what kind of tires??

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:53 pm

for a 2wd that more then likely wont see any off road can i get away with running street (car) tires or is it advisable to run a LT tire. not really sure on my plans for this truck yet it's either restore and look pretty or bring it into the new age and make it more sporty.

also whats the biggest rim fitment problem? backspacing, width, diameter. doubtfull ill go over 16's but. but say i wanted to run a nice wide mid profile tire like a 245/50/15? probly too wide ehh?

fitzwell · Post by **fitzwell** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:56 pm

Interesting....gonna try 235/75/60 on the front, 275/60/15 on the rear. Screwed, er creatively acquired a set of the '80s van turbine wheels frome a buddy of mine (15x8 front, 15x10 rear) to hang on the short bed, I'll keep ya posted

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:11 pm

yeah i have 4 different brand tires in 2 different sizes rears are 235/75/15 and fronts are 265/75/15

dont ask was like it when i bought it a couple weeks ago

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:48 am

actually now that i looked closer i have 3 different size tires 2 235/75/15's a 265/70/15 and a 265/75/15 :rolleyes:

F100builder · Post by **F100builder** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:16 pm

As far as running passenger car radials on your truck, yes, you can. I thought about tire sizes for a long time before I finally settled on mine. I have 15x8's in back and 15x7' in front and all four have 4" backspacing. My tires are 275/60 and 245/60. I would have liked to go to a 16" wheel/tire but the prices jump up considerably even for bare steel wheels. Besides, the 15's and 60 series tires fit my old school look better. The 275/60-15's have about a 11.25" section width. I plan on swapping a dentside 9" axle in place of the Dana 60. The 9" is about 4" longer (2" each side) and will put my tires out to just inside my wheel well lip. Right now, they are about a 1/4" from the inside lip. I also think they'll look even better when I drop the truck 3-4" at all 4 corners.
BTW, take a look at tirerack.com. After you pick a tire by size, you can click on the "specs" and see the diameter, section width, recommended rim width range, optimum rim width, etc.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:10 pm

i'm running 255/60's on all four corners with 15x8 on the rear and 15x7 on the front. tires are firestone firehawk indy 500's.

F100builder · Post by **F100builder** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:36 pm

What's up ezernut? Hey, what happened to the Lightning wheels? The chromies look great. Are they Wheel Vintiques? I still love that yellow with the white grille and bumpers a LOT!

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:58 pm

ezernut9mm wrote:i'm running 255/60's on all four corners with 15x8 on the rear and 15x7 on the front. tires are firestone firehawk indy 500's.

is your truck lowered? it has a really nice stance to it

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:52 pm

F100builder wrote:What's up ezernut? Hey, what happened to the Lightning wheels? The chromies look great. Are they Wheel Vintiques? I still love that yellow with the white grille and bumpers a LOT!

sold the l wheels. i couldn't steer it in a parking lot with all that rubber on the ground. looked cool as hell, but sucked to park. the chromies are american racing and u.s. wheel. thanks for the compliments.

kilog55 wrote:is your truck lowered? it has a really nice stance to it

thanks. yes it has cut coils in the front and the shackles flipped in the rear.

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:33 pm

did you have the flex-o-matic shackles? wouldnt mind a stance like that on my truck

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:50 pm

yes, it has the f-o-m. i did a front hanger flip. worked out quite well.

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:52 pm

yeah i was readin up on it in the tech article figure ill be swappin beds sometime soon so may as well do it while im doin everything else

iamthewreckingcrew · Post by **iamthewreckingcrew** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:09 pm

I have 15x10 wheels with 295/60 street tires on my 68. I have a 13" wide contact patch. Not sure on backspacing, but they don't rub anywhere.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamthewrec ... 163773800/

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:14 pm

hope you got power steering man thats alot to try and turn

iamthewreckingcrew · Post by **iamthewreckingcrew** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:42 pm

Armstrong steering. Driving isn't bad. Parking lots take a little planning.

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