Tires are a big reason they are hard to turn at slow speed with a manual steering. I run the 650 by 16 6 ply highway treads and it is really easy to turn at slow speeds, course the tread is only 5" wide. Some wider radials would be a totally different story IMHO


1953 Chevrolet 3100
261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done
In the DITY Gallery
Video of the 261 running

1964 GMC 1000
305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration