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1. [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Jim Wilkerson" <Jim.Wilkerson@sas.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:19:37 -0400; Does anyone know what the modern tire size equivalent would be for the original 6.50 x 16 tires that came on the '53 Chevy AD trucks? Assuming a radial, I want a tire with the same diameter and appro; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00286.html (7,900 bytes)
2. Re: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: Bob Chansler <rchansl@attglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:20:50 -0600; If my math is still correct for figuring tire sizes, then you would need a 220/75 x 16. 225/75 is probably the closest size available. The 6.50 tire size measure the height in inches from the edge o; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00289.html (8,918 bytes)
3. Re: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Gary Perry" <glperry@fwi.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:37:39 -0500; I don't know for sure, but think you need 80 or 85 series tire to be that tall. Also think only a 195 or such narrow tire to stay orig looking. Myself would get wider and smaller diameter, probly for; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00290.html (8,843 bytes)
4. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Jim Wilkerson" <Jim.Wilkerson@sas.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:49:49 -0400; Thanks Gary! And Thanks to Bob Chansler also. According to a tire size calculator I found the closest to the original 6.50 x 16 is a P215R80 - 16 . What is the 'rule of thumb' for vehicles with posit; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00292.html (9,932 bytes)
5. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Jim Wilkerson" <Jim.Wilkerson@sas.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:59:10 -0400; Oops, I mistyped. That should be P205R80 - 16 - for a sidewall of 6.45 in. and an overall diameter of 28.91 in. Thanks Gary! And Thanks to Bob Chansler also. According to a tire size calculator I fou; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00293.html (10,182 bytes)
6. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Durwood B. Darbin" <dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 03:05:32 -0600; I'm a thinkin' ya should mebee git yer fingers calibrated in that I have never seen a 215R80-16 but I have seen 215/85R16 tires. Myself, I prefer 7.50R16 tires for my Pcup. Durwood 51 Chevy 1/2 ton D; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00301.html (11,802 bytes)
7. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: wayne osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 08:53:08 -0400; Seems to me the rule of thumb should be to use the same diameter tire for a spare regarding a posi rear. Might be hard on the clutch pack in a limited slip to run any distance with mismatched set. A; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00302.html (11,451 bytes)
8. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Jim Wilkerson" <Jim.Wilkerson@sas.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:04:04 -0400; Fingers? Probly should and have my head examined at the same time, but 1010 Tires.com lists two tires that size - a Pirelli and a Yokohama. You're right, not a big selection but an 85 series will in; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00303.html (12,772 bytes)
9. Re: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 08:22:23 -0700; You might want to check with the manufacturer to see how much difference is acceptable. I have an all-wheel drive car, and there is a specification regarding how close to identical the diameter of ea; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00305.html (12,502 bytes)
10. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Jim Wilkerson" <Jim.Wilkerson@sas.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:50:42 -0400; I agree it would be best to have the same size. What are the recommendations for tire rotation nowadays? For example, could I rotate the spare into the regular rotation or do right-side tires have to; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00306.html (13,327 bytes)
11. Re: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:39:47 -0700; Good question. But you'll need to ask someone who carries a spare.... Radial tires are supposed to stay on one side of the vehicle. I don't know how you'd rotate the spare into that arrangement unles; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00307.html (15,034 bytes)
12. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Dave" <kruc@adelphia.net>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:15:49 -0600; The old bias ply tires used to have a 5 tire rotation pattern that looked like an "X". The spare got rotated in and was supposed to get as much wear as the other tires. The direction the tire turned; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00308.html (9,324 bytes)
13. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: mark@noakes.com; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:44:21 -0700 (PDT); I remember saying the same thing a while back and being corrected on it. radial tire technology is now to the point that you don't have to keep the direction of rotation the same any more. Having sai; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00309.html (14,680 bytes)
14. Re: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:46:19 -0700; Or perhaps you were corrected by someone who didn't know what they were talking about, or maybe it never really made any difference in the first place... The so-called experts can't all be right, giv; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00310.html (14,959 bytes)
15. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Jim Wilkerson" <Jim.Wilkerson@sas.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:40:48 -0400; A quick (and unscientific) search on radial tire rotation resulted in a general consensus that cross-rotation of radial tires is OK and even recommended by some manufacturers. Here is a typical comme; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00312.html (16,015 bytes)
16. RE: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: mark@noakes.com; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:01:15 -0700 (PDT); Another argument is why rotate at all? On my 86 Chevy pickup, I never rotated tires. The OEM Uniroyals went 48K miles with even wear, and then I put 2 sets of Michelins on it that each went 80K miles; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00314.html (18,003 bytes)
17. Re: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:24:30 -0700; I wondered. I'll never forget when the dental profession announced that you need to use horizontal strokes to brush your teeth instead of the up and down vertical strokes they used to teach. I've nev; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00315.html (16,303 bytes)
18. Re: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:38:14 -0700; I have a good answer for that! I got a free rotate and balance deal when I bought my tires. Keeping the tires balanced does significantly improve how it feels at speed. It doesn't make sense to ask t; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00316.html (18,178 bytes)
19. Re: [oletrucks] Old Tire Sizes (score: 1): Author: mark@noakes.com; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:32:35 -0700 (PDT); ...and none of the tires on that truck were ever balanced after new either... Mark Noakes oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959; /html/oletrucks/2003-09/msg00322.html (19,850 bytes)

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