kenvb wrote:
Hello from Northern Alberta
does anyone know what size 16 is same or close to the 8.00 x 16.5s on my old 79 Dodge Mini home.
we have 9 tire shops in town 4 are very big brand names not one could tell me??? trouble is there all run by young people who only go by there company compputor .
The 16.5 is the rim diameter.

Tires for 16.5" rims are obsolete and no longer made or available, been that way for the last 20 yrs or so. My Dad had a 1980 F350 which used 16.5" tires, when those tires became hard to get had to buy 16" rims to run new tires in 16" size.
You can't use/fit 16" tires on the rims you have, you will need to buy new 16" rims.See
HERE for details and possible size conversions.