Posted by OTM mike (in Idaho) on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 11:05AM :
In Reply to: 19.5" or 22.5" RIMS? posted by james fuller on Monday, May 10, 2004 at 7:38PM :
what brand and width 16.5 Alum wheels do
you have ?
Alloy wheels have two major advantages over
steel wheels
1. they are lighter
2. they are very true - round and require
very little weight to balance
there is a wider selection of light truck tires available for 16.5 wheels than there is for 19.5 and 22.5 (which is really an over the road tractor wheel size)
disadvantage of alloy wheel
offset/backside setting/width might be too
much for your vehicle
you might take some measurements on your
alloy wheels and compare with original 19.5
spare wheel (if you have one)
drop me a note off line if you want to pursue
this
Mike Stone
Old Tire/Wheel Man
(with library of tech books)