time to replace my 16.5 wheels

[firehawk]

I need new tires, and like my 33x12.5x16.5 that are on my truck, but tires are no longer available. I imagine that I am not the first to make the switch to a different wheel. What is the size to go with that is similar to what I have now, and what wheel to fit that tire? TIA.

 

[austin92]

A 16" rim will fit over your brakes and make your tires cheaper compared to 17s and larger. The 8x6.5 bolt pattern was the standard up until like 98 on fords and I believe it still is on Chevy and dodge. Only problem with them is if the center hole will fit over your hubs


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[towcat]

265/75/16 or 285/75/16 are the close replacements even the 315/75/16 will looks good at oem height on a 16x10 rim.

 

[FarmerFrank]

Bf Goodrich makes 33x12.5x16.5's and 35


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[IDIoit]

I paid 2500 for 5 rims and 5 285 75 17's

 

[IDIBRONCO]

I say dump the 16.5's, but then I'm biased against 16.5's anyway. I haven't priced any lately, but it seems like the 16's were much cheaper.

 

[chris142]

I dumped 16.5's back in the late 90's when they were getting scarce.

 

[laserjock]

I've been considering 17's. Seems like 17's are more plentiful these days.

 

[firehawk]

I don't want to get into another tire availability issue with 16's. They will go away next, and was thinking 17's might be around longer.

 

[79jasper]

16's will be available for a very long time.

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[austin92]

There's still 14s out there hanging on for dear life lol. 15s are a dime a dozen. You don't have to worry about not being able to find 16" tires. My first car almost 10 years ago had 13" rims and I put brand new tires on it for like 180$ lol


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[kubotaorange76]

No worries on 16's new trailers still come with them

 

[jaluhn83]

Bf Goodrich makes 33x12.5x16.5's and 35


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Negative unless you know something I don't. I just went through this about 6 months ago. No one I called or talked to had any. The listings are still there, but there's no inventory anywhere. What I was told is BFG was the only company and stopped in 2014 or so.

I had the exact quandary as the op. I went with 16's. 295/75r16 BFG A/T. Wound up with aluminum rims. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/AEW-0589-7888 Wasn't much more than steel ones and I liked them better. Nice thing for me is the 295/75 has a 3900 lb max load vs ~3k (IIRC) on the 33x12.50r16.5. With the 16.5s I was close to or at max load on the tires when I loaded the truck down and I wasn't real fond of that. The extra 1000 lb is nice for peace of mind.

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