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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 43 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 43 | Looking for a source on Whitewall Tires to fit on my stock rims, which I believe are 16.5" dia. I've looked at a lot of pictures showing restored trucks with "thin stripe" white wall tires. Are these available for the 16.5" rim, or have they switched to a different size rim. The truck I just bought '62 1/2 ton has 245/75r16 on it, which I've been told is a NO NO! Any help would be appreciated. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 69 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 69 | Do you have any pictures of them? I know there were 16" wheels for the 1/2 ton 6 lug pattern, but I am not aware of any 16.5" wheels with 6 lugs. All of the 16.5" wheels that I have seen were 3/4 or 1ton wheels with 8 lugs. Anyone else seen 6 lug 16.5 wheels?
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 43 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 43 | I'll need to measure again! They are 6-lug (6x5.5) I know that much. Were all the wheels on 62 1/2 tons 16"? That would great if they are - might be able to find the right tire.
Thanks | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | 15", 16" & 17.5" wheels were available in the 6 lug x 5.5" pattern, per the CHEVROLET Truck Data Book of November 1, 1965. It does not list any 6 x 5.5 in a 16.5" dia. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | If you have 245/75/16s currently on the truck, the wheels are 16", not 16.5. 16" tires, while they will go over the lip of a 16.5" wheel, will not seat up on them. The sidewall will blow out during mounting first.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 45 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 45 | Sounds like you're measuring the outside diameter of the rim which is not correct as the tire obviously sits inside of the lip...I agree that what you have is indeed a 16" and NOT a 16.5" | | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 319 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 319 | Safe assumption on the 16" rims. The rim width will determine how wide a tire you can install. 205 is about as wide as you want with 5.5"-6" width. Coker Tire offers all kinds of vintage tires...I prefer modern radials for driveability.
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