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On my '52 F3, I ran 255 85 16s on stock early '90s wheels. This tire is the same width as the 235, but taller. Some brands are as much as 33 1/2". Since you need to lose those too small tires and white spokers anyways, you might as well go as close to stock as possible. Of course I'm an old guy and for the most part we like our truck tires tall and skinny.
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From: near Pocahontas Ar,From D
I want a taller tire,gonna try to find some baby moon type hubcap to fit stock style steelies,painted ivory color,but dreaming now,lot more work ahead.Been driving around the yard and having a blast with my son.
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I've driven my straight axle to 80+ for hundreds of miles without any qualms. The drum brakes will stop as well as any disk/drum combo. The only advantage the disks have is in resisting overheating from frequent use such as driving in mountains or on very twisty roads, or for stopping extra weight such as for trailer towing. Also disks are less sensitive to soaking when driving in heavy rain or thru deep puddles. Drums can be "dragged" when running under these conditions to dry them more quickly. This technique was quite familiar to drivers before the common use of disks.
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From: Hot AZ (Phoenix Valley)
I've driven my straight axle to 80+ for hundreds of miles without any qualms. The drum brakes will stop as well as any disk/drum combo. The only advantage the disks have is in resisting overheating from frequent use such as driving in mountains or on very twisty roads, or for stopping extra weight such as for trailer towing. Also disks are less sensitive to soaking when driving in heavy rain or thru deep puddles. Drums can be "dragged" when running under these conditions to dry them more quickly. This technique was quite familiar to drivers before the common use of disks.
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From: near Pocahontas Ar,From D
Oh yeah,i am from the era of drum brakes only.I swapped the drums for disc on the front of my 64 c -10.The biggest improvement was stopping straight..no pulling to one side.Probably a good rebuild with attention to detail will work on the f -3.
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