Old School Tires

[n001pa]

I need to tires for the 67 highboy that I'm buying. I'm thinking about the old narrow bias ply snow tires. I have found a couple companies that make them but I can't find any kind of price on them. Does anybody know where I can find them?

I know alot of you guys probably think I'm crazy but I really like the look of those tall narrow tires like what's on the back of my 69.

[ICEMAN6166]

i dont think you are crazy.
i wanted the same thing for my 66 f 250 4x4.
i ended up getting radials though, with the help and advice of the guy at the tire store who is also a slick owner.i wanted 7.50 x16 , i got Roadmaster M/T 255-85-R16.
$632 out the door including a couple lugs replaced on the rear wheel

here is a pic of them on the original inny wheel.they are both studded and siped, i only run them in the winter and have some old kellys on splits like yours that i have used in the summer.
http://fordtruk.com/forums/album_showpa ... ic_id=1175

[averagef250]

255/85R16 BFG mud terrains. 33.5" tall, about 5" tread width. Mount on a 7" or narrower wheel. I go for the tall skinny look as well. They work alot better than wide tires if you actually use the truck anyway. This size BFG came about mostly for 1 ton dually 4x4 guys wanting to run aggressive duals in the rear. The BFG's kick b*tt compared to old bias junk.

[ICEMAN6166]

255/85R16 BFG mud terrains. 33.5" tall, about 5" tread width. Mount on a 7" or narrower wheel. I go for the tall skinny look as well. They work alot better than wide tires if you actually use the truck anyway. This size BFG came about mostly for 1 ton dually 4x4 guys wanting to run aggressive duals in the rear. The BFG's kick b*tt compared to old bias junk.

the BFG is a good tire, there just was nowhere to get them that i would do business with.
got the wife a stock size for her f100 4x4 ,235-15 pro-comps
http://fordtruk.com/forums/album_showpa ... ic_id=1176

she is not taking it off the road but still needs a good winter tire,and did not want big fat tires.they do give a good roostertail when you punch on the built 352.

the warranty is far better than what you would get with a bias-ply too.[/url]

[Blue Cloud]

Cooper Tire still makes a good bias tire. It's called Courser Traction LT.
Nice aggressive tread in 750x16. I went with a radial tire on my 71 F250
LT235/85R16, they seem to ride alittle better I think.

[averagef250]

I haven't had much luck running any tire that starts with "LT". 235/85 is definitely tall and skinny though. I've got some E-rated 235/85R16's on my F-100. They almost look too skinny! I've got several friends in the tire biz and all of them agree the BFG's are hands down the best wearing/working 4x4 tire you can find. The mud terrains have a 60K tread life. I have a set of 35X12.50X16.50's I bought new and put 70K miles on. They still look great and have better than 60% on them. I even had them sitting near double thier load rating several times with narry a problem.

[n001pa]

I can't get Cokers website to work. Is it just me or are they down?

I am leaning towards the Courser Traction LTs from Cooper right now mostly because they look right and are less than half the cost of the BFG's.

But keep those suggestions coming.

[xxxtina63]

Not really old school, but you may want to try http://www.tirerack.com. I recently purchased a set of tires for my car. They are Yokahama TRZ's. The price of tires plus shipping and the $38 to have them mounted came in at $301 for a grand total. I know this doesn't apply to truck tires, but I did save about $150 doing it this way rather than going with a local tire store. Plan on going this way from now on.

[n001pa]

Here's what I'm thinking. I could go for the BFG Mud Terrains through TireRack for around $730 shipped plus mounting locally. This would give me a good set of tires that would ride better on the road but don't have exactly the look I'm shooting for.

Or I could go for a set of Firestone antique truck tires that will not be as good on road but may be better in the mud and snow. They are also exactly the look I'm going for and will cost a little over $400 shipped plus mounting locally.

Money is an issue here so I am really thinking hard about the Firestones but I do plan on driving the truck alot and I don't know how tight the front end is. If the steering is at all loose then I may get really tired of the way bias plys wander.



Haven't decided yet, but those Firestones sure look cool.

http://www.performanceplustire.com/prod ... prodAnchor

[DuckRyder]

You might find something at:

http://store.coker.com/home.php

Make sure you are sitting.

[heep70]

Intercotire sells the narrow super swamper if you want aggressive.

http://www.intercotire.com/site32.php

[DuckRyder]

I like the look of those narrow Super Swampers but can't find a price. Am I just blind or what? I'm going to do some searching on them and see what I can find out as far as price.

16"

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

16.5

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

15

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

HTH

[Faithful Old Road Dog]

I personally would stay away from the bias ply tires. Radials are much better. I used to hate hopping in my truck on a cold morning with the bias ply tires trying to work out the flat spot before they warmed up.
I got a price quote on TireRack. Then I called up America's Tire to have them match the price (with shippping). The thing is that you will have to have a shop mount and balance the tires anyway. This way I got them to match the price, mount them and get a road hazard warranty, plus free tire balancing and rotation for the life of the tire. I can rotate tire on my own, but they'll balance them each time.

[DuckRyder]

I personally would stay away from the bias ply tires. Radials are much better. I used to hate hopping in my truck on a cold morning with the bias ply tires trying to work out the flat spot before they warmed up.

That is nylon belts, not the bias ply construction.

Even Radials that have a nylon belt will do that.

[spartman]

I saw that Remington had a set of narrow radial tires.


Check out the size listed as LT215/85R16

http://www.remingtontire.us/Specs/Remin ... E%20AT.htm