vintage looking tall skinny tires
 

ok so my truck is a 4x4 59 f100. origanally i was planning on running one of the common tires like a BFgoodrich all terrain or something, however since the fender wells on these truck are huge i was planning on running a 32 or 33 inch tire depending on clearance on a 15 rim. but the problem is the only tires this size are like 12 inches wide. and i was thinking the some tall skinnier ones might look a little more vintage and would be kinda cool. so does anyone make a tall skinny tire with any sort of agressive tread. i know coker makes the jeep style tires but dont think those would be to great on ice so just seeing if you guys knew of anyone who made like a 32x9x15. thanks if any of you guys know.

I know nothing.

well shoot cause i would just go to 16 inch rims but i dont think they make them in the style i want.

I know nothing.

33x10.5 is still common in the land cruiser world. 33/9.5s were great. How aggressive do you want to get?


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...er=15&x=51&y=9


if you go to 16" rims there's lots of 235/85/16 pizza cutters

bob

Found this in relation to an old thread regarding a '59 f250 4x4.

yea i thought i remembered finding some 33x9.5s but im not sure if i will clear 33s yet and i would like to find something thinner that 10.5s i would just run 16s and i might if i find the right rims. i was planning on something like a torq thrust origanals and the 5x5.5 bolt pattern is an issue there that limits sizes maybe ill just end up going with some cragar d windows or something in the 16s

If you want to get real sexy you could find yourself a set of the stock 17.5" x 5.25" Kelsey Hayes tubeless rims that were OEM for your truck, then mount some 8" x 17.5" STA Super Traxion tires (Made in the USA). The wheels were K-H #40337 and were an option on half tons from 1956 to 1964 per my books, but Bill (Number Dummy) may know of a later date that they were available too. They have your 5 lug x 5.5" bolt circle. Here's the link to the tires on the Universal Tire web page. They are 31.4 tall.

Universal Vintage Tire

hey now them are interesting option dont think i want a 17.5 rim as that kinda a odd tire size so replacement might be hard to find but they have a lot of neat tires on that site. so i am asuming most of them bias ply?

I saw some Hankook's at Discount Tires the other day, that were something like 30x9.5-LT's. They were reasonable, and Made in the USA, if you can believe that. They are mildly agressive, tall, and really have pretty good balance between skinny (I have no PS) and filling the wheelwell.

My favorites "back in the day" were Monarch 7.00x16's, I remember buying a set of 4 for $75......

Well, to me a 17.5" is not an odd size. It's simply a truck size, and tires will be available for many years to come from truck tire dealerships. If the point is to make it look again like an old truck with narrow tires, why put modern radials on it.

well ok im only 18 so ever since i can remember radials have been the best thing since sliced bread. So... what the difference between radials and bias plys. why does everyone say that radials are so much better.

The difference is the way the inner cord is laid when making the tire. In short radials are made to improve performance when cornering as the chord (bu tnot the belts - used to be fiberglass, now steel) is put in from side to side as though you were wrapping tape around your steering wheel - perpendicular to the rotation of the tire. In a bias ply it is wrapped around the outer circumference of the tire - parallel to the rotation of the tire. (hard to describe).

Manufacturing progress allowed for Oval, then Radial tires.

Well, ok, I guess I should say it better. Clearly radials are the only thing that's been commonly available for your whole life time. Radials are fine as long as you find them in a narrow profile and in a traction tire. The 17.5" size lets you go with either radial or bias ply. The ones in the Universal catalog above are bias ply. The Yokohama on-line catalog lists a similar sized tire in a 8R17.5" radial construction. Their tire #TY703B (part #70301) meets your traction tire standard and closely matches the outside diameter of the bias at 31.3". The on-line catalog also goes into the basics of tire construction and tire safety. Here's the link. If it doesn't take you right to the page, you'll need to scroll down to page 63 for that tire:

http://www.yokohamatire.com/tires_co...usRefGuide.pdf

It's also probably best that I stress that finding a set of the stock 17.5" wheels would probably take some looking. Stu

Lucas Classic & Vintage Tires
Universal Vintage Tire

i'm running bf goodwrench commercial 215/85 lt16 on my '54 panel with 60's stock 16x5 wheels.