| jdpears | -- 12-09-2009 @ 5:38 AM |
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could anyone out there tell me what sizes of radial tires on today's market will fit on the original 46 ford 16" rims and do you need to install tubes in them or will they work tubeless? don't want to go back to the 600/16 bias. thank you.
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| supereal | -- 12-09-2009 @ 6:25 AM |
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The main reason most want to replace bias ply tires is to eliminate "flat spotting" when the car sits for a long time. I put a set of "Coker Classics" on my '47 a couple of years ago, and they don't flat spot at all. If you put tubes in radials, you defeat the purpose of those tires. It is true that the rim beads are different for radials, but in spite of claims that rims crack from the flexing of the tires, we haven't seen it, as yet, but tubeless tires require an absolutely clean rim to properly seal. Depending on the construction, many early rims won't hold air, anyway.
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| TomO | -- 12-09-2009 @ 7:49 AM |
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I would use tubes in the radial tires, not because the rim will split, but because the lip that the tire seats on is not designed for a tubeless tire. If your tire is under-inflated and you have to make an emergency maneuver, the bead could break loose and you would have a flat tire. If you have the later truck wheels made after 1955, they are designed for tubeless tires Tom
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| 51f1 | -- 12-09-2009 @ 1:51 PM |
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Talk to someone at Coker Tire. They can answer your questions. They make radials that look like the old bias ply tires, but they cost about 25% more. Richard
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| tudorbilll | -- 12-10-2009 @ 12:44 AM |
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I,ve been running coker radials on my 35 wheels for 3 years now. Work just great.Wouldnt be with out them no problem looseing air. Bill
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| jdpears | -- 12-10-2009 @ 6:21 AM |
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thank's for the comments
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| X38 | -- 12-11-2009 @ 3:58 AM |
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Coker Classics come in 5.50, 6.50 and 7.50 x 16 sizes only. Both black and white wall. Coker recommend you run tubes with these for various reasons, including keeping the air in, but you can run them tubeless. They're the closest thing you can get to the look of a a bias tyre right now and they work very well (from use and others.) Check their website for pics.
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| Kens 36 | -- 12-14-2009 @ 12:13 PM |
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You will find Coker radial tires in additional sizes, not just the three mentioned above. I have been running Coker Classic 600x16 on my '36 Ford for several years and would not want to ever go back to bias-ply. I run them with tubes - Tom is correct about the bead. You want to be sure to get the special radial tube, not just standard tubes. Ken
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| X38 | -- 12-15-2009 @ 12:37 AM |
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OK, they come in 5.50, 6.00, 6.50, 7.00 and 7.50 x 16. These are the ones that look 'almost' like a bias. http://store.coker.com/search.php?mode=search&by_title=Y&by_shortdescr=Y&by_fulldescr=Y&substring=600R16
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