CherokeeCraig wrote:Okay everyone says I should be able to run 33's on a stock 79 widetrack. Okay I get that but how does that convert to metric as I want to run 16" wheels and I don't want a whole lot of wide under there? I'm going to run 8" wheels. I've read wider tires on narrow wheels and that's going to give you more height. Maybe so, any suggestions?
That is typically given in the spec table. Expect the tread width to be 2-3" narrower than the section width.CherokeeCraig wrote:So lets talk tread width, footprint?
Strode182 wrote:I'm shopping tires now too, and it's giving me a headache.
I'm looking on Summit's site just to get an idea, and they give actual tire measurements. For some tires, not all. Some tread widths are listed, some are not. And the sizes given are not universal by any means. Actual tires measurements for the same spec tire vary widely.
Discount Tires website gives no measurements.
Thanks, I hadn't looked there.tgreese wrote:Strode182 wrote:I'm shopping tires now too, and it's giving me a headache.
I'm looking on Summit's site just to get an idea, and they give actual tire measurements. For some tires, not all. Some tread widths are listed, some are not. And the sizes given are not universal by any means. Actual tires measurements for the same spec tire vary widely.
Discount Tires website gives no measurements.
What brand of tires?
TireRack.com shows tire height, tread width, section width and recommended wheel width.
If they have 32x11.50 they are not metric. Those are LT's.haminawag wrote:I use BF Goodrich's ATs on my Wag and it clearly says right on the sidewalls 32" x 12.5" x 16", and they recommend an 8" rim width. The tire tread width measures just about 11 inches. And yet they're supposed to be metric radials.
Treadwright used to be Hi-Tech - search the net, esp. IFSJA for lots of results. https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3A ... readwright90supra wrote:Has anyone here run the TreadWright tires? Looking at tires for my 67 truck and am considering them. Seems most reviews are favorable with the negative coming from people with heavier trucks/loads with more high temperature highway miles. My use would be DD (maybe 20 miles on a high day 50 mph tops, northern NM) and some occasional offroad/camping type deals. Sorry if its too much of a threadjack, will post new topic if preferred.
One thought on retreads and used tires, or even new large tires: consider getting them mounted and balanced somewhere with a Hunter Road Force balancer. I recently bought a 3/4 Chevy with decent tires but it rode awful. Lots of vibration, and weird harmonics at certain speeds. I suspected one or more was out-of-round so I went to hunter.com and searched for a shop in my area with a Road Force balancer here. It costs more than a typical balancing but the machine uses lasers and sensors to detect balance and out-of-round of both the tire and rim. It then tells the tech how to spin the tire on the rim to cancel out balance and roundness issues.tgreese wrote:Used is another possibility. Here in Boston there are retailers that specialize in good used tires - maybe in your area too. Since you aren't going to put a lot of miles on them, this seems like a better option.
Tall and Skinny --my favorite and more likely to fit.carnuck wrote:255/85/16 gives you 33/10.50