When you look at the specifications for tires, it will list the range of rim width on which the tire will fit. It will give you the section width (widest point of tire), and tread width as well.
While shopping for tires I found some with treads as wide as 8 inches or more that would fit on these rims. I have the original Armstrong steering gear on this truck so I didn't want a tread more than 6 inches wide. I would have preferred 5 inches.
There are a lot of choices. You want to make sure that there won't be any interference with the fenders or frame before going too wide. The tires and wheels that were on the truck before were 7" rims (I think) and the tread was about 8 or 9 inches wide. Section width was about 10.5 inches.
Here are my new rims, caps, and Firestone tires 215/70 R16
Last edited by Otto Skorzeny; 02/17/20221:35 AM.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
