New tires for my van

[PESteele 10+ year member]

which of these would fit on a 16 x 7 inch rim

http://www.tirepackage.com/productlist.asp?prodlineid=25&product=Radial+All+Terrain+T%2FA+KO&make=16%20Inch%20Rim%20Size&cat=Tires

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I'm running 235/75/R15's on my 15x7 wheels now.

Where you don't have the sliding door to contend with, you could probably go to 245's easy. I couldn't fit the extra width because I needed the tire to fit reasonably inside the fender.

BFG makes a good tire, just be sure to get ones that are LT (light truck) rated...will help out if you carry anything heavy from time to time. I had a set of Uniroyals for about a year before I had two blowouts with them...now I'm back to BFG's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

thanks jim. Can u tell me what the different numbers mean

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

The first three numbers are the width, second set is the sidewall height, and the last is the corresponding wheel diameter.

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

i wouldnt go larger than a 255 on a 7" rim...

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

so 255 is the width of the tire and the 75 is how much it sticks out from the rim

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

first numbers are the width of the tire in millimeters, second set of numbers corresponds to the sidewall height which is a percentage of the width of the tire...say u have a 225/60/16 tire, that tire would be 225 mm wide, 60% (135mm) of 225mm height of the sidewall and last number is the rim size

 

[94bronco58 10+ year member]

Regal hit it right on the head with the explanation..... and I've put 285x75R16's on stock 7" wide wheels, what size do you have on there now?

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

ill look

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

I have goodyear Wrangler LT265/75R16's right now

 

[94bronco58 10+ year member]

I would stick with that size, if you wanna go a bit larger try a 285\75\16 .... If you can fit em maybe a 305\70\16 .... the 285's are just a little larger in heigth, the real difference is in the width