If the truck is to be a driver you may want to consider radial tires. Bias ply does look original and good but most people I’ve spoken to that have switched to radials are very happy with the results due to the (sometimes significant) improved ride quality. It made a night and day difference on my Model A; any negatives that I feel about the looks are gone as soon as I hit the go pedal.
I understand that Coker makes a bias ply looking radial but I am not sure if it would be worth the cost. From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Johnston Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 9:31 PM To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Subject: [old-chevy-truck] no wheels (still) First I want to thank all those who responded to my questions (subject: no wheels). I gave every response serious consideration and followed up all suggestions. But I have not yet found the answer. In review, I am seeking wheels for my 1946 Chevy 3/4 ton p/u. Steel wheels that look original, and will fit 700-16 bias ply tires. More precisely 16-4 1/2, 8 on 6 1/2 lug pattern. I have been told that maybe mid 70s 3/4 ton Chevy wheels might work. Much older than that, they used split rims, and much newer than that the trucks had disc brakes and the wheels wont fit over brake drums. What do people with older trucks, especially 3/4 ton and up, do about wheels? Of course if you restore 100% original, to show, you must use what came on it, ie, split rims. Correct? I'm pretty sure everyone else deep sixes the split rims. If you don't care too much about staying original there are more options, like using radial tires which can use wider rims, and perhaps go to 15 inch wheels. Some may even go to aluminium or mag or spoker wheels. But I am one of those who think that if you are not going the hot rod or rat rod route (and that's perfectly ok), then it should at least look original. And for me that means bias ply, high profile tires. I lived in the 1940s so I remember what these trucks looked like. But I am not locked into anything. I am keeping an open mind about it and if I must go to lower profile tires then I will. But I need to do something. By the way, I did consider the suggestion about putting it on rollers of some kind, (the tires have rotted out from under this thing and it is sitting on the old split rims). But I do need to be able to roll it out doors onto a gravel driveway. Tom [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: old-chevy-truck-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! 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: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
