Factory 16×6 versus 16×8 comparison
 

Just got my wheel vintiques 16×8s put on...much better with the 285/75 tires IMO..I think the 6" wheels need a skinny tire to look correct...opinions please
First pic is the 16×6

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The new wheel/tire combo looks great on your Burban!

A few questions:
1.Is this the 12 series smoothie? 6 or 8 lug?
2.Wasn't sure if you meant to post before/after pics if you were running 16x6 prior?
3.How did you attach your dogdish caps?
4.I think your new wheel/tire combo comes to just about 33 inches tall for overall diameter?
5.Any mods to your suspension or stock height?

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4" lift...first pic is before with 16×6 wheels...It's a K20 so they're 8 lug 82 series with the nubs for caps...took 4 months to get them and they've gone up $40 each since I ordered them.

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As far as proper fitment goes, a 6" wheel is a tad narrow for the 285/75-16s. I think 7" is the narrowest recommended wheel. Not that I haven't run them on 6" and 6 1/2" wheels. I like both looks. I run that tire size on 8" Series 82s on my '72 K2500 Sierra and on 7" Accurides on my '95 K2500 Suburban. I haven't tried the set on 7" wheels on my '72 yet, but I prefer each set as they are on the vehicles they're on best I think. I think I like the 8s best on your Suburban

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That 4 inch lift looks great!

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Where is the lift from?

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Skyjacker...but going to put Alcans on this year

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Hey 52, why the transition from Skyjacker? I was actually just looking at their lifts for my first ever suburban (71).

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The skyjacker soft ride springs are a great bang for the buck IMO...
However.....the absolute best ride on a leaf spring truck or blazer is the ORD
Springs and 5100 Bilsteins hands down:metal:

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Oops....ORD sells Alcans

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That's awesome. Will you stay at 4in? I presently have a 6in Skyjacker (with blocks) that's way too high for my liking. I'm thinking 4in with 35s on the 16x8 like you have. They look really nice!

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Thanks for the compliment...order your wheels early and be patient.. I'm gonna drop to 3 inches and do springs frt and rear...they ride solo much better.

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Hey 52, was wondering if you had any issues with the disc brakes and the 4in offset? I’m planning on ordering a set this week (For October delivery, haha)

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Clear just fine since they're 16's..the k20's run the the same
caliper as the K10's so you could run 15" as well.

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Awesome! Thank you.

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I use 6x16 white spoke rims on my '68 C/10 Stepside. I changed over from OEM [spec'd in SPID] 17.5 x 5.25 rims w/7.00x17.5 tires. Moved up to 8.00x17.5 in the Mid '70s when 7.00s were NLA. Upgunned to 8R-17.5LT in '80s when radials became available. By the Year 2000, the tire shop told me my OEM 17.5 rims were shot [+250,000] so I got a set of the 16x6 rims and put 235/85/16LTs all around.
I was happy with them for 20+ years, but this April I got side-clipped by a big black sedan Downtown. They centerpunched my Right Rear wheel.
I called all around, looked on Jegs, Summit, Tire Rack etc online. No 6x16 white spoke rims anywhere. I paid a local Wheelwright to true my impacted rim. He charged me $80. While I had the tire dismounted at Dicsount Tires, I noticed a warning sticker inside the rim stating this was a trailer rim and specifically prohibiting the mounting of high speed tires like 235/85/16s. [?!] At this point, I figured 20 years w/o incident proved they were overly concerned.
So I called a tire and rim place in town, and asked for a white spoke Trailer rim 6x16 - 6 log, 5.5'' bolt circle, 3-5/8'' backspaced. Sure, he had one left. I hopped down the next day and grabbed it. This was the 5th rim from the set I had bought from the guy's Dad at the same place, way back then. $68.
NOS but dusty. The rim shop guy's jaw dropped when I let slip the rim was a spare for a 1/2 ton pickup. When I told him I knew all about it, didn't care, and had driven on them for almost 200,000 miles -- he just grinned.
A good friend from work gave me a set of 16x8 aluminum rims he took off a new-to-him '99 4x4 Suburban. I have the intention of mounting tall, skinnier tires on my '71 GMC K/1500 4X4 Jimmy, to replace the 33x12.50x15 meats on 10x15 chromed 8 spoke wheels. 235/75/16s is the plan. I've been successively power washing them, and these rims look fine. [235/85/16s are reccommended only for 6 - 7.5 rims, not 8'' -- so commonality with the pickip tires is out. My '67 K/10 Suburban had 33x12.50x15 tires on 8x15 rims.]
However, I find the aluminum rims are backspaced at 5'' not 3-5/8'' So I may need wheel spacers or bolt-on wheel adapters to use my ''free'' alloy rims. Plus special lugnuts 22mm x 7/16-20. plus 4 adapters [?$] and new tires [+$700].
Getting steep here, just to get better mileage. You can buy a lot of gas with $1000.