Wheel sizes for mx

[CHAD]

I'm in the process of buying new wheels, since my steel wheels just had a speedy encounter with a curb, that hurt my pride more than the wheels. But the wheels are too heavy being steel and all anyways. I was wondering whats a good size for mx wheels, I was thinking 8" or 10", and how wide should it be? whats overboard ya know?

[CHAD]

anyone have any ideas? lol

[nickxc]

I my self like a 10 and usually 10 wide too or 11 jmo

[BGBeards]

Tens look the best I think. They will have less roll in the corners(lower profile), but you get a little more cushion with more tire on a 8".

[LT250R1]

18" tires on 8"rims and probably 10-11" wide for the back, 20"tires on 9" rims for the front 6-7" wide

[Yamaha_Freak]

i started mx about a year ago...its best to use the smallest rims and widest it makes it harder to bent....go with the bigest tires...this is for the back rims...i use itp baja 8 inch with 22inch tires in the back...i havnt really got big air but ive past what the stock rims could do

[Yamaha_Freak]

i meant 20 inch back tires i was thinking of the fronts

[crazyracer]

Depending on the terrain of the mx track, you'll want to go with 18 or 19 inch tires. Don't let anyone tell you to go with a bigger rim than 8" for mx. 8" is the standard ran by all mxer's, and they are much much more ding/rock resistance. When pay $ for mx rims, go with heavy duty .190 series 8" rims (i prefer rolled edge rims from douglas). The best of course is 8" beadlocks, but them cost a ton.
Tires, for a two-stroke, go with custom grooved 18x9.5x8 turf tamers, and if you have Extremely high h.p. motor, run 18x11x8 custom grooved turf tamers.