Need Some Rim Width Help Please
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Need Some Rim Width Help Please
From a post I made in another section of FTE I have been told the rim width of my factory steel wheels on my 85 4WD F250 is 6", in calling around I have been told 7". Can someone let me know for sure the rim width. Thanks guys.
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My stamping was "15x6JJ" iirc, but if that's all you found, well, that's all there is. You can do an outside measurement, if you find about 7-7.5 inches, that's a 6" rim. Hard to do, but you might be able to put the tape through the wheel.
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That is what I did and found a width of 7.5" so I guess I have 16x6 8 lug steel wheels. What I want to mount on them is a set of 285/75r16 tires. Is this possible and safe, or do I need to look at other tires, possibly at other wheels?
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Ya thats what they say, i've had 12.5's on my 7" rims for months and never had any problems at all.
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Thanks gents. I will go ahead and order the tires and have them mounted. It's a project truck that I will use for a spare vehicle, for fun, and a general hunting rig once or three times a year. These tires will come first to get it on the road, then a few cosmetic issues, then a 2.5" lift with new shocks. I don't imagine it will see 1,500 hundred miles a year. I will keep my eyes on Craigs list and some salvage yards for a slightly wider steel factory set of wheels, and when I find them I'll have the tires remounted. No hurry. The 460 does eat the gas don't it 
but it will sure go wherever you point it whether it has a load or not.
but it will sure go wherever you point it whether it has a load or not.
