Looking for an inexpensive way to get my 58 Apache back to spec tires and
wheels.
Would be great to run across an old set of originals.. I've looked and no luck
yet.
Any aftermarket that are close? And I was thinking 15x8 but below someone
mentioned 7 or 7.5
Whitewall tires would be nice too but I'm wanting this thing to drive right,
more than just looks.
Any help appreciated!
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From: Jonas Thaler <jonastha...@jonasthaler.com>
To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Finally -- new wheels and real, manly, TRUCK
TIRES!
Nate, thanks for the vote of confidence!
You and a couple of others here inspired me to do my homework. AFTER I got
B-S-'ed by the lying-sack-of-shirt guy at Just Tires, and threw $400 down the
crapper, I started reading up on tires and wheels.
It occurred to me, when I was hauling an entire kitchen of tile and sacks of
cement down from the Valley on tires that were meant for a Mercury Marauder or
a Lincoln Town Car, that I was ACTUALLY USING IT AS A TRUCK and might be
endangering myself and others.
On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:46 PM, Nate <vwna...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Jonas ;
>
> It sounds to me like you're going to be well pleased .
>
> Few bother to sort out the correct wheels & tires , this means their truck
> looks cool but drives like crap , after a few years they dump it and get
> another project....
>
> These old trucks are extremely nice drivers in spite of no power steering ,
> this is no accident ! GM knew exactly what they were doing .
>
> -Nate
> Jonas wrote :
> >
> > I think I might have solved the wheel tire and ride-height problem on my 59
> > 3200. Or at least I have taken a step, maybe a gamble.
> >
> > I found some very solid steel wheels from a 1990's Chevy van or pickup.
> > They are 16" and the wheel-industry part number appears to be 1621. The
> > wheels fit the truck perfectly. I can now stop driving on those car tires
> > (225/75R15) which were way too fat and too low and not properly load rated.
> > These wheels will sport LT215/85R16 tires, which are thinner and taller and
> > much closer to the original 7.0 or 7.5x15 bias ply that the truck might
> > have come with. And boy are the wheels and tires heavier than the car tires
> > that were on there. (Could that cause a problem?)
> >
> > The ride height is going to be 2 inches taller than it is now, and within a
> > half-inch of what it would be with the bias tires. And I think will be
> > happy! For now I have dispensed with hubcaps and have painted the wheels
> > Fire Engine Red. The truck is Galway Green and Cream. So sue me!
> > haveTW none of this cost very much. At one point I was looking at having
> > custom wheels made. I got lost in all the metrics of setback, etc. My 1621
> > wheels, BTW, have the same setback as the original 15" wheels. They just
> > stiick out a bit more on the outside.
> >
> > I will post pictures next week when I pick the tires up from being mounted
> > and get some new lug nuts. The ones I have now are really chewed up.
> >
> > Thanks for listening. Any comments? Am I creating a monster?
> >
> > jonas
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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