tires and rims.

[junkyardog]

I'm sure this is an old topic and I'm sorry for dragging it out again. i want a taller tire on my m37 the 1100 x16 s i have are just to dry rotted to be on the road... is there a close second. does anybody run the hummer tires on 16.5 rims, who might have the rims ... how about 315 or 325 x16 tires. ... hard to believe a tire company wouldn't make 5000 of these 1100x16 tires and see how they do .. I'm sure they would sell..mabey to much of a upfront cost..

[CSCameron]

I contacted the guys that are making the Yellow Sea 9.00x16 Michelin clones about making an 11.00x16 clone. They were looking into it but did not think there was enough demand. They posted on the power wagon forum to gauge demand and did not get any response! I thought more folks would be interested in this but sadly no one spoke up. I too would love for them to make them, my 11.00x16 xzl's are new looking but in the AZ heat, god knows how long they'll last.

I'll ask what the minimum number of tires would be for a run, just to see. I'm sure they would sell them once word got out that they were available. I know I would buy at least one set.

[junkyardog]

thanks that would be awsum

[isaac_alaska]

I have 11x16 XL on my truck and looked high and low for a set in better shape and couldn't find a single "good" tire. If there was an 11x16 clone I would have jumped on it. Instead I went with the Michelin XML 325/85R16, still hard to find but at least there are a few good ones out there if you can afford them. That's another clone I'd like to see maybe in a slightly lighter weight tire.

[just me]

I would buy a couple sets. Since I only get 5K miles out of 900-16's, I'll go through a few sets in a few years. The added speed, offset by the loss of torque, would be nice around here. Love to be able to go faster than 42mph on the highway. (And, if they are NDTs, they look cool!)

[CSCameron]

I would buy a couple sets. Since I only get 5K miles out of 900-16's, I'll go through a few sets in a few years. The added speed, offset by the loss of torque, would be nice around here. Love to be able to go faster than 42mph on the highway. (And, if they are NDTs, they look cool!)

They would look just like these, only bigger! These are the 9.00r16 Yellow Sea Clones on eBay...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/230973386301?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

[just me]

The tubeless bit would be an issue for me. Putting tubes in a tubeless tire is asking for trouble, and I sure can't afford those rare 16" tubeless wheels. (unless those ARE tube type radials.)

[CSCameron]

They are tube type radials. They come with radial tubes and flaps.

[squeeky0_50]

I ran 13/38/16 super swamper tsl tires since 1988 and they are still on the vehicle. These are tubless tires, but i ran tubes in them with new flaps, never had a problem. Ran them on budd split rims. They are also bias ply.

[CSCameron]

Well, I heard back from the Yellow Sea clone guys on the possibility of an 11.00r16 clone. They said a minimum run of 1000 tires is needed to justify the cost of making the mold. There probably is enough demand out there but it would take a while to drum it up. So, probably not going to happen.

[scooterbob]

Food for thought...MRW (Marsh Racing Wheels) make rims to your specifications that match the 5 lug bolt pattern. A friend had them sized to mount HUMVEE tires and they work fine. $120 each.