Any and all flat beds would be mounted differently, but in this case no there was no troubles with a load, still had a few inches. The mud flaps on the other hand touch the ground.

I'm running 8R19.5 on the rear, many (all?) of the metric size 19.5 tires that would fit on these 6" wide rims are shorter overall diameter. In my mind 8R19.5 is the ideal tire choice here, tall and skinny.

Grigg

•1951 GMC 250 in the Project Journals
•1948 Chevrolet 6400 - Detroit Diesel 4-53T - Roadranger 10 speed overdrive - 4 wheel disc brakes
•1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup
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