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Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp Kilted54 #1217746 05/18/2017 4:19 PM
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,214 Knox County, TN V Volfandt Shop Shark
Volfandt Shop Shark V Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,214 Knox County, TN	No problem on my 49 stock 16" rims with radials without tubes. Course I don't rock crawl or run over 55 mph normally. I have hit 65 when passing a slower mover than me but that is rare..... It's fast approaching the 5k tire rotation without incident. (knock on wood) 1949 Chevy 1/2-Ton 3100 1949 GMC 1/2-ton 100 In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix on Photobucket Video of the 216 running Video of a Winter Cruise

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Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Kilted54	05/08/2017 2:46 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	tclederman	05/08/2017 3:08 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	tclederman	05/08/2017 3:10 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Hotrod Lincoln	05/08/2017 3:24 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Kilted54	05/08/2017 5:02 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Hambone	05/08/2017 5:24 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Hotrod Lincoln	05/08/2017 6:07 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Wayne67vert	05/08/2017 9:44 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Volfandt	05/08/2017 11:11 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Hedgehog	05/09/2017 11:49 AM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Joe H	05/09/2017 3:42 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Stove	05/11/2017 6:36 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	52Carl	05/12/2017 1:59 AM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	tclederman	05/12/2017 2:56 AM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Kilted54	05/17/2017 6:02 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	showkey	05/17/2017 6:25 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	tclederman	05/17/2017 6:37 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	52Carl	05/17/2017 9:48 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	showkey	05/17/2017 11:30 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	tclederman	05/18/2017 3:24 AM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Volfandt	05/18/2017 4:19 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Cosmo	05/18/2017 4:43 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Cosmo	05/25/2017 2:31 AM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Kilted54	05/24/2017 12:46 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	Volfandt	05/24/2017 2:32 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	tclederman	05/25/2017 1:16 PM
Re: Tall tires ( 215/85R16 ) - are they a catch 22 (taller vechile at higher sp	John Milliman	06/01/2017 12:20 PM

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