I really wanted to go 15's. Always had Jeeps and its just the wheel size for offroad in my eyes. Easy, cheap, and tons of tires that are a lighter load spec. My 97 came with the Factory Enkin or whatever brand wheels in 15's. SO when i was selling my last jeep I really wanted to keep the 31 Duratracs that were brand spankin new but somehow got talked into 16's. Mainly because of SCS wheels being so damn gorgeous on these rigs. I bit the bullet and bought new tires. If it was straight wheeling rig or majority I would go 15" steelies! Downside if you ever upgrade brakes, have not seen a need with my 265's and an empty truck all the time as a DD. Best of luck and deff show pics with what you end up with!