For those in the know, 1974 3/4 ton 4X4, new WARN manual hubs, simple bolt on?

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Right. Your stock lugnuts will work with newer steel wheels. If you get aluminum wheels from a newer truck, you should use aftermarket 9/16" lugnuts with a bulge type seat.
 

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Nothing wrong with a 16.5" rim, there are a few company's that still make tires that size. I liked the rims that came with my truck & found the tires was looking for, guess i was lucky.
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Going to try and buy these this evening, 100 bucks for 4 of em, I’ll probably buy 4 new 255/85/16’s, the rims came off a 1998 K3500

Should do the trick :boti:

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except never, ever buy a truck with 16.5 rims…do a search and see how few tires are offered.
I am talking about the one posted with early 2000s silverado rims.

I have a **** load of 16.5. Infact, its a sad thing my wagon wheels are 16.5
 

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Nothing wrong with a 16.5" rim, there are a few company's that still make tires that size. I liked the rims that came with my truck & found the tires was looking for, guess i was lucky.
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I always forget about those. I've been told they are a pretty decent road tire too. Are yours somewhat round or did they take a bunch of weight?
 

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I have actually happened into a situation where I could use some knowledge from experts. I can find a 16.5 (2 sizes,actually) for a trailer tire in my budget constraints. I only looked for fun but they are priced inline and would give me actual use for 6(prob more if I look) wheels that otherwise will rot away, useless till they are useless-er.
But I don’t know this old pre-metric tire sizing that well, nor do I have such a deep knowledge of wheels that were common on here trucks
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How can I know what width wheel I need? And would a stock gmc or Chevrolet NON split rim 16.5 or an aftermarket wagon wheel 16.5 wheel work for this tire? It is a bias ply, which is fine it’s for a trailer. I have at least 2 16.5 solid one pierce wheels and 4 wagon wheels in 16.5 that just look ugly and do nothing and it would allow me from having to put the trailer on jack stands while I replace the tires on the rims. (Also gives me the freedom to derust and get painted the wheels)

assuming the wheels aren’t too wide or too narrow, is 8.00-16.5 tall enough for a 14 bolt pumpkin to clear the ground? I have no reference for the height of this tire snd hard to find an online comparison.
 

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I always forget about those. I've been told they are a pretty decent road tire too. Are yours somewhat round or did they take a bunch of weight?

They are a nice tire, very little road noise, good handling, good traction on wet pavement and they don't throw many stones. perfect for the roads around here.
 

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They are a nice tire, very little road noise, good handling, good traction on wet pavement and they don't throw many stones. perfect for the roads around here.
What size was the one you showed?
 

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