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The76Fireball
Explorer
Aug 13, 2016

Problems replacing 1976 Dodge "16.5 rims to common size

Hi everyone I'm having a hard time trying to replace the tires on my 1976 Dodge RV. I took it to my mechanic who said I have 16.5 inch tires that are no longer in production. He decided that it'd be b...
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j-d
Explorer II
Aug 13, 2016
Maybe this'll help:


The Dual Spacing I mentioned above should be at least 10.2" so the offset for one wheel (labeled HDS in the graphic) should be at least 5.1"

There's discussion on This Page,and it doesn't matter they're Ford and you're Dodge. The tires still can't kiss!

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