TIRES - On Stock 16" Wheels - M416, M100, M101-CDN (1 Viewer)

[greentruck]

255/85 R16 KM2s on 80 series alloy rims. I had the wider fenders made, they bolt on like the original fenders did. The suspension is at stock height on our M101 CDN. While designed to run Iltis-sized tires, the axle on the M101 CDN is setup to run 33s once you get the fenders adjusted to clear them.

 

[mmcinnis]

SOA my trailer today. Has 33 interco iroks.

 

[greentruck]

SOA my trailer today. Has 33 interco iroks....SNIP

Nice 1/4 ton.

Your pics and avatar with the lifted 40 series reminded me of another reason to consider a SOA even if the tires in and of themselves aren't reason to need to do so. Doing a SOA can often enough provide a better match with the tow vehicle's hitch height.

 

[tlin]

SOA my trailer today.

What is SOA?

 

[greentruck]

What is SOA?

"Spring Over Axle" is the easiest way to gain 4" or so in height. You may even be able to reuse most components, although you may need to swap side to side or something similar to take advanatge

 

[tlin]

"Spring Over Axle" is the easiest way to gain 4" or so in height. You may even be able to reuse most components, although you may need to swap side to side or something similar to take advanatge

Duh.....my bad. I'm a tad brain dead this weekend it seems.....

 

[77TLCFJ40]

Appriecate all feedback so far.

Let’s try to stick with the original request where the most important detail is stock 16” wheels.


Anyone running 225-90-R16? They are just under 32 x 9. Maybe just a radial version of the 7.50-16?

 

[bamabrock]

LT235/85r16 falken wildpeak at3w tires on stock wheels and suspension. Have about 6k miles and two CO trips with them.

 

[77TLCFJ40]

Decision has been made and wheels dropped off. 235 85 R16 Uniroyal Laredo HD/T is the winner. Specs say they measure 31.6” tall and 9.4” wide when mounted on 6.5” wide wheels. It will be interesting to see how they measure out on the M416 4.5” wheel.

Big thanks to Chris at 49 Tire Pros (& Cruisers). Pics on wheel to follow in a few days. Trailer is still under construction. I drove poor Chris @wct49 nuts looking for an old school look with smooth sidewall and chunky tread in a radial. Every tire I liked was discontinued. Chris found and recommended the Uniroyals.

 

[brownbear]

Thats a great looking tire for a trailer.

I have that exact size on my M101Cnd. It's big tire but fit without mods. Only if I put gravel it or something really heavy that I might get rub on the fender.

 

[77TLCFJ40]

I didn’t realize that Uniroyal is made by Michelin. These Laredo HD/Ts are a heavy duty commercial tire. I will never wear them out!
Pics

 

[wngrog]

Looking great Lash!

If you ever want another 750-16 radial BFG makes in a KM3

They are about 31.5x8 on a 16-5 Cruiser wheel

Rear tires on trailer are 700-15 bias by comparison

 

[iptman]

I ditched the period perfect NDT's that I bought from Miller Tire in Ohio after one disintegrated on I-20. As cool as they looked, I guess they weren't designed for actual highway mph's.
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I ended up getting these. They are LT tires load rated E, but have worked well for me. I haven't dragged it across too many offroad trails, but it gets my gear across state lines smoothly. I'm still running the tubes on these radials.
Goodyear Wrangler HT Tire - 215/85R16
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Would you mind posting a couple additional pics for me? Straight on from the side and then looking down the fender line from the back?

 

[BMThiker]

Would you mind posting a couple additional pics for me? Straight on from the side and then looking down the fender line from the back?

The link in my signature includes my trailer build.

Go to last post for recent pic of tires.

1967 M416 project

I was just doing this a couple days ago. Thankfully I found this thread on steel soldiers where he basically summarized all his findings rolled up on the first post. I definitely would have been in the same boat. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m416-a1-rebuild-in-progress.83706/

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