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Whats the Rim width on our '96 stock Chrome wheels ?

Old Jun 7, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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Whats the Rim width on our '96 stock Chrome wheels ?

Whats the Rim width on our '96 stock Chrome wheels ? Can I run 315's on these rims or do I have to get wider rims ?

These kind...
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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I believe, based on the door sticker, they are only 6.5" width rims.. Which sucks if you want to run anything over 265, and thats a stretch... I believe the aluminums on the 01 and up were like 8"..
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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Lil Dog is right. They are technically to narrow for 285s, but many run them without problems, and a few have run 315s on them.
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Abbynormal
Whats the Rim width on our '96 stock Chrome wheels ? Can I run 315's on these rims or do I have to get wider rims ?

These kind...

16 x 6.5 inches..

too narrow for 315's but u can nicely fit 285s on them. I got two friends that run BFG's on theirs.. they just bulge out a little too much for my liking..

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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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I stretched out for 265's. They don't look to bad really, just have to be careful on pressure as I burned the middle out of the rears in short order.
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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Well I've been running 285's and they wore out in the middle at about 35000 miles. I guess the narrow wheel is the reason. My 1st two sets of tires were 245's and they wore out on the outside tread. Maybe a 265 or 275 would actually wear more even.
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