Stoooopid 16.5" rims

[Man With A Gun]

I spent 5 hours on Sunday prepping and painting my 16.5" stock rims.

Now I find out there's pretty much only ONE tire that's available in a 16.5" rim... the Firestone Transforce HT.









Anyone got any pics of their 73-87 of this tire on stock rims and hubcaps? I'm wondering what it will look like on the truck.

[Irish_Alley]

goodyear all terrain and goodyear humvee tires 

[Da67goatman]

There's at least 6 others I can think off off the top of my head.  What size were you looking at?

[Man With A Gun]

The truck has 30" firestone tires now.

I should have mentioned i don't want to go to 35's. There are plenty of choices for 16.5's in larger tires but not in sizes less than 35.

Three ruptured discs in my back. It hurts enough getting in and out of the truck now.

If I did manage to find some 16.5" 33's how much lift would i need to add?

[Irish_Alley]

depends on the springs on the truck 33s can fit some trucks

[Man With A Gun]

It's a 1977 K20 Camper Special. I doubt the original springs have ever been changed.

[Man With A Gun]

Sure would love to find some BF Goodrich 31/10.5 or 33/12.5 if someone has some laying around they dont need.

[roundhouse]

You should be able to run 33s with no lift

No one makes 16.5 anymore
They have a habit of popping off the rim


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[Irish_Alley]

You should be able to run 33s with no lift

No one makes 16.5 anymore
They have a habit of popping off the rim

dont say that i was just looking at some 33" goodyears, i hope they still make them

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[roundhouse]

You should be able to run 33s with no lift

No one makes 16.5 anymore
They have a habit of popping off the rim

dont say that i was just looking at some 33" goodyears, i hope they still make them

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I should have said that very few people make 16.5 tires anymore

And Ina few more years I doubt anyone will make 16.5 tires


We wanted some slot mag wheels but they only were made in 16.5. No one ever made any 15 or 16  8 lug slot mags
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[Irish_Alley]

yeah i know they are slim pickins. i might just sell my 16.5 just so i dont have a worthless rim on my hands. its a shame they look nice and i bought them years ago not knowing much about tire selection they had then and its only gotten smaller since

[audrima]

I saw the price of 16.5 set of 4, and I went and got a set of 2000 GMC 2500 rims plus tires for half the price ( set of 5!) 16.5 are rare and costly. good luck though!

[74k20]

You should be able to run 33s with no lift

No one makes 16.5 anymore
They have a habit of popping off the rim

dont say that i was just looking at some 33" goodyears, i hope they still make them

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I should have said that very few people make 16.5 tires anymore

And Ina few more years I doubt anyone will make 16.5 tires


We wanted some slot mag wheels but they only were made in 16.5. No one ever made any 15 or 16  8 lug slot mags
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They did make some slots in 16" - 8 lug, and I found and grabbed some.   Hard to find tho.

[VileZambonie]

Unless they are some nice old school wheels, I would ditch the 16.5"s I have a set of aluminum slots on my K20 which are nice but they still make tires to fit them. You have a lot more options in terms of tires and wheels with 16"

[Man With A Gun]

That's the thing. They are very nice originals. That's why I want to get some tires to fit.

I guess I'll go with the Teansforce HT's. Seems to be the only option without lifting the truck.