Deestone does make 16.5” radials. I bought a set for a customer.

 

They are Deestone d503 tires, 7.50-16.

And they are mounted on Dodge wheels. They were o the truck when I bought it.

Goodyear used to make the best ones, they were called Custom Extra Wide Grip High Miler.
The name just about wrapped around the whole tire. LOL

 

Be kind of weird that a tire company today didn't make radials.

 

With a name like Deestone, all bets are off!

Here are 16.5 radials I bought. I was wrong, they are Milestars!

Guess you don’t need radials bombing dirt roads through the jungles.

 

I had never heard the name Deestone prior to searching 7.50-16 tires.

They'll probably rot before they're bald.

 

I washed it today. I'll bet it hasn't had a wash job in over 25 years, maybe even longer.
I sprayed it down with that purple super cleaner and scrubbed it with a good car wash soap.
The parking lot turned a rust color.

 

Wow she cleans up! You might try rubbing some Penetrol into the paint, really shined mine up.

 

Thank you. I'll look into Penetrol.

 

Here’s what it did to mine:

What I’ve heard is that the oil bakes out of these original oil-based paints and that’s why they fade and turn chalky; this reintroduces oil to the paint.



See contrast between areas.

 

HUGE difference.

 

The front driveline yoke has a chip in it so I took it off so I can have the yoke replaced. I'll drop it off tomorrow.
You could spin that u-joint cap with your finger.



I think it was past due for a new air filter.



I ordered this new one off Amazon. None of the part stores here in town have anything for my truck. I did buy some bulbs and front brake pads locally.
I had to order the air filter, fuel filter and PCV valve.

I have to order the upper and lower radiator hoses too.

 

Yep, story of life in my town too. Best I have been able to do around here is O'Rileys........ Oh, Oh, Oh.... O'Rileys!

(Now, that jingle will be stuck in your brain all day.....LOL)

 

They had light bulbs.
NAPA did have front brake pads.



I went into the local O'Reillys a few years back and asked for a price on a battery.
The guy gave me a price and said if I found a better price somewhere else he's match or beat it.
So I asked him if he could match someone else's price why not just give me a better deal and I'd buy it.
He said he could only do that when price matching.
I hate buying anything from them.

 

If that chipped yoke was letting a U-joint cap spin freely as stated, I'd say what ever chipped it also cracked it. It maybe can be mended after cleaning ... but with no bearing cap in place while mending. I would not try to mend the chip, the remainder of the groove will more than secure a circlip ... but I would weld the crack up and dress it down if needed for clearance ... using a good rod.

I worked a few years after retiring from a career, when we price matched, we had to have evidence of the pricewe were matching .... and to give a better price "just because" required a manager's over ride or other code .... so it wasn't like I was selling a customer my product, I was selling the customer the corporation's product by the corporation's rules.

 

I dropped off the driveshaft this morning. They are going to replace the yoke and both u-joints.

I went somewhere else and their battery was less money so I bought it.
I seriously doubt that O'Reilly had a better battery.
If the counter person could have knocked the price down they would have had a sale.
I don't dicker, give me a price and I'll take it or leave it.

And thank you, I will have a nice trip.