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

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.

On a separate note, I’d sure like to throw a set of these 10-16.5 Coker Tires
on it but not for $319 each, excluding tax, mount and balance.

This is my 75 K20

idahovette said:

This is my 75 K20

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Oh poor thing

the tires only
the wheels are ok

AuroraGirl said:

Oh poor thing

the tires only
the wheels are ok

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except never, ever buy a truck with 16.5 rims…do a search and see how few tires are offered.

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.

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

roguewave said:

except never, ever buy a truck with 16.5 rims…do a search and see how few tires are offered.

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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

Termite_Delight said:

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?

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

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?

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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.

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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.

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What size was the one you showed?

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What size was the one you showed?

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The tire size? It's 33x12.5x16.5

Old rims with new paint and tires 235/85/16