2016 Ram 3500 Bulb Sizes & Tire Sizes
The short answer
The 2016 Ram 3500 uses an H11 low-beam bulb, and came on LT265/70R18 (Single rear wheel), LT275/70R18 (Single rear wheel), LT235/80R17 (Dual rear wheel) depending on trim.
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Tire sizes by trim
Single rear wheel
LT265/70R18 Search Amazon for LT265/70R18 tires
Single rear wheel
LT275/70R18 Search Amazon for LT275/70R18 tires
Dual rear wheel
LT235/80R17 Search Amazon for LT235/80R17 tires
The size on the placard inside the driver's door jamb is the one your car left the factory with. Match that, not this table, if they differ; a previous owner may have changed wheels.
Bulb sizes
Low beam
H11 Search Amazon for H11 bulbs
High beam
9005 Search Amazon for 9005 bulbs
Fog light
9145 Search Amazon for 9145 bulbs
Front turn signal
3157NA Search Amazon for 3157NA bulbs
Rear turn signal
3157K Search Amazon for 3157K bulbs
Brake light
3157K Search Amazon for 3157K bulbs
Tail light
3157K Search Amazon for 3157K bulbs
Reverse light
921 Search Amazon for 921 bulbs
License plate
194 Search Amazon for 194 bulbs
Dome / map light
7679 Search Amazon for 7679 bulbs
Key fob, battery and sensors
Key fob battery
CR2032 Search Amazon for CR2032
Dimensions, weight and fuel
Fuel
Gasoline
Octane
89 recommended, 87 allowed
Worth knowing about the 2016 3500
- Bulbs. Codes are for base quad headlamps and base rear lamps; the manual lists long-life H11LL and 9005LL headlamp bulbs, vertical fog lamps take a 9006, and premium LED lamps are sealed.
- Tire chains. The manual permits tire chains or cables of SAE Class U, within limits on which tires and which wheels. Those limits are in the next note; read them before you fit anything. Search Amazon for tire chains →
- Tires. Sizes are the load range E tires in the manual's chain table, not every factory size; U-class chains go on the rear of single-rear-wheel trucks and front and rear of dual-rear-wheel trucks.
- Wheels. Single-rear-wheel trucks take 130 lb-ft on cone nuts per the owner's manual, and dual-rear-wheel trucks take 129 lb-ft on flat-face nuts per Ram recall 21V-398, which corrected the 140 lb-ft printed in the manual.
- Octane. The manual recommends 89 octane for full performance and allows 87. 87 will not harm the engine; the higher grade is a choice, not a requirement.
- Fuel. The Cummins diesel version runs on ultra-low-sulfur diesel, and tank size depends on cab, bed and engine.