Rims for 7.50-16 Tire

I remember someone asking about this a while back, but I cant find it. I was curious the smallest width rim that would work with a 7.50-16 tire. I have seen some brands recommend 5-7 and others 5-6. Anyone have any experience using a less wide rim? Say a 4? Thanks

 

I'm running early ford 16's with 8.20's(i think) in the rear. no issues.

 

How wide are your early Ford rims?

 

not sure off the top of my head which ones they are (put em on 12 years ago) but I think the widest 16" ford rims were 4 1/2"

 

Lots of people run those on 35 wires, including me.

I believe 35 wires are only 4 inches wide.

Rich

 

I ran 7.00 x 16s on my modified, the guy a Coker told me there wasn't a safety issue, just that the tire would wear faster in the middle because it's pinched in a little. That was on stock Kelseys 16 x 4"

 

Can you post a pic of what the tire looks like on your rim?? Thanks

 

I have 7.50-16s mounted on 4 1/2" rims.

 

I'm running 35 wires, which I *believe* mine are 4.5

this pic shows from the front and front the top back
I admit- 7.50's look a little balloon-like, but that's my favorite wheel and I wanted that tire height.....

 

7.50-16 tires will fit on 4" but look like too puffed out to me.
16"X5" bead stock steelies from F-1 pickups fit better.

I have a good pair of 16 X 4 1/2 original steelies for 100 clams.

 

I ran 7.50x16 Firestones on my '34 with 16x4.5" rims - it was fine, no issues.

 

I need a wheel that has a 5x4.5 pattern. Steevil turned me on to some steelie spares from a late model Jeep but they are 4" and I want to run a 7.50-16 tire. I thought they may look balloon like but am having trouble finding a correct bolt pattern and wider rim for a reasonable price.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107747&highlight=buckshot+is+done

 

Will running a space saver spare wheel be ok? I plan to drive this thing a lot and dont want to run into any problems. The Jeep wheels are 16x4. Thanks

 

Hi Dustin, Hammer Hank used mopar wheels on his model a with the big and little stones, 4.50-16's and 7.00-16's. The mopar wheels have 4-1/2" BP and are 16x4 or 4.5" wide. He drove the hell out of that car including donuts in the middle of Woodward and never had a problem with the tires.

I have a set I bought for my roadster, but I like the mags better, so I never used them. I'll send you a PM about them.

Gus

 

i went with 41 lincoln wheels. they're 5 inches wide and look just like the 40 ford 4 inch wide wheels i'm using in the front. the 7.50s look good on them.

 

I bought 2- 16x5 inch wide reversed from wheel kid last week

 

What Jeep spares are 16 inchers and what did they come on?
I always thought Hanks coupe looked great are the wheels on his old coupe late model spares?

 

No they were factory mopar wheels from like 1948.

 

I run 6"X16" rear wheels on my roadster w 7:50X16 Firestones.I run 4 1/2"X16" wheels on the fronts.........Mike

 

I have put 750x16" on 7" rims and they looked very good. Granted, I windend the stock ford rims for this. I was trying to move my wheel in on my roadster pu. After we widened the rim we moved the center out to the edge. So I wouldn't have to narrow the rear end.--TV

 

F1 wheels were 16 x 6 and they take the 7:50 tires.

I run 7:00 x 16's on 35 wheels which are 16 x 4. No problems with wear..

 

Steevil told me about these and I found some at my local scrap yard. I asked for anything off of Grand Cherokees 93-98 and Cherokees 84-02. Now I'm just trying to figure out if I can safley use them or not with regular tires. After I bought them I noticed a sticker on the wheel which says" This rim is not intended for use with conventional tires." Does anybody else have any idea why they would put a warning like that on these?? They are 16x4 and I would run 7 or 7.50-16 tires in the back.

 

The F1 wheels are the wrong pattern, I need a 5x4.5.

 

What size are your front tires on the 4.5 " rim??

 

You need 16" wheels with 4 1/2" bolt pattern from 49 ford.
Hard to find and not cheap.

 

Here is a 7.50 X 16 on a 16 X 4 1940 ford wheel.
I swapped the tires to 5" bead F-1 wheels.
I have an extra pair left.