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#13854 07/12/2004 1:52 AM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | The original optional 15" tires on '54 1/2 ton trucks were a little larger diameter than the stock 16" tires.
The Toyo radials I have on original 15" rims on my pickup are as big or a little bigger diameter than the 16" Cooper radials on 650x16" rims on my suburban.
Both my trucks steer and track as nice or better with the 6-ply truck radials (properly inflated at 40-45 psi) than with 650x16" bias tires.
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