Tire size
- Thread starter allford
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38 coupe
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Do you want radial or bias-ply tires? Bias tires look correct but radials drive so much better. With some careful looking you can get radials that (in my opinion) look good enough. Also, pickups frequently had 6.50-16 tires installed by owners and I think this was an option when new too.
Here is a picture of my 37 sedan with radials. The small white stripe is installed to the inside so the tires look like blackwalls. I sand blasted my wheels and painted them. I run no tubes and the tires don't lose air. I think I am running 215-75-R16 tires.
Here is a picture of my 37 sedan with radials. The small white stripe is installed to the inside so the tires look like blackwalls. I sand blasted my wheels and painted them. I run no tubes and the tires don't lose air. I think I am running 215-75-R16 tires.
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38 coupe
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My drivetrain / suspension is 99% stock. The exceptions are the tires and a fuel pump I haven't changed yet. I even have the cable brakes.
Assuming you have a pickup and you have 85 horsepower wheels, I see no reason why running radials would be a problem. To run without tubes I would clean and paint the inside of the rims. I was worried that air would leak past all those rivets holding the rims to the wheel centers, but that hasn't happened on me. As far as the tires themselves, I went to Discount Tires and looked at all the available 215-75-R16 tires they had in the lower price ranges (I did this while still a college student) and picked one with a decent looking side wall.
Assuming you have a pickup and you have 85 horsepower wheels, I see no reason why running radials would be a problem. To run without tubes I would clean and paint the inside of the rims. I was worried that air would leak past all those rivets holding the rims to the wheel centers, but that hasn't happened on me. As far as the tires themselves, I went to Discount Tires and looked at all the available 215-75-R16 tires they had in the lower price ranges (I did this while still a college student) and picked one with a decent looking side wall.