Tire Width compared to Rim Width???

[TatTooL23]

How crucial is the tire width to the rim width??

Seems like the most common is 2 inch wider tires then the rim it's mounted on. But is it still ok to be only 1 inch wider tires then the rim??

I have a set of 20x11x10 tires that I want to mount on a set of 10x10 inch rims. This should be fine right?? And on the other end of that would it be ok or better to run the 20x11x10's on 10x8 rims?? I just thought that a 3 inch wider tire then the rim was too much. But a lot of tires that r for 10 inch rims are 11 inches wide and then most of the 10 inch diameter rims r 8 inches wide.

[ailll1]

IMO you can play with these things. I doesnt matter much, all it would do is change the overall shape of the tire.
For your question if 1 inch wider tire is ok, it would be just fine, only thing is getting it on the rim but it should be easy. Keep in mind: thats just 1/2 inch on each side.
I got 10'' wide 4snows on 10'' wide rims, and it fit just fine. Just need to watch for rocks when going sideways because the edge of the rim sticks out.

[oldtrx]

as long as the tire width is the same or wider thn the rim width youre good to go. i have 12" wide tires on 7" wide rims, 8" wide tires on 6" wide, and 10" wide tires on 7" wide rims. 0 problems. but the only thing you have to remember is that the wider tire on a narrower rim will be taller.

ex. 25x10x12" tire on 12x6" wide rim will be taller than a 25x10x12" tire on a 12x8" wide rim.