tire recomendation and other questions

the 19" goodyears did not use to fit in spare tire well. that may have changed, but if planning to use a fender well for spare i would check
 
rogerkb1936 said:
the 19" Goodyears did not use to fit in spare tire well. that may have changed, but if planning to use a fender well for spare i would check
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Are you sure you aren't confusing them with Lucas supplied Firestone? They have traditionally been problematic being oversize.

In past years there were two versions of 19' Goodyear tires. One version was made in Canada and the other in Brazil. The Brazilian version looked very much like originals but both fit in fender wells fine. I believe both disappeared in the 1980's.

About 1996 John Kelsey of Kelsey Tire released new USA made Goodyears which are what we still have today. They are by far the most accurate reproduction Model A 19" tire ever offered. They are very accurately sized.

In my car shown below they fit very nicely in the fender well. In fact there is a vertical adjustment on the spare wheel mounting plate and mine is positioned well below center of that adjustment meaning the spare could be raised quite a bit if it were needed. If anyone has a problem fitting one of these tires in a fender well the problem certainly is not due to the tire.

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fredski said:
what tire would you recommend 475x19 blackwall? i see prices for universal at 100 dollars and others at higher prices.would like to
pay as little as i can but dont want a junk tire.

do you recommend tubes with metal stems more $ over rubber stems
does it make that much difference?

listed in catouloge( model a tire flap for 38.75) is this needed and what is
it for?

fredski car is 1930 town sedan
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Just put these on my 1930 Model A pickup. It's a daily driver and I love them so far!! I purchased 5 tires, tubes and rim strips. Great price and great tires! Universal was great to deal with. Here's a link to the tires:

https://www.universaltire.com/unive...ply-tires/475-500-19-universal-blackwall.html
 
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