Would anyone know what was the stock tire size for a 1964 F-100 2wd. I'm trying to make this truck as original as possible. It currently has size P225/75R15 in the front and size 7.00-15LT in the rear.

Thanks for reading

 

Ford put car tires on those, an 8.00 x 15 "2 ply, 4 ply rating". This according to Numberdummy:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-question.html

The 225/75 x 15 is as close as you will get unless you go to Coker and get retro tires. $245 a copy, best used on trailer queens:

U.S. Royal 3 1/2 Inch Whitewall 820-15 - Tire Sizes

The original tires lasted about 20,000 miles, as they were undersized for any real PU use. As for traction, braking, etc, those tires are best when parked.

 

7.00-15 / 7.10-15 / 7.75-15 were the choices. All were black wall bias ply tires.

Ed is mistaken inre to 8.00-15's being available. as I was referring to (in that other thread) replacement H78-15's I installed years later, which are equivalent to 8.00-15's. My '65 F100 originally came with 7.75-15's.

Some of the above choices were 4 ply, some were '4 ply rated' 2 ply's. As Ed stated, 20,000 miles was about the norm before it was time to whiz over to the tire shop, have them replaced.

Peeps, IMO make the mistake of installing 'FAT' white wall tires on these vintage trucks. But by 1964, the average w/wall width was no more than 1" wide.

IMO, white walls look out of place on these trucks...Ford didn't even offer them for F100's until the late 1960's.

Ed, that 3 1/2" w/w is installed on a 1953/56 Cadillac El Dorado wire wheel. It belongs on mid 50's cars...and that's all a 3 1/2 incher should be used on.

 

I have 6.50-16 LT tires on my original rims.

Original tires were bias ply, not radial as initially posted.

I have been trying to keep them as stock as possible as well. I bought these tires about 10 years ago.

 

Thanks for the info, I think I'm close enough so I'll keep the size I have now.

 

That's how mine was.

 

I currently have 235/75R15 front and back on my '65 and the speedometer is dead on.

 

'64 F100 in 1964. Just for comparison.

 

Is that you driving Greg??

 

No, I'm the one that was driving the Divco milk truck in the background.

As I remember it, I had just stopped by to make a 'special' delivery to Mrs. Murphy when I saw this truck and snapped the photo. It was a very fortunate thing as the driver was her husband, Mr. Murphy, home early from his job at the mill.

Fortunately for me, I was able to make it back to my truck before anyone was the wiser.

 

So indeed p225/75R15 is the closest?

 

That's a good story! i bet you worked in Washington DC also


i lived next door to the Borden milk man... people used to say i look just like him

 

FYI you can get the 7.00 15 bia ply and Miller tire for 125-130 if you want an alternative to Cocker tires. These are the tallest if the sizes Bill listed. My research shows the 7.75 - 15 dia 27.36, 7.10 - 15 dia 28.88, and the 7.00 - 15 dia 29.5. My truck came with 235/75R15, not sure what I will replace them with.

Truck Tires - Antique Truck Tires - 7.00-15 - m. e. MILLER tire

 

I like the idea of the 225/75r15 because I can go to pretty much any tire store locally and get them easily. And I feel that the 225/75r15 looks more stock compared to 235/75r15. I'm going for the closest stock look a I can get.

 

I have another question on this issue. Did a 1964 F-100 two wheel drive (or similar year model) ever come stock with all terrain tires in the rear? This being that trucks back then were more for work than trucks are thought of today. Mine has mud tires 7.00-15LT in the rear. I always assumed that people just put them in the rear when they were purchased new depending on their intended use.