'49 Wheels
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
You didn't specify what model truck you have. If you have a F-3 or larger then you might have to worry about the dreaded WMs. If you have a F-1 or F-2 you should have one piece 16" wheels, or 15" if some one swapped the wheels on a F-1.
In the last week or so this subject has been asked and there's been replies from numerous people with answers. You have enough post to be able to do a search and find all the post you need. When doing a search use "Truckdog" as a author of the posts. Stu is quite an expert on wheels, he has catalogs that cover almost every truck wheel made.
In the last week or so this subject has been asked and there's been replies from numerous people with answers. You have enough post to be able to do a search and find all the post you need. When doing a search use "Truckdog" as a author of the posts. Stu is quite an expert on wheels, he has catalogs that cover almost every truck wheel made.
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You didn't specify what model truck you have. If you have a F-3 or larger then you might have to worry about the dreaded WMs. If you have a F-1 or F-2 you should have one piece 16" wheels, or 15" if some one swapped the wheels on a F-1.
In the last week or so this subject has been asked and there's been replies from numerous people with answers. You have enough post to be able to do a search and find all the post you need. When doing a search use "Truckdog" as a author of the posts. Stu is quite an expert on wheels, he has catalogs that cover almost every truck wheel made.
In the last week or so this subject has been asked and there's been replies from numerous people with answers. You have enough post to be able to do a search and find all the post you need. When doing a search use "Truckdog" as a author of the posts. Stu is quite an expert on wheels, he has catalogs that cover almost every truck wheel made.
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I have read several of the threads on wheels. In addition, I went back to my service manual. The rim type that I have is a 8C-1015, 16x4.5 with a rim type of DC (I am assuming this is drop center). If I interpretted everythning correctly from the postings that I have read, these wheels should work for tubeless radial - correct?
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I looked through just about every resource I could think of last night and couldn't find when Kelsey Hayes first went to tubeless rims on half tons and passenger cars. I know that on the bigger trucks tubeless rims were first introduced in 1956. That said, I suspect your wheels have the centers welded to the rim, as opposed to riveted, which would suggest that any tires you mount should hold air without a tube.
But there's more to consider here than whether your wheels will hold air if you mount radial tires on them. Your wheels were not designed to use radial tires and your question asks us to give an answer that could effect your safety and that of others. I'm not wild about giving such an answer. Here are a couple of links that will give you some things to think about. On this first source, for some reason you have to click on the full screen icon two or three times to be able to easily read the article. Stu
Automotive Service: Inspection ... - Google Book Search
A Tale of Two Tires - Classic Car Articals
But there's more to consider here than whether your wheels will hold air if you mount radial tires on them. Your wheels were not designed to use radial tires and your question asks us to give an answer that could effect your safety and that of others. I'm not wild about giving such an answer. Here are a couple of links that will give you some things to think about. On this first source, for some reason you have to click on the full screen icon two or three times to be able to easily read the article. Stu
Automotive Service: Inspection ... - Google Book Search
A Tale of Two Tires - Classic Car Articals
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
If they're stock rims that came on your truck they might work. I've read all the posts here and other sites and there are statements for and against. Some people say never, they won't work while someone else will respond with "I've had them on my car/truck for five years without a problem." I don't think there's a definitive answer. I would assume that if you did install radials on your stock rims and you were to have a tire failure and have an accident your insurance company, or the other guy's, could use the industry recommendations against you. I don't know. I think bias ply tire are getting harder to find other than the vintage tire dealers.
