History of 10.50-16 tyres

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Here is a photo of my new 9:00x16 tyres next to a slightly worn 9:25x16 tyre off my Lynx. You can see the 9:00 is taller and also narrower than the 9:25 tyre.
The new 9:00x16 tyres did drop onto the Lynx rims very easily.

Regards Rick.

It's not equivalent to compare modern production tyres with wartime production. By far, the bulk of modern 9.00-16 tyres are made to different cross section shapes to WW2 tyres, and virtually all are of the "American" or 5 degree bead seat design.

I do have 2 WW2 Canadian 9.25 tyres and the carcass size is the same as Canadian and English 9.00-16 tyres I have. However, both 9.25s are from different manufacturers and while the tyre widths are the same, the tread widths are different

I also have two near-new Australian made 7.50-16 bar tread tyres (from Land Rovers) which are over an inch in difference in diameter. The point I am trying to make is that tyre sizes are indicative or nominal, and are intended to provide more information than simply the physical dimensions.