actually,
a 225 has a section width of ~8.86inch. With a checking size of 70%, this is thus 6.2 which rounds to 6 inches.
Doing the math backwards
for a 7" wheel, I get
7/.7=10 and 10 x 25.4=255 tire size. IMHO, that's ridiculous. Ima putting that on an 8 incher.
But the truth is, a checking rim is only used to determine the accuracy of the branded tire size; and nottachance would I run a wheel-width according to the checking percent.....and the reason is this;
>In that case, a 295 would go on an 8"rim, and I can tell you flat out, that if you do that, you'll run the centers off real quick, . Even on 10s I gotta drop the pressure down to 24psi, to get decent tread life. Lessee , my math says a 10" is 86% of 295, and like I said, it's borderline too narrow.
>When I used to run 275s, I ran them to bald on 8.5s which is 78.5%, and guess what, I had to run them at a reduced pressure to keep from burning the centers off.
>I have for over two decades, and will continue to, run 235s on 7.5s, which is 81% but the pressure has to be reduced to 28/29
>Therefore, in my experience, to run a 225, I'm gunna use a 7.5 wheel, which is 84.7%.
> when I was growing up, long before we had ever heard of metric tires, I worked in a Major Canadian-chain tire-shop. The rule of thumb there was, the wheel width should be about equal to the tread width. Guess what the tread width of a 295 is. Course in those days, Polyglass tires had sharply defined corners; while bias ply tires were a bit more of a guessing game....... sortof like radials.
>You like the 70% rule?
That's your choice/your opinion;
but I sure wouldn't preach it as the be-all/end-all; and I don't give a hogwash about a manufacturer's recommendation that has a 2inch stinking hogwash-window.
In my barn, I use the 85% rule. That's my choice/my opinion. Which is based on good old-fashioned empirical testing, in 55years of experience. This rule spits out a pretty accurate number, and the tire-pressure seals the deal.
On another note;
Why does it always have to be an argument with you?
How about you just check in, state your opinion, and check out; and not denounce another man's opinion.
Let the OP evaluate whatever opinions are offered, and let him make his decision.