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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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Original Tire Size ?

Does anyone know what the original tire size was for a 63 ? Mine has 6.50X16 and 7.50X16 on it right now.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:55 AM
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My truck came with P235/75/15 on it. It looks pretty stock ?
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Redmanbob
My truck came with P235/75/15 on it. It looks pretty stock ?
No Ford truck of this vintage had tires like that.

P-Metric radials were not available till the late 1980's.

Radial Tires were not available factory installed till the mid 1970's.

Originally the tires were bias ply on all these trucks.

Dullchrome: 1963 F100: 15" wheels were standard equipment, 16" and 17" wheels were optional.

F100 w/16" wheels original tire sizes: 6.00" x 16" or 6.50" x 16."
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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What would be the metric conversion size be that is equal to or close to the 6.00"x16" and 6.50"x16" ?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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My 62 owners manaul says F-100 2wd 4000lb GVW Frt & Rear 6.70-15 4PR, and for a 5000 GVW 6.50-16 6PR. with single rear wheels for both.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 08:30 AM
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I asked this same question last summer for my 1962 F-100 and I was told
P-235 70/15 would be the closest to the stock size.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 04:21 AM
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bias vers radials- is this the truck section or what

radials/rack and pinion bs. org. euro sport cornering /handling ect. under 80,s lots of alignment /cost >fudy dudy ***** wabble fun- show] i'll take my 10 ply20" rock road /hwy hard tough chain able snow time /long lived bias 4 " lugs up against any >soft ride and show ok radial >any day the week happy trails no matter where they my take you
 
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