Hey Dennis First of all, congratulations on the "new" truck. I know you'll have hours of fun with it! I'll give you my 2 cents on tires. I bought tires from Diamondback Classics. They are size LT215/85R16 and have about a 2 3/4" vulcanized whitewall. They sit about 32" high mounted on the truck and are radial tires with a somewhat narrow profile. They have been a fantastic tire. Very durable, attactive and excellent riding/handling tire. They're also pretty pricey, but I feel like they will be on the truck for a very long time - it's not a daily driver. I also converted my pumpkin gears to 3:55 which makes for a much easier highway cruise at decent rpms. Finally, I've uploaded a file in the files section of the group entitled "rpm calculations". It's a spreadsheet that you can plug in different tire sizes and gear ratios and it calculates rpms at certain speeds. HTH Ken
--- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [old-chevy-truck] 1953 AD Pickup Tire Diameter To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 8:41 PM Hi Guys, On July 16 I bought a nice 1953 AD pickup in Pasco, WA. It has a 1954 car 235, 4-speed with "granny" low, a 1963 12-bolt 3.73 rear-end and a 12V alternator. I am really happy with this little truck but the 6-bolt tires and wheels are not original and the distance from the center to the ground (1/2 the effective diameter) is only 13 3/8". Can someone with original size wheels and tires tell me the distance from wheel center to ground on theirs? With my current setup it turns 2800 at 60. Am I wrong to want it to turn about 2200 at 60? Thanks, Dennis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
