Golf Cart Tires, Wheels & Accessories

Installing a custom golf cart wheels and tires combo on your ride will provide a unique look that will attract attention while on the move or parked. Whether you choose larger diameter wheels with low profile tires or large knobby tires for an off-road look on your lifted cart, your ride's appearance will be dramatically transformed.

Upgrading the standard tires your golf cart came with to a design that matches the ground you will be covering improves both traction and tire life. Whether using all terrain tires to handle mud and loose dirt on your lifted cart, or using street tires to traverse asphalt and concrete paths, your driving experience will be more enjoyable with the correct tire style.

To replace golf cart tires, the first step is to remove the wheel and tire assembly from the golf cart. This is done by loosening the lug nuts after you have safely raised the vehicle off the ground just enough to allow for easy removal from the hub. Next, use a valve stem core removal tool to extract the valve core from the tire stem, allowing all of the air to escape. Next, lay the wheel and tire down on a soft surface to prevent damage to the wheel. Push the tire down where it meets the inside of the wheel lip to break the bead seal, which may require some force. Then, with a cloth or towel for protection to the wheel, use a pry bar or tire iron to fit between the wheel and tire and gently pry / pop the tire out from the inside of the wheel and work your way around to complete separation. A second pry bar may be needed to keep the tire from popping back into place. Use some soapy water to clean up the wheel and lubricate its sealing edge along with the new tire's edge to help with installation. Installation is the opposite of removal, using 2 tire irons or pry bars to pop the new tire back underneath the wheel lip all the way around on both sides. If the tire valve is in good shape it can be reinstalled, otherwise replacement will be necessary. The last steps are to inflate the tire to the proper pressure and reinstall the wheel and tire assembly on the golf cart. The vehicle can then be lowered to complete installation.

Depending on the make and model, the size of the golf cart tires will vary. Tire widths usually are between 10 and 11 inches. Golf cart tire height is commonly between 20 and 23 inches tall.

The diameter of golf cart wheels is measured by beginning at a point on one side of the wheel face, across the middle, to the opposite side. The lip of the wheel is not calculated in the measurement and the number that is observed when measuring should be to the nearest inch. Wheel width is measured as the distance between the edges or lips where the tire bead seats. The measurement should equal to the nearest inch or half inch.

It is possible to put larger wheels on your golf cart, provided that there is room for them to fit them underneath. The wheels also need to have the correct hub bolt pattern, offset/backspacing, as well as a tire size that will properly fit the wheel and golf cart.

Depending on the golf cart make and model, the size of rims will change. Common golf cart wheel diameters include 8 inch, 10 inch, 12 inch, and 14 inch. In some applications, wheels can be as big as 22 inch in size. Four to eight inches is the most common golf car wheel width range.

On golf cart wheels, offset refers to the distance between the back face of the wheel that fits against the golf cart hub inwards to the inside lip of the wheel (back spacing) and the distance from the wheel hub mounting surface to the outside wheel lip (front spacing) . A 3/4 offset on golf cart wheels means the distance from the hub side of the center of the wheel to the wheel lip is three inches, and from the hub out to the outside wheel lip is four inches. The combined distance is equal to seven inches, the width of the wheel.