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Re: [oletrucks] HOW WIDE: FRONT TIRES WITH MANUAL STEERING

To: Noyes <dnoyes@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] HOW WIDE: FRONT TIRES WITH MANUAL STEERING
From: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 08:44:43 -0700 (MST)
I've got 235 tires and manual stearing... I dont' know if your wife could
maneuver too well... I'd probably go 215.


On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Noyes wrote:

> It is time to put tires on my project truck.  I want to run radials on my
> '50 3600 w/350/TH350 with a stock front end (MANUAL steering).
>
> For the fronts, I'm looking at either 215/85-16, or 235/85-16 with a
> relatively smooth tread.
>
> Is anyone running 235s with manual steering?  Can my petite wife steer it?
> How about  with 215s?
>
> Is anyone running anything wider with manual steering?
>
> This truck has never run with me as the owner, and I have no prior
> experience.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jeff Noyes
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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