Will a 205\50\r17 fit a 215\60\r16? - Cars & Trucks

NO
there is an obvious difference of 1" in rim size to start with
17 inch rim back to 16 inch rim
if you have not bothered to read your post before you sent it and meant the rim size to be both 17 inch rim then YES it will fit
to understand rim sizing
it works like this rims are categorized in the width between flanges
so it is 5 1/5, 6 6 1/2 7 ---8--9--10--12 etc
most standard rims are now 6 1/2" so a range of tires that start at 185 through to 215 may be even 220 will fit that rim width
it shows as the tire wall bulged out as in 215 on a 6 inch rim or sitting straight up as in 195 on a 7 inch rim
next the tire profile is measured as the second lot of numbers
so 90 down to 25 is the profile height of the side wall of the tire
so something with a 90 profile is like a balloon tire where as a 25 looks like the rim is almost on the road
next is the rim size and that is mostly whole numbers for cars which start at 10 inch through to 20 inch for cars , with trucks starting at 16 inch through to 22.5 inch for heavy vehicles
now that you have some idea as to the designation on the side walls of tires you can understand why a 17 inch tire will not fit on a 16 inch rim

Hi Grancena
The answer is no, since the rim sizes are different: 16 and 17

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