Will 16 inch tires fit on a 97 ford windstar

Check your wheel bearing/hub assemblies. I had the same issue and it was my driver side wheel bearing/hub assembly. Also, the bald tire or one of the other tires will cause this, a bent wheel could as well. I had a front wheel bent terribly and have no idea how it happened, I didn't hit anything or do anything drastic but sometimes it doesn't take much- this was a high quality aluminum wheel and I was shocked to see it bent, but it was!

Check the wheel bearings first by jacking it up and seeing if you have play in your wheel when pushing on it at the top and pulling on the bottom of your tire at the same time- if it moves back and forth that's most likely the wheel bearing which is in the hub assembly, a simple fix as I'm sure you're familiar with it after all you've done to your truck, and they're inexpensive as well.

***If you have your stock wheels & tires or access to a set from a friend or family member, neighbor, friend of a friend or whoever you know with a similar Ford Truck or Full Size SUV then I'd highly reccomemd swapping out your wheels and tires with a stock set and going for a test drive to see what you can gather- this is how I found out about my wheel being bent. Any Ford Truck Or Expedition, Etc. With The Same Bolt Pattern Will Work To Test Drive Yours & Observe it to see if your issue goes away.

Try these and I'd bet this will help narrow it down so that you can fix the issue. Also, once you fix it, find an of road ahopborvhighbend alignment shop to get everything lined up to eliminate the tire wear issue. Wheel Bearings, Shocks, Bushings, Etc. Will Cause Those Tire Problems, along with other things, you'll get it from here I'm sure. Best of luck and see the picture below my friend!

Hi Patricia I google your question and the link below says 215/60-16
CHEERS..
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/SelectTireSize.jsp?autoMake=Lincoln&autoModel=LS+V8&autoYear=2002&autoModClar=

The temporary spare is very narrow as will be the space available for storage. If you want an answer then I suggest you measure the storage compartment HEIGHT WIDTH AND LENGTH and come back and pose your question.
The first problem you will have is to get a wheel that will fit the car that is not too wide for the wheel storage area. If the available wheels are all too wide then you will will not be able to store a full size spare in the storage compartment. For that vehicle the available full size wheels in the correct bolt pattern will not be less than 6 or 6.5 inches wide.

The stock wheel and tire is ;
wheel - 17 x 6.5 inches
TIRE - 225 60 17 702 mm diameter

If you wanted a 235 60 17 that would be ok but the tire diameter is larger by a small margin.

If you are reducing wheel size with 16 inch wheels in order to fit the 16 inch tires mentioned in your question you better make sure that the smaller diameter wheel will clear the brakes front and rear.

For a 235 tire the wheel width will need to be 6.5 inches minimum.

So if you go with ...............
wheel- 16 x 6.5 or 16 x 7 inch
TIRE - 235 60 16(as in your question)- 688 mm diameter

Provided the 16 inch wheel clears the brakes that would be OK but that tire is slightly smaller in diameter than stock but within an acceptable margin.

Make sure whatever tire you select that the tire load rating is not less than the stock tire and not less than the tire load rating stipulated by General Motors for that vehicle..

NO a 16" rim fits a 16" tire, and a 17" rim fits a 17" tire
How to Read Tire Sizes Goodyear Auto Service Center
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=46

Hello there
FORD TRUCK
Wheel Nut Torque Specifications
Make/Model Description Years Torque Make/Model Description Years Torque
FORD (continued)
FORD TRUCK
E250 Van 8 Lug, 9/16" 2008-88 140 -160 ft lbs
E350 Van 8 Lug, 9/16" 2008-88 140 -160 ft lbs
Escape - 2003-01 98
Excursion - 2003-01 160
Excursion - 2000 148
Expedition - 2003-01 150
Expedition 19mm Hex 2000 100
Expedition 21mm Hex 2000 150
Expedition - 1999-97 100
F Super Duty Pickup 10 Lug, 9/16" 2003-99 165
F Super Duty Pickup 10 Lug, 9/16" 1998-96 140
F150 Pickup - 2003-01 150
F150 Pickup 19mm Hex 2000 100
F150 Pickup 21mm Hex 2000 150
F150 Pickup - 1999-88 100
F250, F350 Pickup 8 Lug, 9/16" 2003-01 160
F250, F350 Pickup 8 Lug, 9/16" 2000-99 148
F250, F350 Pickup 8 Lug, 9/16" 1998-88 140
Ranger, Windstar - 2003-87 100

U need to work on your question a little I think are you asking if 16 inch wheels and tires will fit your Nissan or are you asking if 16 inch tires will hold air on a rim with a 1/2 inch gap between the two? I f you are putting 16 inch wheelson are they uni lug?What were thewheels made for?
do they have the same back spacing do u have the right lug nutts for the wheels and car? Are your lug studs long enough.
There is alott of things that could be different when you change a wheel. Other than height clearance.

The short answer is no, there is not. Here in Australia it is the law that the appropriate and legal tyre sizes are listed on a lanel inside the glove compartment. To explain more though, so you will see why it's important to fit the correct tyre. If you take the tyre size... 215x85-16. It means
215= tyre width across the walls in millimetres
85 = Aspect ratio (the height is 85% of the width)
16= diameter of the rwheel rim
H= High Speed
L= low speed
LT = light truck.

You normally would not put light truck tyres on the front of your vehicle and on the rear only if you carry heavy loads (but probably not then)
Light truck tyres may be cheaper, but they do not ride as well.

Your right, its not safe to drive in this condition, sounds like tire is strarting to seperate, but for the life of me, couldn't tell you why when only hot. Take it to a tire shop and see what they say.

Your ford focus had options to wheel size, If you have the 15 inch wheel the original tire size is 195/60-15 and if you have the 16 inch wheel option your tire size is 205/50-16. Good luck and hope this helps.