BRIDGESTONE | TRUCK AND BUS RIMS


IS THERE A SPECIFIC ORDER FOR TIGHTENING WHEEL NUTS?


Yes, the nuts should be tightened in diagonal order. If there are 10 holes then the nuts should be tightened in the following order shown left. However, if there are eight holes then they should be tightened in the order shown right.


USE A SAFETY CAGE WHEN INFLATING A TYRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY


All reputable tyre manufactures will have a chart or table showing the allowable rim sizes to be used with their different models of tyres. WHERE CAN I FIND INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENT SIZES OF RIMS?


Main sizes


7.50R15TR * 8.25R15TR * 10.00R15TR * 7.50R18 7.00R20 8.25R20 9.00R20 1000R20 1100R20


1200R20


1300R20 1400R20


365/80R20 11.00R22 11.00R24 12.00R24


Approves Rim Width 6.0, 6.5, B6.5


6.0, 6.5, B6.5, 6.5T, 7.0 7.0, 7.5, 7.5VM, 8.0 6.00S, 6.50T 5.00, 5.5, 6.0


5.5, 6.0, 6.00T, 6.5, 7.0


6.0, 6.00T, 6.5, 7.0, 7.33V, 7.5 6.5, 7.0, 7.33V, 7.5, 8.0, 8.0V


7.33V, 7.5, 8.0, 8.0V, 8.5, 8.5V, 9.00V


7.33V, 7.5, 8.0, 8.0V, 8.5, 8.5V, 9.0, 9.00V 9.00V, 10.00W


9.00, 10.0, 10.00V, 10.00W 10.0, 10.00V, 10.00W 7.50, 8.0, 8.5


7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 8.5VM


7.33V, 7.5, 8.0, 8.0V, 8.5, 8.5V,9.0, 9.00V


Main sizes


9R17.5 * 9.5R17.5 10R17.5 9R22.5


10R22.5 11R22.5 12R22.5 13R22.5


11R24.5 *


215/70R17.5 ** 245/70R17.5 265/70R17.5 215/75R17.5 235/75R17.5


225/80R17.5 ** 225/90R17.5 ** 445/65R19.5 225/70R19.5 * 245/70R19.5 265/70R19.5


Approves Rim Width Main sizes


6.00, 6.75 6.00, 6.75 6.75, 7.50 6.00, 6.75 6.75, 7.50 7.50, 8.25 8.25, 9.00 9.00, 9.75 7.50, 8.25 6.00, 6.75 6.75, 7.50 6.75, 7.50 6.00, 6.75 6.75, 7.50 6.00, 6.75 6.00, 6.75


13.00, 14.00


6.00, 6.00RW, 6.75, 6.75RW 6.75, 7.50 6.75, 7.50


285/70R19.5 305/70R19.5 265/60R22.5 285/60R22.5 295/60R22.5 315/60R22.5 385/65R22.5 425/65R22.5 445/65R22.5


235/70R22.5 ** 255/70R22.5 275/70R22.5 305/70R22.5 315/70R22.5 295/75R22.5 275/80R22.5 295/80R22.5 315/80R22.5


Approves Rim Width


7.50, 8.25, 9.00 8.25, 9.00 7.50, 8.25 8.25, 9.00 9.00, 9.75 9.00, 9.75


11.75, 12.25


12.25, 13.00, 14.00 13.00, 14.00 6.75, 7.50


6.75, 7.50, 8.25 7.50, 8.25 8.25, 9.00 9.00, 9.75 8.25, 9.00 7.50, 8.25 8.25, 9.00 9.00, 9.75


- All the above approved rim width are based on ETRTO, except * TRA ** JATMA Rim width numbers shown in bold are the recommended width.


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