today. The 305 is definitely the way to go!

RedRice589 · Mar 17, 2014

Haha I was gonna say that looks damn good.

Beans71086 · Mar 17, 2014

Love those rims! :drool:

Jason · Mar 17, 2014

Looks great. Not a fan of an all terrain tire on a 2wd truck by any means, but that whole deal looks right. *** I need to find a set of those for my truck lol.