[remydog05]

I have a placard on the side of my ute saying 16 6.00

As far as I can find using google they were an early tractor tyer.
I think they were on the 1L utes??

But what size do they measure now days??

I cant get a conversion via google and Ive searched on AZ but it keeps saying no topics ,etc.

[Built4thrashing]

try this. Very usefull.

http://www.exploroz.com/Vehicle/Tyres/SizeCalc.aspx

[Built4thrashing]

6.0 x 16

Results for your selected Wheel/Tyre
Metric Equivalent 150 / 100 R 16
Rolling Radius 353.2mm
Circumference 2219.22mm
Diameter 706.4mm

[remydog05]

Thanks mate

So from what I can figure using that they would be about 28's??

I thought I had read somewhere that they were about 31's??

[303zuke]

remydog05 wrote:

Thanks mate

So from what I can figure using that they would be about 28's??

I thought I had read somewhere that they were about 31's??

From THIS thread, 6.00-16=725mm=28.1in.

[want33s]

303zuke wrote:

From THIS thread, 6.00-16=725mm=28.1in.

That doesn't add up...
6.00-16 is 6inch sidewall times two plus 16 inch rim equals 28 inch OD.
28 X 25.4 = 711.2mm

[steve125]

I've got two (half worn) 6.00 16s, they measure 27.5 inches tall, 6 inches wide.

The 7.50 16s I now run are right on 32 inches tall.

[JrZook]

want33s wrote:

303zuke wrote:

From THIS thread, 6.00-16=725mm=28.1in.

That doesn't add up...
6.00-16 is 6inch sidewall times two plus 16 inch rim equals 28 inch OD.
28 X 25.4 = 711.2mm

Correct!

[303zuke]

want33s wrote:

303zuke wrote:

From THIS thread, 6.00-16=725mm=28.1in.

That doesn't add up...
6.00-16 is 6inch sidewall times two plus 16 inch rim equals 28 inch OD.
28 X 25.4 = 711.2mm

6.00-16 is a nominal tyre size, not an accurate carcass dimension, so a simple calculation of rim plus 2 sidewalls is rarely correct. But you're right, 725mm does not equal 28.1in! My whoops.

There are 2 tyre brands that currently sell 6.00-16 bar treads in Australia that I know of. Both are Indian. MRF lists their NDMS on page 27 and gives the diameter as 735mm, or nearly 29 inches! Deestone list their D501 in a brochure I have, and gives the diameter as 723mm.

An American brand of tyres, STA list theirs as 28.6in or approx 724mm.

A nominal tyre size is indicative only and should never be relied on to give an accurate size. I once had two 7.50-16 tyres on an old ex-army Landrover that were over 1 1/2 inches different in overall dia despite both being 7.50-16s! One was an Olympic and the other a Hardie, both made in Australia. You should never mix brands of tyre and where possible production dates as tyre specifications will change by brand and lot number!