Tire size question?

[Von Skip]

Hello Guys...
Yesterday, after a long search, yes they're hard to find overhere ;-(
I've found some Used 4 Slot Factory Original Steel 8 lug Rims that probably came of a GMC Truck 3500...

The back of the rim says 16x6.5K and they have 245/75/16 tires on them.

As far as I came was that the rim size is 16" and the width would be 6 or 6.5 inch.
My search on the web found some charts saying that the max tire for a 6.5 rim would be 215

size Min Ideal Max
6,0 175 185 or 195 205
6,5 185 195 or 205 215

So 245 shouldnt fot or be good for my rims I think? (strange as they are on it and seem to fit well?

My question... I would like to fit smaller tires to have some more clearance...
would any one know what minimum size I could place???

Cheers Skip'

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Von Skip

Hello Guys...
Yesterday, after a long search, yes they're hard to find overhere ;-(
I've found some Used 4 Slot Factory Original Steel 8 lug Rims that probably came of a GMC Truck 3500...

The back of the rim says 16x6.5K and they have 245/75/16 tires on them.

As far as I came was that the rim size is 16" and the width would be 6 or 6.5 inch.
My search on the web found some charts saying that the max tire for a 6.5 rim would be 215

size Min Ideal Max
6,0 175 185 or 195 205
6,5 185 195 or 205 215

So 245 shouldnt fot or be good for my rims I think? (strange as they are on it and seem to fit well?

My question... I would like to fit smaller tires to have some more clearance...
would any one know what minimum size I could place???

Cheers Skip'

Welcome to the board Skip!

Your thread has had 26 views with no reply. Everyone else is probably like me and not knowledgeable on tire sizes. I guess I would go with the recommended 195 or 205 if you can find them over there in the Netherlands. They seem to be the "middle of the road" size.

LockDoc

[Von Skip]

Thanks LockDoc!

Yeah that seemed the best for me also, but as im familiar with the J rims though K stood for soemthing else, seen theinterweb posts are I found on these where also about 245's

Cheers Skip'

[67 Burb]

Skip, my rim width chart shows that a 6.5" rim can handle P185 to P255 tires of 50 series and above. The 245's would be almost at the top of range, though.

[Von Skip]

Thanks Bob'

I think I will go for the 215 85 16 then... comes close to the equivelant of 245 75 16

Thanks Skip!

[67 Burb]

I think that the 215/85's would be a better fit on the 6.5" rim than the 245's anyway.