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Old Sep 16, 2020 | 03:57 PM
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Front tires?

1960 F600. Standard front axle, 4700lbs I believe. Any reason not to get 7.5-20 for the front? Each tire is rated at 3500lbs. Right now the 8.25s rub at full turn.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2020 | 06:09 PM
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I thought you said you had 22.5s on this truck?

Anyway, 7.5 with that load rating will work. You working that truck hard?

 
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22.5 on f500 parts truck. The F600 does work hard, when it does.
 
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As long as you don't have widow makers..... 7.50s or 7.75s. We had 8.25s on the '58, no rubbing that I remember.

The F600 was probably the best truck of it's type for many years, maybe for all years of production.
 
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Originally Posted by 85e150
The F600 was probably the best truck of it's type for many years, maybe for all years of production.
My brother had a 1968 F600 car hauler that he used to transport forklifts for a few local forklift companies. He repowered it from the 330 to a 429. He never had a lack of power after that... But overall? That truck was built like a brick you-know-what. Many fond memories of my early teens riding around in that truck helping him (and getting paid).





 
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