> Any idea where to get one or two good 16.5 rims that will fit with my 33 16.5 12.50 tires?
I have between 10-12 used chrome ones, some painted black. 16.50 x 9.75. All hold air, they still have tires on them.
Tyres Int. carries new ones. You can mail order them from World of Wheels. Summit Racing might carry them too.
The only time I have seen someone get a tire blow out was a fool that would not listen to me and mounted warranty return 16.50 at the Ford dealer on his F-250 16" rims because they were "free" and new. Blew his truck off the lift, knocked him out, and broke his wrist. Other then that, those free tires were awesome
I have driven on pavement over a mile on a flat 33x12.50R16.50. It totally shredded the tire, but, it stayed on the rim. I might uploaded a picture of that. Got a few looks, but, I didn't want to stop in that area to change my tire.
I wouldn't stick my head over or in front of any tire while filling it up with air, I use a remote hose and gauge, especially with a 16.50. But, I do not consider them any more dangerous to run and the safety factor of the ply count, sidewall thickness, and load capacity make them a safer tire imho then most other tires.
I know there were things going back and forth about how dangerous 16.5 rims were on passenger vans that had blow outs at highway speed and the tire coming off, but, I think that is more driver error then anything. I run 33x15.50R16.50 on the rear of my 4x4 van. It sits for a month at a time and the Interco tires never lose air.
