tire size on 3/4-ton and srw 1-ton trucks
Was a 235/85r16 the standard size during the squarebody era? Were any taller tires fitted? Has anyone found any other tall & skinny tire sizes that look good on these heavier trucks and are easily available?
I have 16x10 rims and 305/70r16(33x12.5) tires on my truck right now. Once I get it back on the road, I want something a little more fuel mileage friendly. I also want to go to a stock tall-and-skinny look, instead of the fat mud tire look that I have right now. I don't mind going a little taller than stock as long as I can keep the width within check. |
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I'm running bfg 255/85-16 on 2 trucks....conversion says its 33.1x10R16
But they're not exactly that tall..more in the 32in range love the tall skinny look |
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I saw a dually couple years ago that was up for sale by the original owner and they were bragging that they just put brand new tires on.............215/75r-16s, yup 215s they looked so small on that truck. I passed on the truck, I figured the rest of truck was probably the same amount of stupid to it. That 454 was probably screaming down the road and sucking the fuel as fast as it could. I had Cooper 255/85s on my wrecker. that was a good fit and looked nice. Tires on the rear had about 1/2'' in between them at the bottom buldge
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in the 1980's the Light Duty 3/4-ton got 215/85-R16's and the Heavy Duty 3/4-tons and 1-tons got 235/85-R16's. Dually's came with the 215/85-R16's.
In the 1970's it was either 7.50x16 or 9.50x 16.5 - I could be wrong on the 16 inch size, any 3/4-ton from the 1970's that I have owned came with the optional 9.50x16.5's |
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They looked like toy tires on that crew dually. Can't believe GM did that OE. Those 215s are what-- 29-30'' tall |
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I had 7.50-16's on my '76 3/4 ton Chevy. I think it was a 7800 GVW truck.
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I wouldn't use 7.50 tires on those 10" rims. I think you are stuck using 10.50 or 12.50 tires.
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It looks like my only two reasonable tire options are 235/85r16 on stock 16x6.5 rims or 285/75r16 on 16x7 Econoline rims or aftermarket 16x8 rims. The second option is a bit wider than I wish, and are probably tall enough that I should add a two inch lift to the truck to maintain the proper appearance. For the sake of price and practicality, I'll probably go with the stock rims from that junkyard k20, and install the stock 235 tires on them. |
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265 75 16 is the same height as the 235 85 16. Can give you some more width without going taller. If you go wider AND taller can interfere with front fender depending on the tire and wheel combo. I have a C20 crew cab with the 265 75 16’s on some Alcoa singles.
I think the 235 85 works well on a dually and that is what is on my K30, but they are Super Swamper ND’s and are really aggressive looking. I have a C30 cab and chassis truck with 215 75 16 and it is MUCH lower than the K truck. It has a skirted welding bud and on it and hopefully the 235 85 fits when it time for new tires! |
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Best to find the specific year you have. For 1980, for example, standard tires on a C/20 were 8.75Rx16.5, C/30 got 9.50R-16.5D Load Range D for fronts and 9.50R-16.5 Load Range E for rears. |
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I bought five decent condition OEM 16x6.5 rims from the junkyard today, along with 4 reasonably nice hubcaps. Now I need to find a buyer for my mud-tire set so I can afford to put new tires on these rims. I should get these sandblasted and powdercoated white first, but we'll see...
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