will 265/75/16 tires fit my

[Pano]

Stock steel wheels? Truck is an 87 V2500 with 235/85/16 tires currently mounted. From what I found from searching the rim width may be too narrow. Thanks.

[piecesparts]

What is your rim width?

[Pano]

I will measure this weekend but they are OEM and if I had to guess 6.5 inch measured bead to bead. Looking at the rim width specs on tire rack shows a rim width range of 6-7.5 for the 235/85/16s and 7-8 for the 265/75/16s.

If thats the case my rims are 1/2 inch too narrow. I can see that being a potential issue for tire wear long term but in my case i will replace the tires due to age long before they are worn. My current tires are 1/2 worn treadwise but are 10+ years old. Since i bought a camper and will be towing i especially need to replace the tires for safety reasons.

The truck is not a daily driver and garaged when not in use. The current tires actually look ok but will be replaced this spring.

[Your41Plague12]

They will clear and work just fine on stock wheels. Just keep them properly inflated and keep the truck aligned correctly and you will have no problem. I'm running 315/75/R16's on my new truck (04 F250) with factory 16x7 steel wheels. No problems at all.

For what it's worth, my '83 cleared 285/75/R16's stock. I wouldn't hesitate to run them.

[nekkidhillbilly]

on the 6.5s on my 04 they wore in the center. proper inflated and rotated. i drive real fast though. bought a set of cheap 8 inch wides wear great.

[Pano]

Was at Townfair tire today and they said was not an issue.

[Your41Plague12]

Originally Posted by nekkidhillbilly

on the 6.5s on my 04 they wore in the center. proper inflated and rotated. i drive real fast though. bought a set of cheap 8 inch wides wear great.

With a narrower rim, you have to stray a little from the recommended air pressure to get them to wear correctly. But it can definitely be done.