StingrayL82 wrote:
RvFNG76 wrote:
Oky dokey time to mull things i know this has been covered before but switching to 16" rims from our 16.5" what all do i need to know. Also would like a good idea on tire size as well. I do already know they are coined just trying to figure out what i can do.
I did this. I went to the tire shop down the road and got Dodge and (unknowingly) Ford wheels...if you get Ford wheels, you’ll have to take a cutoff wheel to the rear drum tabs that situate the wheels, because the Ford holes are in a different location, enough to make you say a few choice words. I had them powdercoated in Classic off-white and mounted 225/75-16’s, because that was the closest size to the original 8.00-16.5’s.
Older Ford dual rims were/are the same as Dodge dual rims. Newer Ford rims use a different metric bolt pattern ... close but different.
Interestingly, Chevrolet has gone to the 8x6.5 bolt pattern/circle. Unfortunately, Chevy dual rims are hub-centric rather than lug-centric. So, the lug holes aren't coined and tend to be oversize for use on an older Dodge.
