Wheel Size question

tod-hog · Post by **tod-hog** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:17 pm

Got line on some 16.5" rims. Never had any rims this size. Any concerns fitting my 68 or clearance issues? Any of you with any experience here please share the knowledge.

68F250 · Post by **68F250** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:30 pm

Tires! Good luck finding tires! I spent a long time finding some truck slot mags for mine and now when this set of General Grabber street tires wear out I don't know what I'm gonna do.

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fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:51 pm

how many lugs do you have versus how many lugs are on the 16.5. 8? right.

tod-hog · Post by **tod-hog** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:39 pm

There both 5 x 5.5

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:43 pm

then i would think they would fit then. even with tires clearing the fenders. but like 68f250 said finding tires might be a chore or they may be expensive when you do find them.

19674x4 · Post by **19674x4** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:54 pm

iv'e got 16.5 rims on my 67 highboy with 33 inch tires with no clearance issues, i wish i had more money to get a set of 15" rims.

tod-hog · Post by **tod-hog** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:10 pm

Why do you desire the 15" rims?

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:23 pm

They still make 12x16.5 tires. I got 5 a year ago. About 150$ a pop.
Took me an hour on the phone to find them. Find an older guy, as the
younger ones will look them up in the tractor tires section of their catalog.

frankc67 · Post by **frankc67** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:10 am

i think good year has them, thats what my dad has on his 72 3/4 ton chevy but they are expensive.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:12 am

tractor tires are those the turf type or the field type?

mrung0wa · Post by **mrung0wa** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:20 am

fordman wrote:tractor tires are those the turf type or the field type?

You know that you have to fill those tires with water right?

Lawrence

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:41 am

I want to see somebody get a 16.5 to seat on a 15" rim. That would be
fun to watch.

mrung0wa · Post by **mrung0wa** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:49 am

Hey Keith P.!

Why don't you check your PM's my Brother!

Lawrence

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:50 am

Hint, Hint.
Hey guys, if a 16.5 gets low on air, the tire falls off the wheel. If you gots
a wide wheel, it can get kinda interesting putting it back on.

Some of the elder people here can explain it better.

mrung0wa · Post by **mrung0wa** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:57 am

Radial tires are just a fad anyway, you know like the Frisbee!

Bias-ply Tires Rule!

FYI: All the people who know about tires are hoarding them up, that's why they've become so scarce.

When the rest of the galaxy realizes the superiority of 16.5 Bias-ply tires they really have to pay form 'em. And you thought that the oil companies where price gougers!!!

Lawrence

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