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7.00-16 tire option
I bought a 75 chevy half ton 4x4 the other day. On the SPID it lists 7.00-16 tires as an option. That is something I have never seen before on these model trucks. Most had 15 inch rims. Does anyone here have a 73 or newer truck that has factory 16's on it?
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
Usually on fleet or government trucks ....tire code was XNK/YNK/ZNK for highway tread and XNL/YNL/ZNL for on/off road tread.
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc...olet-Truck.pdf page "Pickup-21" (24 of the pdf) lists 16s as an option.
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
I have always heard of this but never seen any. I have been looking for 6 lug 16" steel wheels for a while. I just checked ebay and google last week and they don't exist. They must be very very rare. I would think a used set would turn up sometime. I could go wagon wheels but I like my hubcaps.
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
How wide are your wheels? I have a set off a 71, also listed on its spid. They are only 5" wide I believe. It has 7.00-16 tires as well. I have them on my 74 stepside now. I was wondering if the backspace and width for 73+ is the same as 72- they sit inside the fender a bit too far. I use them as my bodywork rollers. Haha. They give me lots of room around the fender lip for work. I'll post a pic later today once I get home. I ran them for awhile daily years ago with the original caps from the 15's and the thin rings off the 88-98 16" steel wheels snapped on. Gives a 3/4 ton look.
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
Ah I see you guys are talking 6 lug, my bad. Mine is 2WD, I'll still post a pic later of mine for fun I guess. Haha
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
Those wheels look to be a tough find. Here is a pic I found of one; 16 x 5 and 4 nubs.
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
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I think this wheel is the only option and they are quite rare. Thanks for the pic.
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
If I remember right these are 3.5" backspace an 5" wide
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Re: 7.00-16 tire option
These are also 4 nub same style. I thought 73+ was 3 nub but I could be wrong. I'll take a look at the spid on the 71 to see the option numbers it did list the 7.00-16 Rockin re-treads of a dually 1 ton school bus
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